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Do open areaportals cost anything when they're out of sight? --[[User:Cargo Cult|Cargo Cult]] 08:07, 23 Sep 2005 (PDT)
Do open areaportals cost anything when they're out of sight? --[[User:Cargo Cult|Cargo Cult]] 08:07, 23 Sep 2005 (PDT)
:They have a slight cost, I don't believe it's measurable, but possibly negligible considering map geometry and if they weren't used at all.<br />
Here's a test project we did with Jeff Lane on always open Area Portals.<br />
[http://www.akilling.org/download/AreaPortal_TESTS.zip 2.3MB ZIP archive.] --[[User:Mark WiseCarver|wisemx]] 09:18, 23 Sep 2005 (PDT)

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Do open areaportals cost anything when they're out of sight? --Cargo Cult 08:07, 23 Sep 2005 (PDT)

They have a slight cost, I don't believe it's measurable, but possibly negligible considering map geometry and if they weren't used at all.

Here's a test project we did with Jeff Lane on always open Area Portals.
2.3MB ZIP archive. --wisemx 09:18, 23 Sep 2005 (PDT)