DCS A-10C Screen Shots - 16 Aug 2010

[RipKirby]

I love you.

[Boberro]

I'd like to point that terrain even so high is not hmmm in so good resolution.... I know it is still WIP, I hope terrain is one of the mains things which are taken into account of improve them.

[Steel Jaw]

I been waiting for over a decade for a decent Hog sim!

[Sticky]

My experience with other dx10 and dx11 games vs dx9 is this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes Yes I CAN see the difference in demos like unigine heaven for example, and in some screenshots, but once ingame and stuff is moving I havent seen any difference in any game yet. The difference in performance has been to the worse. Sofar!

 

But this is still very good news for the FUTURE of DCS, I have high hopes, but for this DCS release it probably wont be much. A good foundation for future releases, and thats very very good! :D

[VMFA117_Poko]

Oh man... I need to upgrade my rig... again... :)

[Scudslaker]

DX11 worth or not,..discussion content is equal for me,

 

the most important fact is:

 

WAGS is keeping us informed,..and the time it take to finish this module, i m waiting in patience!) like all the other pilots do, more or less!)

 

thx for sharing these impressions.

[Avilator]

ah never mind it's a bomb-lets casing. I see training munitions too?

and what that new ECM pod? on pick #1?

and on the rear landing gear housing are those the actual flare and chaff dispenser area?

1.I don't think those are bomblet casings in the first picture, I think they are cargo pods. That makes sense given that the plane is in a ferry configuration with tanks, but I may be mistaken.

2.Yes, you do see training rounds. Pretty much anything that's blue is inert.

3.That's a LITENING pod on the left wing. You can see an ECM pod and LITENING right next to each other in the third pic.

4.You are correct. Those are countermeasure dispensers on the landing gear fairings. The similar-looking devices at the wingtips are also dispensers.

[coolts]

Well, there are my new desktop screenshots for the next few months. To be honest, i was expecting a little GFX bump over BS but nothing like this. Very pleasantly surprised.

 

Almost real. ;) ;)

 

I wouldn't expect a host of DX11 features, but moving to he current gen API brings the coders at ED into the right pipeline, (DX9 and 10/11 are built on completely diffenert principles. Unified shaders, etc. post 10 I believe), for future releases and lets them tap into advanced feature as and when they see fit.

 

Bring it on!

Edited August 17, 2010 by coolts

[Maximus]

Awesome! :D

[therion_prime]

The lighting and self shadowing look fantastic. They look almost like rendered images. :thumbup:

Edited August 17, 2010 by therion_prime

[coolts]

Day #1 plan

 

install

start trackir

HOTAS setup

TM warthog working

gfx setup

all sliders to the right

instant action

whats that warning sound?

my rudders the wrong way round!

explode

rtfm

 

i cant wait.........

[BTTW-DratsaB]

Nice screens, thanks. I have been waiting for all my favourite games to start using my DX10 hardware. But now we are skipping it..Doh!

 

Any chance there will be some form of enhancements for DX10 over Dx9? For example Company of heroes in DX10 mode looks a lot better than DX9, as did Crysis. I too have a gtx295 and wont be upgrading for a while. I also am guessing ED will make major effort to ensure SLI (MultiGPU) is made good use of if they are cranking up the GFX engine this much?

 

Anyway, thanks for the screens again, the A10 is looking fantastic.

[dok_rp]

Up to this very day, DirectX 11 has not increased and inch in the compromise Image Quality x Frames per Second.

 

I have a Phenom X4 955 @3.7GHz and a Radeon 5850 @1125 and 775MHz and the drop in FPS you get from switching from DirectX 9 to 11 is simply appalling or mind-boggling to put it better terms, whereas the improvement in image quality is all but noticeable. In areas which are designed having the new API in mind there is significant difference, specially when it comes to tessellation. However, the loss in fps is so dramatic that it's hardly worthwhile.

 

Directx9 has a lot to offer yet, since it has only become truly optimized in the last few years.

 

I really hope this new conversion does not mean they will simply forget about optimizing the game for DirectX 9.

 

I have downloaded the Benchmark demo for Lost Planet 2 yesterday and playing that game in Directx 11 is simply and utterly ridiculous. They just threw tessellation at everything and while I can get pretty and steady 60+ fps with everything maxed out using Directx 9, when I switch to Directx 11 the highest I get is 30 and it does get down to the low teens!!! :doh:

 

Considering the work-around ED still uses to render water, I don't even want to see the result with a tessellated "water-world" running under Directx11. If they don't reeeeeally optimize and improve the engine the way it needs to be improved the results will be laughable at best; that considering many of the results the game industry with far better experience with DirectX11 has been delivering.

