Note: In RTCW there is MDC format which reduces MD3 memory usage (such as bring back MD2-like vertex normal table and not saving tag names for every single frame). Misfit/Maverick exports hard edge vertex normals for UV seams in all frame animated models(?).In the opengl2 renderer vertex tangents (for normal maps) are calculated at load-time (extra time to load, not sure how much) even if normal maps are never used wait I’m suppose to critic model formats not opengl2.Vertex data is unpacked for opengl2 renderer vertex buffer objects, resulting is a lot of CPU memory usage like opengl1 plus an even greater amount of GPU memory usage.Separate from the above(?) there seems to be some vertex position wobble (lack of precision) in player death animations.Interpolating between frames may visibly deform as vertexes move linear (in a straight line) between key-frames instead of rotating with bone.Especially as polycount and number of frames increase. (All the formats have this so I’ll not bring it up again). Better vertex precision than MD2 and support for multiple meshes with separate textures.LOD (level-of-detail) support using _1.md3, _2.md3.Fastest model format to render in the opengl1 renderer.This is notably missing comparing performance of MDR to MD3 and IQM in the opengl1 renderer and comparing performance of MD3 to IQM in the opengl2 renderer. This points out some issues in ioquake3 and Maverick Model 3D and some areas that IQM extensions would be beneficial. cg_players.Regarding the question of which model format to use there is no simple answer. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public LicenseĪlong with Foobar if not, write to the Free Softwareįoundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA GNU General Public License for more details. MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of Quake III Arena source code is distributed in the hope that it will be

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