[sldev] Avatar Rending Speed

[Lawson English]

Lawson English wrote:
> Dzonatas wrote:
>> Callum Lerwick wrote:
>>> You're barking up the wrong tree. If you want higher framerates, figure
>>> out why avatar rendering is so goddamn slow. It dwarfs all other
>>> rendering by far.
>>>   
>>
>> (notices subject changed... /me checks-off on list)
>> (changed subject in Subject bar... /me checks-off on list)
>>
>> There was some patches posted to speed up avatar rendering, but that 
>> effort has been ..uhm.. derailed.
>>
>> Now that Windlight is coming out with its low quality avi tradeoff 
>> for framerates, those patches don't seem to matter anymore.
>>
>
> Well, the WIndlight rendering is a step in the right direction, but 
> there's bound to be more that can be done, especially in specific 
> circumstances. Bots/Limited Capability Clients that aren't meant to 
> have massive bling attachments, for example, might be candidates for 
> optimized rendering.
>
>
Which goes back to providing info to the sims about the existence of 
such LCC's  and what they can actually do.

Lawson