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NPC Replacer; High Poly head usage (poll)
🕑 Added 2021-09-13 14:32:39 +0000 UTCHey everyone! So, after multiple people have tested the preview build of NPCMod, not only I absorbed all the feedback (the updates - of a few mods - are in progress), but I also found that there is no significant performance gain on a more-or-less modern machine using the Low Poly head.
It's against the original concept, but I find HP head to be much easier to work with (it definitely saves time) and while low-poly NPCs might be easier for some really old (or broken down, like my old PC) machines, it's doesn't matter as much on a more modern piece of hardware. My friend has a ~2013 4-core Intel CPU, and she doesn't see the performance difference.
And of course, I understand that most of the load comes from the (now) unoptimized textures; and don't worry, I'll do multiple texture versions like I did for ALT2 itself so it's more performance-friendly.
Should I switch to all high poly heads?
Pros: significantly easier to work with, faster, more in line quality-wise with the other sculpts, better visuals
Cons: on some very old machines it may drop some FPS
(the main performance hit still comes from the textures if you are on LE)
Thank you for your votes o/
