Special Effects

[Ricsow]

Suggestion:
Add the 'Special Effects' addon to the server.

Why it would be worth adding:
It‘s VERY useful in making nice scenic builds in the server (for a campfire, events, broken technology etc.). It generally adds immersion if done right. I‘d recommend making it available for lower tier donation ranks so it isn’t abused.

Necessary content:
Addon

 

[CJ]

potato PC's have left the server.

 

[Nick]

potato PC's have left the server.

Yeah I think the same, while cool it'd probably end up with lower-end PCs suffering, you can't expect everyone to be running a decent computer. It'd only really serve to alianate the players with shit-end PCs. Making the playerbase smaller, something that a server can't afford, especially at launch.

I‘d recommend making it available for lower tier donation ranks so it isn’t abused

Idk man, I don't think giving money to the server means you're trusted, it should be reserved to admins and event staff (if any ever exists).

 

[Ricsow]

Yeah I think the same, while cool it'd probably end up with lower-end PCs suffering, you can't expect everyone to be running a decent computer. It'd only really serve to alianate the players with shit-end PCs. Making the playerbase smaller, something that a server can't afford, especially at launch.


Idk man, I don't think giving money to the server means you're trusted, it should be reserved to admins and event staff (if any ever exists).

It isn‘t that demanding for computers actually, for me at least, I spawned a shit ton of effects all at once in Singleplayer and it ran just fine. Then again I do have a pretty decent PC.

And yeah, you‘re right with Staff and Event Staff tbh.

 

[Nick]

It isn‘t that demanding for computers actually, for me at least, I spawned a shit ton of effects all at once in Singleplayer and it ran just fine. Then again I do have a pretty decent PC.

You answered your question yourself :]]]]

Yeah, but for real I think we should really consider the performance side, you know how the HL2RP gamemode can be, even with Helix it can be unstable with multiple players and a lot of props, anything could happen since a lot more is going on than in singleplayer.

Would be pretty cool don't take me wrong, but we still have to make sure we're not alienating the people in the community who can't afford a decent computer.

 

[Ricsow]

You answered your question yourself :]]]]

Yeah, but for real I think we should really consider the performance side, you know how the HL2RP gamemode can be, even with Helix it can be unstable with multiple players and a lot of props, anything could happen since a lot more is going on than in singleplayer.

Would be pretty cool don't take me wrong, but we still have to make sure we're not alienating the people in the community who can't afford a decent computer.

Nebulous has the addon afaik and I‘ve never seen anyone complain performance wise even when it‘s being used.

 

[Nick]

Nebulous has the addon afaik and I‘ve never seen anyone complain performance wise even when it‘s being used.

Hold on, neb has the addon?

Jesus, either they use it in moderation... Or it's actually what you make it out to be. We'll see what happens, however I don't think performance will really be an issue for LN if nebulous can run it with their significantly larger population and prop count.

 

[Ricsow]

Hold on, neb has the addon?

Jesus, either they use it in moderation... Or it's actually what you make it out to be. We'll see what happens, however I don't think performance will really be an issue for LN if nebulous can run it with their significantly larger population and prop count.

Really tho, it‘s just a few 2D effects, it ain’t too demanding afaik

 

[Aspect™]

It's in no way performance-demanding in my opinion. But, I still want to keep the content to a minimum so people can join quickly and easily without downloading 30GB of textures, models, sounds, and others. So we may add this during special occasions such as events.
Moving it do Denied since we won't really use it often.