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Stencil Buffer/Console
April 03, 2002 06:55 PM
Is using a stencil buffer overkill for a "Quake" console effect?
Thanx,
Nark
--------------------------Budha walks up to a hotdog vender and says:"Make me one with everything."L8R
124
April 03, 2002 08:11 PM
In a word: yes
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"When I have a problem on an Nvidia, I assume that it is my fault. With anyone else''s drivers, I assume it is their fault" - John Carmack
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"When I have a problem on an Nvidia, I assume that it is my fault. With anyone else''s drivers, I assume it is their fault" - John Carmack
-----------------------"When I have a problem on an Nvidia, I assume that it is my fault. With anyone else's drivers, I assume it is their fault" - John Carmack
April 03, 2002 10:10 PM
lol, thought so...
So what is the stencil buffer used for besides reflections...?
-Nark
So what is the stencil buffer used for besides reflections...?
-Nark
--------------------------Budha walks up to a hotdog vender and says:"Make me one with everything."L8R
2,383
April 03, 2002 10:50 PM
Most commonly, shadows. I've heard of people using it for overlays. This paper suggests some other uses.
124
April 04, 2002 09:09 AM
Using it for overlays would be overkill 
It can be used for a variety of things, most commonly though shadows and reflections. Portal surfaces are another good use of it, to limit where on screen the destination view is drawn.
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"When I have a problem on an Nvidia, I assume that it is my fault. With anyone else''s drivers, I assume it is their fault" - John Carmack
It can be used for a variety of things, most commonly though shadows and reflections. Portal surfaces are another good use of it, to limit where on screen the destination view is drawn.
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"When I have a problem on an Nvidia, I assume that it is my fault. With anyone else''s drivers, I assume it is their fault" - John Carmack
-----------------------"When I have a problem on an Nvidia, I assume that it is my fault. With anyone else's drivers, I assume it is their fault" - John Carmack
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