Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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Mario Kart 64 uses a PVS system comprised of Sections and Cardinal Directions (North East South and West) to determine what geometry to draw for scene. These lists are precompiled and loaded at runtime depending on where the player is in the level, with surface geometry split into sections of the level.

This is a video showcasing recent feature updates to the Tarmac64 Editing Kit, which is used to make custom levels like those featured in the OverKart64 ROM Hack. This most recent updates allow a user to navigate their imported level geometry and select which objects to render for each section. The current section's surface geometry is flashing in red to give an indication of where the player will be located.

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