New screen 18.05.2007

[Witchking]

devs! could you tweak the missile flame a bit? I mean many that I have seen in real pics is all like red and orange, white and yellow. I know I dont have a exact pic to show...but the one in lomac is just white and yellow ... and I don't know if that initial "BURST of a lot of jet trail..as u can see in the last pic up here" is realistic... IMO! I don't like it...but its no biggy. :p

[JaNk0]

You mean like this?

[EscCtrl]

Surely it depends what moment you take the picture? I presume it could flash quite brightly during the ignition stage and depending on the conditions glow as bright as in the game for awhile?

[kyborgs]

devs! could you tweak the missile flame a bit? I mean many that I have seen in real pics is all like red and orange, white and yellow. I know I dont have a exact pic to show...but the one in lomac is just white and yellow ... and I don't know if that initial "BURST of a lot of jet trail..as u can see in the last pic up here" is realistic... IMO! I don't like it...but its no biggy. :p

 

Well, ED have announced "public help" topic, where everyone can post photos/videos with LO missiles(air-air/ground/ship) launch exhaust, so they can examine this data and change/do whatever they want..

It should help ED in future projects or even BS.

 

topic link http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=22935

[porky]

Wow....brilliant model. I dunno how they got the polys low enough with that detailing, great job :thumbup:

 

Also, if you're mad about details, then feast your eyes (have patience). Now give em another feast. That guy is insane :D

[EscCtrl]

Wow....brilliant model. I dunno how they got the polys low enough with that detailing, great job :thumbup:

 

Also, if you're mad about details, then feast your eyes (have patience). Now give em another feast. That guy is insane :D

 

That's incredible - where does he get the information to create that? not only is it extremely high poly but it's all animated to the acutest detail!

[Conuk]

If you're rig can run Lock On V1.02, IMO, it shouldn't have much of a problem with FC. Honestly. All models are built with LODs so the only way it can have a noticeable effect on FPS is if you're looking at 15 of them close up on your screen (which is unlikely).

 

If it helps, I've been doing a lot of beta testing on my laptop - 1.73 Chz Intel Mobile processor with an X300 graphics card, and it more than suffices for low settings (can crank up some parameters to "medium"). My PC, a P4 3.2 Gig, 1 Gb 533 Mhz RAM and X800XL, didn't suffer ANY performance loss from V1.1 to the current betas - I retain all my previous settings as before. Again, because of the implementation of LODs, the practical effect on performance is negligible except in certain extreme circumstances (e.g. a situation where 10 models rendered with their most detailed LOD).

 

So basically, the sum it up - PERSONALLY speaking - the new models didn't noticeably hurt my performance until I was looking for ways for it to do so.

 

Good to see - otherwise ill have to rob another bank for more processors ;)

[Witchking]

Well, ED have announced "public help" topic, where everyone can post photos/videos with LO missiles(air-air/ground/ship) launch exhaust, so they can examine this data and change/do whatever they want..

It should help ED in future projects or even BS.

 

topic link http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=22935

 

aahh...interesting...

 

this is exactly what I meant:

 

[Kuky]

By the looks of those lasts screenshots (one's from russian forums) ED have fixed full shadows as they don't look pixelated any more.

[SuperKungFu]

good, hope they fix the dark shadow bug as well.

[Kuky]

Man, I hope they fix EVERYTHING! :D

 

They are definitely doing great so far... I can't bloody wait for this shark any more :cry:

[Glowing_Amraam]

Better get this movie done now, shouldnt I? :P

[Coyote]

Run Apache! Run!

[thereminqblank]

Run Apache! Run!

 

Nice, where did you find that screenie?

[hitman]

That apache isnt retreating...its advancing in a different direction.

[Witchking]

don't think they fixed the AA on self shadows. But still personally its no biggy. I rather have them spend time on improving other stuff like infantry and ME.

 

[spugnut]

Self shadowing is hard to get right. I would guess that they are using the shadow mapping technique rather than shadow volumes. To get it pixel perfect you have to use floating point textures.. and because you can't be sure the target platform will have support, and if you can't dynamically compile your shaders from hlsl - you have to go with what you can. The break up of shadows into seperate apparent units is just caused by the lack of resolution in the depth channel of the texture generated.

 

But hey, aren't those models looking beautiful? *getting excited again*

[Witchking]

yup! the models are wicked! thats why I said ..it doesn't matter... self shadowing is no biggy! The big part is infantry. :D

[JaNk0]

I agree with Wk. Hope we get some infantry men!

[VMFA-Blaze]

This just keeps getting better and better doesn't it .. And just maybe, some day we'll be able to actually fly the Apache as well...

:smilewink:

 

 

~S~

 

Blaze