I posted this on the forum to show the difference across the ages, and also to try and pinpoint why the feedback I am getting from the alpha testers suggests that visuals have gooten worser. After balancing the GTTR level with the new sliders and lighting equations, this is what I ended up with:
Don't worry about the 92 fps, it's well over 100 fps when you create a standalone version of this game. Notice how I've matched the colour balance with the early V1.0071 shot, and improved the detail on the HUD weapon since V1.009 shot, and the grass is actually better in this one that the first shot. The HUD weapon is slightly different as I discovered the V1.0071 engine reversed the light direction of the weapons, so that was fixed up too.
I also experimented with the new static baked lights. Ambient occlusion is still O.T.T but you can start to appreciate the power of a few static lights for interior scenes using the pre baker. This scene has an off-white light on the ceiling and a small static green light over the barrel to give it a radioactive look.
Spent half the day transcribing bugs from the forum to the work sheet, and now have to go through and prioritize them before I can actually start some fixing. The good news is that the alpha testers are being very thorough which means a solid V1.009 for you when the time comes. Going to give the doggy a walk now while it's still light and then return this evening for some actual fixing and to tick off a few more DONE items.
Shot with with static baked lights looks real nice.
ReplyDeleteNice work! 100fps sounds encouraging and promises an acceptable performance when running a complex level on HIGHEST settings.
ReplyDeleteStill odd shader reaction above windows.
ReplyDeleteI like that room screenshot, aside from the wonky shadows above the frames. Do you think there will eventually be a way to enable anti-aliasing? That'd make Reloaded games including screenshots look so much smoother. You can really notice the jagged edges in the room pic (i.e., around the locker and window frame). I have long wanted to enable AA-override via NVidia Control Panel but I don't believe that works since the FPS games don't run in hardware exclusive mode but instead a full window. The aliasing in these shots always reminds me of older games like HL1/Quake.
ReplyDeleteI agree, but PLEASE don't bring back the old "anti-aliasing"! It was terrible. All it did was blur the entire scene. REAL anti-aliasing only smooths sharp edges.
DeleteThe conkit, the conkit! We want a video of it!
ReplyDeleteNice indoors shot, bar the oddness above the windows. I think the grass draw distance is a wee bit obvious now going from the top shot compared to the latest and although it looks good in a still, may look a bit obvious when moving about.
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