Crender Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 With a name like mine I just have to ask.......what does this new feature mean and what effect will it have? Apologies if this has already been explained somewhere. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The 'effect' will be that the game will be prettier. Seriously, though, lets say your vehicle is making a turn. As the vehicle rotates in relation to the sun 2-D painted-on detail catches the light as though they were 3-D objects. Makes for a more believeable picture, adds a bit of complexity to a reduced polygon count model, which in turn helps increase framerate. Ideally it will be so subtle you'll hardly realize anything different, things will just look more a bit more 'real' in an undefined way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crender Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Thanks for the reply. Isn't that 'bump mapping'? I thought new shaders must be something different since bump mapping and new shaders are listed separately as new features. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 In that case just refer to my 'game will be prettier' line. There's a toggle to turn bump maps on and off and the new shading benefits toggle with the bump maps so it's kind of a package deal. Beyond that, everything in the game has been touched. So regular old shading has been massaged too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crender Posted June 25, 2012 Author Share Posted June 25, 2012 Yeah I just read in another thread that a different process is being used for shading which should help with some of the graphical issues like overly dark shadows. I'll try out the CMFI demo when it comes out to check out the overall effect. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachinus Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Will any of those new technologies in the engine improve terrain lighting? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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