Options -> Graphics and Audio -> Max particle count
I'm pretty sure it's not hurdle though. Sprint has the dust cloud. I don't know any auto powers that have VFX at all.
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Yeah, I'm aware that I can change the max particle count, but it changes it for everything, not just the annoying thing I'm seeing. Further, reducing it helps, but I would have to reduce it to almost nil levels to get it to stop lagging me every time I jump, and that would make the whole game look dumb.|
Originally Posted by Dechs Kaison
Options -> Graphics and Audio -> Max particle count
I'm pretty sure it's not hurdle though. Sprint has the dust cloud. I don't know any auto powers that have VFX at all. |
I know sprint has the dust cloud too, but I have sprint toggled off (for this same reason). I can only assume that it's hurdle since it only appears when I jump and when I land.
Hurdle doesn't have any visual effects. No auto power does.
Question: are you wearing the Piston Boots costume part by any chance?
The Piston Boots put out a particle-effect smoke/steam/dust cloud every time
you land from a jump (any jump regardless of powers/height/etc).
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While as said, you can adjust the particle effects, I really wish they would do away with the base ability effects entirely. I mean, why are they there save to remind us "dummies" that we have a power on? C'mon already.
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Yeah, hurdle has no effects on it whatsoever. I would blame the piston boots as well, if you have them.
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Are you sure it's not Super Jump? I know that has the particle effect you're describing.
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or maybe combat Jumping is this turned on? I know it has a particle effect.
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Yeah, I'm aware that I can change the max particle count, but it changes it for everything, not just the annoying thing I'm seeing. Further, reducing it helps, but I would have to reduce it to almost nil levels to get it to stop lagging me every time I jump, and that would make the whole game look dumb.
I know sprint has the dust cloud too, but I have sprint toggled off (for this same reason). I can only assume that it's hurdle since it only appears when I jump and when I land. |
If jumping causes your computer to hiccup, it's probably time to upgrade.
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It's not Hurdle. Hurdle has no graphical effects, not even a different jump animation. Piston Boots (crafted costume piece) creates a cloud of steam when you jump or land. Combat Jumping and Super Jump have particle effects. And there was a bug a year or two back which had one of the Safeguard/Mayhem mission temp powers "stealing" Combat Jumping's graphics on characters with both the temp power and CJ, but that was fixed.|
Originally Posted by Ralithune
I know sprint has the dust cloud too, but I have sprint toggled off (for this same reason). I can only assume that it's hurdle since it only appears when I jump and when I land.
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This isn't an out of hand dismissal, I was playing my newest character last night, with just Hurdle for getting around (one more level to pick up CJ) and I didn't have any particle effects. You've got something else causing it.
Yeah, you guys are all correct.
It was a costume effect I must have put on there ><
I feel like an idiot, serves me right for posting on the forums after a 2 year absence and thinking I know what I'm talking about.
np, don't feel dumb, we all have our moments.
Me, an avid stalker player, had sworn up and down that the 'hide timer' was only 6 sec but it's actually 8 sec.
Can we remove the crazy particle effects on Hurdle? Every time I jump, my screen is filled with the "smoke" particles from Hurdle, and it lags me for half a second. Are they really necessary?
I'm almost willing to just respec out of the power because it's so annoying.