Difference between revisions of "Nif Optimization"
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*''Where do I report bugs?'' http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=199269 | *''Where do I report bugs?'' http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=199269 | ||
*''Is there a visual difference/loss?'' No. If you notice a visual difference between a nif and its optimized version, please report this as a bug and include the original nif in your report. | *''Is there a visual difference/loss?'' No. If you notice a visual difference between a nif and its optimized version, please report this as a bug and include the original nif in your report. | ||
*''If the optimizer bails out with an error message like '''*** TEST FAILED ON ... ***''' what does that mean? Is my nif corrupted?'' Most likely not. | *''If the optimizer bails out with an error message like '''*** TEST FAILED ON ... ***''' what does that mean? Is my nif corrupted?'' What you should do is report this as a bug and post the nif with your bug report. Most likely your nif is not corrupted. Whenever the optimizer gives this error, then it will try to restore the original file. As far as is known, this restoration always succeeds. If you need to be absolutely sure, check your nif afterwards and compare it with the original. | ||
*''Does the optimizer act on kf files?'' The current version (as of 19 September 2008) should simply leave them alone as kf files usually do not contain geometry. Future versions might include optimizations also for nif blocks related to animation, and hence, kf files. | *''Does the optimizer act on kf files?'' The current version (as of 19 September 2008) should simply leave them alone as kf files usually do not contain geometry. Future versions might include optimizations also for nif blocks related to animation, and hence, kf files. | ||
*''This is great! Can I run the optimizer on my complete meshes folder?'' The optimizer was not written for this purpose, however some users have reported significant frame rate improvements by doing so. The risk is that it is impossible to manually check each optimized nif, leaving you with possibly corrupted files. So you're on your own. From the official meshes which are stored in the bsa, in these folders no corrupted nifs have yet been found in them after optimizing (starred means making a big difference, so you might want to try these first). ''ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP.'' | *''This is great! Can I run the optimizer on my complete meshes folder?'' The optimizer was not written for this purpose, however some users have reported significant frame rate improvements by doing so. The risk is that it is impossible to manually check each optimized nif, leaving you with possibly corrupted files. So you're on your own. From the official meshes which are stored in the bsa, in these folders no corrupted nifs have yet been found in them after optimizing (starred means making a big difference, so you might want to try these first). ''ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP.'' | ||