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From: "Mario Wynands" <mario@sidhe.co.nz>
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Subject: Re: Dynamic Texture Changing
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 08:59:36 +1300
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Steven Osman <sosman@terratron.com> wrote in message
news:3885bb78.3606834774@news.playstation.co.uk...
> Mario,
>
> I did have a hunch it may work that way -- I'll take it that's what
> the packet work area is for in the first place?

Yep.


> Still, IMHO Max may be better off cloning the polygon part of his
> objects so that he does not have to modify them for every frame.

Assuming the models aren't absolutely huge then cloning would definitely be
the way to go performance wise.


Regards

Mario

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