Tanki's "Mip-Mapping" Option

[LaserShark 2,095]

  Tanki has a little option in the options panel to turn off something called "Mip Mapping".  To my knowledge, mip-mapping is the decreasing of textures resolutions as distance increases, to help increase FPS. But as this option is turned off, everything becomes pixelated.

  I think Tanki may have the terms Mip-Mapping and Anti-Aliasing confused. Anti-Aliasing is what is used to make stuff look less pixelized, which does generally  slow down graphics. Does Tanki actually have Mip-Mapping or is that option simply just a mis-named Anti-Aliasing option?

[SonofDeath 512]

Anti aliasing is the removal of jagged edges

 

 

Mip-Maping main purpose is to make objects work with  perspective

 

 

 

So while mip-maping does help with anti=aliasing, its main purpose is perspective 

[LaserShark 2,095]

Ahh, so the Mip-mapping is having an Antialiasing effect on distant texures.

 

What's the antialiasing doing though, nothing seems to change when I toggle it. (I know what it's supposed to do, but I don't see any jagged edges change.)

Edited December 23, 2013 by LaserShark

[splitterpoint 10,986]

Graphics are slightly less detailed, and things look less smooth when turned off (edges of your tank seems to be the most obvious one)

Though, there's no big difference to me either, because I mainly play with mip-mapping on only.

 

With Dynamic shadows enabled, antialiasing becomes a more important difference in graphics.

 

Enabled:

 

 

Disabled:

 

Edited December 24, 2013 by splitterpoint

[Jayjey419 41]

I Don't see the difference either? ^ 

[SonofDeath 512]

I Don't see the difference either? ^ 

Open the image, and zoom in really close

[r_DidYouKnowThat0 1,662]

I always turn Mip-mapping off. I like it jagged, not smooth. If it's smooth, it's uncomfortable. :P

[ChuckNorris2090 102]

I Don't see the difference either? ^ 

Look at the bottom edges of the hornet. When disabled, it's a little jagged. 

 

I always turn Mip-mapping off. I like it jagged, not smooth. If it's smooth, it's uncomfortable. :P

:P :D :lol:

[DELTIC-TRAIN 2]

Well Mip-mapping option is avaliable on Standalone Flash, while Anti-Aliased is not, there must be a difference

[r_DidYouKnowThat0 1,662]

Well yeah. When it's smooth, it just doesn't feel right. And tanks from far-away look blurry. And don't tell me to get my eyes checked, 'cause other people experienced it too. -_-