Out of interest, if you set r_fteparticles 0 in VkQuake and reload the map, does the rain then work?
yes!
r_fteparticles is only available in vkquake.
pr_checkextensions 0 disables all QC extensions in QSS. Not that familiar with QSS.
Update:
of course vkquake also inherited pr_checkextensions from QSS, but has the r_fteparticles override. AFAIK while playing a map r_fteparticles can stop the renderer from drawing those particles at any time, while the extensions remain active for the map/mod. r_fteparticles 1 enables the renderer to draw these particles again. r_fte_particles 0 at map load time prevents the map/mod from using these extenstion. same effect as pr_checkextensions 0.
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I found the rain and raindrops definitions in the map source. So there are raindrops in other parts of the map that I didn't see in vkquake with the particle system enabled.
I assume ad_sepulcher does rain the 'proper' way, which doesn't work in Ironwail. Not checked though.
Exactly. The command r_partinfo shows the active effects.
Rain is controlled by r_part_rain (0/1 = disable/enable ) and the quantity of particles is set with r_part_rain_quantity 1=default
Greater values for rain_quantity put quite a load on the engine, but the effect is quite nice though
These commands are available in qss and vkquake.
this is the output for ad_sepulcher in the first room [ only the lines related to rain ]
Code:
]r_partinfo
Running effects:
Type weather.rainsplash 1473 particles
Type fte_weather.tex_skyrainlit 344 particles(+traceline)
End of list
18614 particles, 46922 free, 344 traces.
568 decals, 7624 free.
with r_part_rain_quantity 10
Code:
Type weather.rainsplash 15294 particles
Type fte_weather.tex_skyrainlit 3708 particles(+traceline)
35753 particles, 29783 free, 3708 traces.
If I ever finish the whole episode and repackage it, I'm probably just going to add func_emitter to the progs and do it that way instead as it's not engine dependent (as far as I know)
If you have a test room available then I could test it with vkquake. Or use QSS for cross-checking with a particle-capable engine. Shpoike rebased the code on qspasm 0.96 a few months ago.
A whole episode of this high quality would be truly amazing. I can't estimate how much work that would mean. I never really started making maps.
