Garry's Mod

Garry's Mod

gm_broadway (alpha 1.3 version)
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dubmeister  [developer] 2 Aug, 2023 @ 9:44am
Update on the progress for the next version
Since I know some of you are really eager for an expansion on this map, I wanna let you all know what's going on with it. In a word: Optimization.
This is the first map I've really sunk a lot of time into, but it's getting to the point where there is just too much stuff that the program has to build in order to compile a playable version of the map.

What sucks is that I have not even practiced optimization at all, since I mainly just made maps for fun or for myself. Now that I've got such a large map, it just has to be done. But there's some really tricky things with this map that is going to make it difficult for me to learn optimization using this specific map.

The main thing is that every single block in the map, literally pretty much everything, is what's called a brush. A piece of world geometry that has the Minecraft texture applied to it. And that is A LOT for the program to render at one time. It's better than literally everything being a prop, but still pretty bad if there isn't proper optimization done.

And with how wide and open this map is, with weird archways and abstract interiors, I have had so much trouble implementing what's called areaportals to make only the area that's on screen rendered.

I really do want to finish this map, and I'm trying my best to at least get something uploaded... but the optimization is a huge hurdle for me and I'm trying to rack my brain around it.

Best I can do right now is show you a couple of screenshots of the area that will be added (hopefully soon)
This is the neighborhood area that will be directly behind the first enclosed area.[i.imgur.com]
And this is the same area, but pretty much at the point where it is now. The red building is a cinema intended for media player use, the grey building is a church-like building, and the maroon one is obviously a Nether themed house.[i.imgur.com]
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Alacai 27 Aug, 2023 @ 10:48am 
Thank you for making this map and working hard on it, I've made many memories on it with my friends and has also made me happy. Continue to add more to the map!
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