Author Topic: APNG support in soldat? (Read 11264 times)

~Niko~ · « **Reply #20 on:** January 06, 2009, 06:24:32 am »

It will be more laggy since PNG images can support alpha channel, so they might be used for cloud effects or so...

Bonecrusher · « **Reply #21 on:** January 06, 2009, 12:54:09 pm »

i do not like lags... F11

L[0ne]R · « **Reply #22 on:** January 06, 2009, 02:44:20 pm »

F12

All the advantages of animated sceneries have been discussed in other threads.
GIFs are better than nothing, but APNG will help you go past limits that GIF has.
For those worried about map size - im sure that good mappers will consider that. Otherwise mapper's most likely a noob and the map isn't worth downloading. If you're worried about fps - dont forget that you can turn off animations completely. Animated sceneries don't create internet lag.

Serial K!ller · « **Reply #23 on:** January 06, 2009, 03:02:08 pm »

It would also be cool if you where able to control an image so you can make it move/stretch/transparent/rotate (using DirectX functions) so it's more resource friendly for some animations but I guess that would take more work to implement.

f.e.
- a light that fades in, stays on and then fades out to create a broken TL lamp.
- Moving one or more images to create special effects like clouds or fire instead of a big GIF or APNG.
- A moving vehicle (f.e. a Jetplane), with APNG or GIF you would need an image as wide as the map and a lot of frames to make it look good/smooth but that would be very inefficient and would most likely create lag.

Made new topic for this : http://forums.soldat.pl/index.php?topic=32061.0

Mistercharles · « **Reply #24 on:** January 11, 2009, 07:40:05 pm »

It'd be nice to have flickering lamps for once.

Gotfryd · « **Reply #25 on:** January 13, 2009, 02:56:54 pm »

F12!

Quote from: L[0ne]R on January 06, 2009, 02:44:20 pm

All the advantages of animated sceneries have been discussed in other threads.
GIFs are better than nothing, but APNG will help you go past limits that GIF has.
For those worried about map size - im sure that good mappers will consider that. Otherwise mapper's most likely a noob and the map isn't worth downloading. If you're worried about fps - dont forget that you can turn off animations completely. Animated sceneries don't create internet lag.

Exactly. That's how we should look at such ideas.

ZomgProniss · « **Reply #26 on:** January 13, 2009, 07:37:56 pm »

Quote from: Hair|Trigger on January 04, 2009, 08:23:37 pm

..f11

I mean can't you just imagine the lag ><

this is true and if there is one thing i hate its lag

Quote from: daphenomena on January 06, 2009, 05:24:45 am

Quote from: chutem on January 05, 2009, 11:07:16 pm
What's wrong with you, good graphics don't lie in animation, it's shadows/highlights/reflections/raycasting/dynamic lighting and all that s**t that constitute good graphics....

Yeah I agree. I like Soldat as it is.
I think better graphic will make it loose his charm, specially animations.

it would be really great if you could use it right like just for miner details like a flickering flame on a torch or a flickering light or other lil things like that

jettlarue · « **Reply #27 on:** January 24, 2009, 01:17:29 am »

Their is no reason it should lag a significant amount more than gifs, plus as far as I know there will be an option of animation anyways so if you have a slow computer it can be disabled. I f12 it, soldat's community needs some more eyecandy to keep alive when link-dead and berserker come out.

Zabijaka · « **Reply #28 on:** May 18, 2009, 06:35:02 am »

Hey I'm looking on apng editor, but no ff add-on, I dont use firefox.

homerofgods · « **Reply #29 on:** May 18, 2009, 06:41:45 am »

F12 ofc, I want .apng ...and 500 mb scenery folder.. sure thing

.apng: http://www.treebuilder.de/default.asp?file=89031.xml

scarface09 · « **Reply #30 on:** May 18, 2009, 07:53:32 am »

F11 if theres lag. F12, if theres no lag.

Gnoblar · « **Reply #31 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:22:33 am »

F12. I just learnt what they are and Oh my god F12.

homerofgods · « **Reply #32 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:27:31 am »

Imagine the water, clouds, and surroundings we could make

It's not possible to make this kind of shading without .apng is it?

Gnoblar · « **Reply #33 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:38:52 am »

Will it depend on Video card or soldat engine lagwise? And not until 1.5.2 will I want to see any additions, it'll shut the n00bs up.

~Niko~ · « **Reply #34 on:** May 18, 2009, 08:49:29 am »

Just look at my avvy:

I'd use it if its size would be less than 50kb, but it's 5 times bigger.

homerofgods · « **Reply #35 on:** May 18, 2009, 09:15:48 am »

Quote from: ~Niko~ on May 18, 2009, 08:49:29 am

Just look at my avvy:

I'd use it if its size would be less than 50kb, but it's 5 times bigger.

it's awsum, you have the best avatar and matching sig around here

~Niko~ · « **Reply #36 on:** May 18, 2009, 09:27:25 am »

glad to hear that

Zabijaka · « **Reply #37 on:** May 18, 2009, 04:01:31 pm »

So what program You use niko for apng edit?

~Niko~ · « **Reply #38 on:** May 18, 2009, 04:04:23 pm »

Paint.NET... then using the apng assembler and it makes the animation.

scarface09 · « **Reply #39 on:** May 19, 2009, 01:03:46 am »

Wow this is mad...just there is no lag!!! I hope it does get implemented!

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Author Topic: APNG support in soldat? (Read 11264 times)