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PurplePaladin
PurplePaladin
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What is "Bump"?

August 10, 2008 3:36:58 AM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

In my Effect Settings, most things are set to high or highest, but "Ship/Building Bump" are set to lowest.  What is "Bump" please, and does it really effect performance that much?

 

 

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PurplePaladin
hydrocarbn
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Reply #1 August 10, 2008 4:54:11 AM
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Bump is when all your vertices get fly and funky fresh is fully in effect. You bump with the best, you grind with the rest, then you get down.

Alternatively, bump mapping makes flat things look less flat - it makes relatively basic models look like they have complex geometry.
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ToJKa
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Reply #2 August 10, 2008 6:23:42 AM
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Take a look at this. It is from Quake 4, but it works about the same in Sins. The performance impact is small, its the extras that require most processing power (i think).
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Reply #3 August 10, 2008 6:32:19 AM
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bump gives texture....its cool and groovy
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Reply #4 August 10, 2008 6:55:43 AM
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groovy


Literally!
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Reply #5 August 10, 2008 8:33:27 AM
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Bump is when all your vertices get fly and funky fresh is fully in effect. You bump with the best, you grind with the rest, then you get down.

And then you get bumped off.
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Reply #6 September 2, 2008 6:52:00 PM
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Well, the link does not work, but obviously, the higher, the better.  I'll turn mine up.  Thanks guys

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