Hello, I'm using this type of script to control LOD of a geometrical object in my game:
extends Spatial
# LOD distance
var Distance = 0
var Dist_01 = 10
var Dist_02 = 20
# Setting update interval
export(float) var updInterval = 1
var updIntervalCalc = 1.0
var pCounter = 0.0
func _ready():
# Update Interval Calculation
updIntervalCalc=updInterval*(0.8+(randf()*0.2))
$"Sphere-lod00".visible = true
$"Sphere-lod01".visible = false
$"Sphere-lod02".visible = false
func _physics_process(delta):
# Update Process
pCounter+=delta
if pCounter>updIntervalCalc:
upd_LOD()
pCounter=0.0
# LOD Function
func upd_LOD():
Distance = self.global_transform.origin.distance_to( get_tree().get_root().get_node("World/Player").get_global_transform().origin )
if Distance > Dist_01 and Distance < Dist_02:
$"Sphere-lod00".visible = false
$"Sphere-lod01".visible = true
$"Sphere-lod02".visible = false
elif Distance > Dist_02:
$"Sphere-lod00".visible = false
$"Sphere-lod01".visible = false
$"Sphere-lod02".visible = true
else:
$"Sphere-lod00".visible = true
$"Sphere-lod01".visible = false
$"Sphere-lod02".visible = false
Here, I am calculating the distance to Player from the origin point of the geometry, but what if the geometry is quite large then the calculation won't be entirely correct. For example I have a terrain chunks and they are quite large and because I'm calculating the distance to the origin points of the geometrical object I have to set the value of distance (var Dis1, Dist2) quite high. I was wondering if there is a way to somehow calculate the distance to the nearest side of a bounding box of the object? Is it a thing, is it viable, or better stick to simplicity?
Thank you for reading my question!