 

Well, let's wait and see, but I'm definitely not keeping my hopes up. :pilotfly:

[wildone_106]

Well if you ever played Crysis or FSX, the difference from Vanilla DX9 to DX11 is quite stunning. Its about time the flight sim genre joined the DX11 club. AWESOMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Novum]

I hope the DX11 stuff will make the trees and stuf like that "working"

Just making a product look better is not my way!

 

I want a solid sim.. not a pretty picture..

 

And its pretty discouraging to let go of the SU-25 ive been very found of..

A-10C hype has not stuck me, im waiting on the future what it will bring..

 

But i trust in ED..

Keep up the good work!!!

[GGTharos]

The pretty picture is a very big part of realism in a business that is largely visual.

 

I hope the DX11 stuff will make the trees and stuf like that "working"

Just making a product look better is not my way!

 

I want a solid sim.. not a pretty picture..

 

And its pretty discouraging to let go of the SU-25 ive been very found of..

A-10C hype has not stuck me, im waiting on the future what it will bring..

 

But i trust in ED..

Keep up the good work!!!

[Novum]

The pretty picture is a very big part of realism in a business that is largely visual.

 

Its like comparing Arma to COD if you get what i mean..

 

Trees are hard stuff...

If you are in the flying buissnis

[GGTharos]

Yeah. So why are you flying anywhere near them, oh ye of little faith? ;)

 

Its like comparing Arma to COD if you get what i mean..

 

Trees are hard stuff...

If you are in the flying buissnis

[Bushmanni]

The only thing that immediately pops out and tells me those screenshots are from game is the distance haze. It looks too dark and has unnatural feeling color. Maybe that was the non ideal to-be-fixed part what Wags meant? Otherwise it's stunning.

[Krippz]

The only thing that immediately pops out and tells me those screenshots are from game is the distance haze. It looks too dark and has unnatural feeling color. Maybe that was the non ideal to-be-fixed part what Wags meant? Otherwise it's stunning.

 

The game is still in Alpha guys; we have a long way to go :D

[Nate--IRL--]

..........oh ye of little faith? ;)

 

x4CQfaBGWSo

 

Nate

[Krippz]

x4CQfaBGWSo

 

Nate

 

Looks like the main rotor clipped a tree ouch.

[luckybob9]

Its looking great! Mega props for whoever is making the Nevada terrain!

Oh wait.....:lol:

[TKMR]

Up to this very day, DirectX 11 has not increased and inch in the compromise Image Quality x Frames per Second.

 

I have a Phenom X4 955 @3.7GHz and a Radeon 5850 @1125 and 775MHz and the drop in FPS you get from switching from DirectX 9 to 11 is simply appalling or mind-boggling to put it better terms, whereas the improvement in image quality is all but noticeable. In areas which are designed having the new API in mind there is significant difference, specially when it comes to tessellation. However, the loss in fps is so dramatic that it's hardly worthwhile.

 

Directx9 has a lot to offer yet, since it has only become truly optimized in the last few years.

 

I really hope this new conversion does not mean they will simply forget about optimizing the game for DirectX 9.

 

I have downloaded the Benchmark demo for Lost Planet 2 yesterday and playing that game in Directx 11 is simply and utterly ridiculous. They just threw tessellation at everything and while I can get pretty and steady 60+ fps with everything maxed out using Directx 9, when I switch to Directx 11 the highest I get is 30 and it does get down to the low teens!!! :doh:

 

Considering the work-around ED still uses to render water, I don't even want to see the result with a tessellated "water-world" running under Directx11. If they don't reeeeeally optimize and improve the engine the way it needs to be improved the results will be laughable at best; that considering many of the results the game industry with far better experience with DirectX11 has been delivering.

 

Well, let's wait and see, but I'm definitely not keeping my hopes up. :pilotfly:

 

I must say sir, you must have the wrong video card. With my Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.0ghz, 4 GB 1600Mhz DDR3 RAM, and a 5770, I notice an INCREASE in FPS in many games. Flight simulator is one (well that's from DX9 to DX10), Bad Company 2 (I average 30-40 fps in DX9, and 50-60 FPS in DX11), DiRT 2 (Again, average of 40-45 in DX9, 50-60 in DX11)

[71st_Mastiff]

i hope that includes part of Ft. Irwin NTC they have a huge bombing rang. and its just 90 mile south of LV.

 

Its looking great! Mega props for whoever is making the Nevada terrain!

Oh wait.....:lol: