RE: [Arianne-general] TCP vs UDP comments....

[SkyFlash <sky...@ch...>]

> I haven't had a chance to look at this, but it doesn't look like I'm  
> the only one :)
> After searching around a bit on ROAM on Friday, I really 
> started to get  
> mixed feelings about it, especially from a performance 
> standpoint.  It  
> has some plusses, so I wouldn't discount a hybrid engine using a  
> modified ROAM for some parts, but I suspect the project would 
> be better  
> off using geomipmapping.  geomipmapping has a much smaller memory  
> footprint, as well.
> 
> Here's an opensource geomipmapping engine: 
> http://www.futurenation.net/glbase/index.php
> screenshots from that engine: 
> http://www.futurenation.net/glbase/sshots.htm
> 
> btw, geomipmapping is basically the same technique I was 
> attempting to  
> describe in my earlier mail, which I used for a flight sim I never  
> completed.


That thing kinda rocks, can you please convert it for our use and change
it to
accept .pngs? :P

Also we need to have some more control over the texture, I couldnt
really find out how
to make roads or so... but its certainly possible by changing the
pictures coming with it.

SkyFlash