What may have caused this texture glitch? - Page 2

peeves · 21-04-12, 21:49

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Originally Posted by Gian Carlo

It's okay, that didn't bother me, I just wanted to share.

But I'm wondering why a single texture in the whole game.

I have no idea.

Seth94 · 21-04-12, 23:03

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Originally Posted by peeves

The wall texture was white there in my version instead of that wierd texture.

Oh well it isn't a texture problem then, but probably a resolution problem.

peeves · 24-04-12, 16:34

That would explain everything.

rr_carroll · 26-04-12, 08:03

I agree with Seth94's first idea. The texture disappears after the flipmap.

Before avalanche:

After:

Also notice how the drop-off at the opening disappears after the avalanche. I guess this shows part of where the avalanche ended up! You can jump up the hill now.

BrYaN55 · 27-04-12, 16:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gian Carlo

It's okay, that didn't bother me, I just wanted to share.

But I'm wondering why a single texture in the whole game.

It also happend in Barkhang Monastery and in Tomb Raider 3 in London. I play in a high resolution too.

!Lara Croft! · 04-05-12, 07:45

Its just where the designers have forgotten to texture a polygon. In TR4 it simply glitches and flickers between horizon and other rooms behind. In TR2-3 it copies the screen over and over like an old computer. And in TR1 it shows up black.

grimreaper_358 · 10-05-12, 01:37

Commonly known as the Hall-Of-Mirrors bug (Or HOM). They usually happen when the game is appenpting to render something that is "Outside" the game area, causing the corrupted surface to repeat the last known visible frame (Since it cannot render the outside "void")

It can happen usually when level designers forget to add textures to a surface or the geometry simply becomes corrupted.

Tiddlyfish13 · 11-05-12, 23:43

It has nothing to do with resolution

In Aldwhych (TR3) you can skip certain sections to go towards the end of the level, but if you do, then what happens above blocks the exit.

It's because the room/texture isn't loaded properly because a certain trigger wasn't activated or maybe you skipped a cut-scene too fast and there were problems loading the next level's textures.

EscondeR · 12-05-12, 05:46

^ Yup. In some games it a texturing/loading issue, in others it is a shaders related issue. It's just more obvious on higher resolutions

rr_carroll · 12-05-12, 10:03

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Originally Posted by Tiddlyfish13

It has nothing to do with resolution

In Aldwhych (TR3) you can skip certain sections to go towards the end of the level, but if you do, then what happens above blocks the exit...

Yes, this is shown in the 3rd picture here, and the text tells what causes it. I should also say it's because we trigger the "wrong" flipmap (alternate room).
http://www.tombraiderforums.com/showthread.php?t=110717

26-04-12, 08:03	#14
rr_carroll Bug Scientist Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California Posts: 7,181	I agree with Seth94's first idea. The texture disappears after the flipmap. Before avalanche: After: Also notice how the drop-off at the opening disappears after the avalanche. I guess this shows part of where the avalanche ended up! You can jump up the hill now. Last edited by rr_carroll; 28-04-12 at 13:55.

10-05-12, 01:37	#17
grimreaper_358 Student Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 150	Commonly known as the Hall-Of-Mirrors bug (Or HOM). They usually happen when the game is appenpting to render something that is "Outside" the game area, causing the corrupted surface to repeat the last known visible frame (Since it cannot render the outside "void") It can happen usually when level designers forget to add textures to a surface or the geometry simply becomes corrupted. Last edited by grimreaper_358; 10-05-12 at 01:48. Reason: 150 posts in 7 YEARS. There should be an award for that.

11-05-12, 23:43	#18
Tiddlyfish13 Professor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: St. Augustine, FL \| Sex: Male \| Age: 16 Posts: 3,924	It has nothing to do with resolution In Aldwhych (TR3) you can skip certain sections to go towards the end of the level, but if you do, then what happens above blocks the exit. It's because the room/texture isn't loaded properly because a certain trigger wasn't activated or maybe you skipped a cut-scene too fast and there were problems loading the next level's textures. __________________ “Gay,” I whisper gayly as I do a gay activity.

12-05-12, 05:46	#19
EscondeR Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Russia Posts: 48,530	^ Yup. In some games it a texturing/loading issue, in others it is a shaders related issue. It's just more obvious on higher resolutions __________________ R.I.P. Lara Croft - The Phoenix gave birth to a Chicken :mis:

24-04-12, 16:34	#13
peeves Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York State Gender: ♂ Posts: 38,650	That would explain everything.

04-05-12, 07:45	#16
!Lara Croft! Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,379	Its just where the designers have forgotten to texture a polygon. In TR4 it simply glitches and flickers between horizon and other rooms behind. In TR2-3 it copies the screen over and over like an old computer. And in TR1 it shows up black.