Texture melting.

[Kashra Fall]

So, I've played a lot of levels of EDF 5 and I just noticed something on levels primarily consisting of frogs. There is texture melting. Don't know what that is? Let me explain. You see, it is also known as stretching, but I call it melting because in EDF 5, that is what happens. The texture melts and goes into the ground.

I started to notice this the otherday and it worried me because it is the signs of an overheating video card...hmm, let's check the heat then! 58...that can't be right, right? Well, turns out it isn't right! You can test this for yourself if you want, but if you go to any level with a lot of frogs and shoot their limbs off, it will not melt.

However! If you shoot their head off and they die, the model automatically converts to low poly and causes the texture's to stretch and reach directly for the ground, melting into it. It's kind of odd really and it worried me so much that I googled a video of someone doing iron wall and noticed that it too, happened to them.

I think the reason you never notice it, is because you generally don't go for headshots, or dismember the frogs when they are dead. However, the moment I popped a head off on iron wall? I was like...what? It was a breath of fresh air to see it isn't me though and I tested other levels, including the level "Isolation." which is the 2nd level with the introduction of the frogs and it doesn't do it.

I think there has to be a TON of a frogs on the map at once for this to happen mind you, as it doesn't seem to matter if bugs or cosmonauts are there, just frogs. Weird really, but hey, least I know and now you know!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciBhDPH04KM

There is the video for reference. Just watch when a limb or head gets blown off a dead frog, or the frog dies of a headshot. When you see this in your game? You won't have to worry about it like I did!

[Gracey Face]

I have legitimately never seen this happen in my game. Maybe I haven't noticed it, but pretty sure it's just not happened.

Then again, I minigun and 105 frogs so barely ever headshot.

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by Bert Sampsen:

I have legitimately never seen this happen in my game. Maybe I haven't noticed it, but pretty sure it's just not happened.

Then again, I minigun and 105 frogs so barely ever headshot.

You never notice it because in a level with as many frogs that is required for this to happen? You're likely far away, or you go for body shots. Like I said, if you wanna test it for yourself? Go to iron wall, shoot the head off and watch the texture. Shoot the arm off while they are alive and the texture does not stretch. It's a way to save you frames, it's smart to be fair, but it is worrying until you know why it is happening.

[Sir Duckyweather]

Yeah, you don't typically see it very often normally. If you use a Thunder Crossbow for headshots, however, you will frequently see sights such as this:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1821083324

[Jork]

its happened to me too, i just assumed they didn't rig the low poly frog's geometry properly when it comes to handling dismemberment which causes the vertices to freak out and stretch

it affects literally everyone's game considering the nature of the problem lies in model itself.

pretty annoying bug overall.

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by Jork:

its happened to me too, i just assumed they didn't rig the low poly frog's geometry properly when it comes to handling dismemberment which causes the vertices to freak out and stretch

it affects literally everyone's game considering the nature of the problem lies in model itself.

pretty annoying bug overall.

Yup! But it is good to know it isn't you, just the game itself. I didn't even notice it until hardest mode, when the frogs had time to get up to me.

[Salty Peanut]

this was common on PS4, too

[Capt. Destro]

Just happened when I head shotted a frog.. Found it hilarious

[somenamething]

Are you sure they aren't tadpoles in frog suits?

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by somenamething:

Are you sure they aren't tadpoles in frog suits?

Pretty sure! Tail's bigger!