Laging

[MileSplit]

So i created a WoW like movement + Camera System and I ran into a problem.
Since my terrain is not done i have alot of open space and whenever my pitch is so low that i can see forever i get MASSIVE lag. My computer is a laptop so its not the best but when i face the other direction ihave about 30-100 FPS and then it drops to 3FPS. I heard that terrian fog made in the data editor can obscure vistion but will this reduce my lag?
Thank you in advance.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Apply a Z cutoff to the camera. This should prevent it rendering geometry beyond a certain distance away from the camera.

 

[MileSplit]

Thanks for responding but how do you do that? Im using camera objects right now. does Z cutoff go by a differnt name?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Sorry, gave it the WC3 name...

In StarCraft II they call it "Distance - Far Clip". Set it to a low value (like 20) and it should greatly improve performance. Obviously it will degrade graphic quality by creating a visual effect you will remember from consoles of your youth such as the PS1 and N64. It is called "draw distance" in professional terms.

 

[MileSplit]

Thanks again +rep, yah, i should have known about the WC3 thing i did alot of WC3 "back in the day" Yah thxs again.