I’ve learned that video game ‘clipping’ is caused by high velocity, thin colliders, and too-slow physics updates. Why are terrain surfaces in most 3D video games paper-thin? Why isn’t terrain given extra fill/thickness inside and under it to prevent ‘falling through the map into the void’?

Question

I could see why you might not want to fill under the terrain in a game that features things like underground caves, but thin terrain seems to be present in a huge majority of 3D games (even those without underground features) and is not engine-specific. Why is terrain almost always a fragile piece of origami that’s so easily punctured?

In: Technology

Answer 1

In the PlayStation game “Days Gone”, I’ll be driving the motorcycle and all of a sudden I’ll just fall through the floor. Also as I’m driving, the game isn’t able to load as I’m driving. I have to stop the bike in order for the game to load in textures. It’s like it’s lagging. Is that kind of the same deal as he’s asking?