Modders - Anyway to make 2-D Sprites go Away!

**ahedgpe** · March 10, 2009, 05:37 PM

In M2TW, there was a way to disable 2D Sprites altogether on the battle maps. Is there a way to make the 2d sprites end farther way so they are not so noticable when they change to 3D?

**Greve Af Göteborg** · March 10, 2009, 06:07 PM

You sure you've got the pc for that?

**eusKai** · March 10, 2009, 06:49 PM

Try highest setting in unit detail

I hope you have a ninja PC (not giving a damn about frame rate would work too)

**ahedgpe** · March 10, 2009, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by eusKai

Try highest setting in unit detail

I hope you have a ninja PC (not giving a damn about frame rate would work too)

I have everything on ultra (except shadows on low) and no framerate problems running with the smoke mod that came out earlier.

**Master Nikolaos** · March 10, 2009, 08:03 PM

Well, if not disabling it, then at least increasing the distance it takes for them to change into sprites, because in this total war, the sprites (especially for cavalry and elephants) look TERRYBLE. The elephants look like a blob from far away...

**Sorkenlol** · March 10, 2009, 08:55 PM

I'd really like to know if it's possible to remove the 2D trees, they really ruin the visual experience for me.

**Dogbert** · March 10, 2009, 09:03 PM

I'd also like to know. I notice it so often (and im on ultra) and it really is annoying me. Looks like a fighting an army from DOOM. And I notice it when im really close to men sometimes too.. Really ugly.

**Chevalier IX** · March 10, 2009, 09:48 PM

I am willing to assume the spriting is there for a good reason,and to remove them might play hell on your pc,even if it is top of the line

**italiano** · March 10, 2009, 09:53 PM

I am willing to assume the spriting is there for a good reason

Yes, it significantly lowers the performance required for each troop, which is obviously important when there are thousands of them on screen.

**Owen The Wise** · April 01, 2009, 04:23 PM

Yes but the sprites happen at far to close a range imo. I can see them if my line is firing at another line, the other lines sprited

It ruins the combat for me. In MTW there was a way to change it, I dont see why there wouldnt be one here.

**Steinig** · April 02, 2009, 01:38 AM

not giving a damn about frame rate would work too

Thats the way i play on ultra

Yes but the sprites happen at far to close a range imo

Have you tried to set the unit detail to ultra? increased the range for me.

**~~ToonTotalWar~~** · April 02, 2009, 02:21 AM

Try this link for sprite removal: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=235623

**Mr_Cyberpunk** · April 02, 2009, 08:40 AM

That mod doesn't fix the problem, it only makes it less noticeable. The file that controls the LOD Sprites is hidden in the pack files, and I don't think we've got the tools that can open them and edit them.

I've got a computer to test this kind of thing. I forced the LOD1 on ALL of the LOD models- it fixed a lot of the LOD issues, but not all of them- I'm still looking into extending both the Sprite LODS and the GRASS LODS further back too.

In Rome it was rather easy to mess with the LOD attributes, simply change the LOD Grass to what ever and it was all good- why is Empire so freaking difficult for this??! it should be as simple as changing a variable.

**GeorgiaPeanuts** · April 02, 2009, 12:32 PM

How does seeing a sprite ruin combat?????

Shogun:Total War was all sprites and nobody cried and moaned. I could see it being annoying for someone to taking pictures, but to say seeing a sprite makes the combat ruined makes little sense because the combat would be the same whether they were sprites or not.

**Baleur** · April 02, 2009, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

How does seeing a sprite ruin combat?????

Shogun:Total War was all sprites and nobody cried and moaned. I could see it being annoying for someone to taking pictures, but to say seeing a sprite makes the combat ruined makes little sense because the combat would be the same whether they were sprites or not.

Yes well then why dont we just remove the visuals completely and settle for ASCII art?

Its all just numbers, stats vs stats anyway, right?

**Owen The Wise** · April 02, 2009, 07:24 PM

Well sometimes, The sprites for the Natives changes them into a pole. One of the things I love about TW is being able to zoom out and see all of youre troops fight. And I do have it on ultra, but that still isnt very good. And I tried using that mod but theres compatablity issues with it on vista I think..........

And I was wondering the same thing too about why its so hard to change............