DCS World 2.0 and New Maps Discussion Thread

[NatoBoomerang]

Wow! thanks Wags! looks like I may need a 2nd GTX 780 to run this on high. Keep up the good work ED! you guys rock IMO!

[Haukka81]

What about trees, are they still ghost trees ??

 

Couple pictures won't make me go crazy if terrain is pretty but not work ..

[EagleEye]

...Will be those trees colidable?...

DEV::fear:

:D

 

I like these pics, ty.:thumbup:

[Nirvi]

Nobody knows yet, all we can do is wai until something official is released.

[Blech]

Hi,

 

 

Nice - but only ground screenshots so far ?

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1898816

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=113708

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=110202

at the bottom

 

 

:D I hope we will see pics like these soon :

 

http://www.blueskyscenery.com/NV.html

[Diabolus]

Be nice if they could incorporate a dynamic traffic system for the air bases - bring some ambient life to them. Looks great tho!:thumbup:

[Nirvi]

Hmmmm sex or DCS in the evenings?? I'm thinking more DCS now!! :D

 

Guess I'll have to use the alt.hold autopilot even more :D

[Suchacz]

If you aim for the roots ...

Lol, sounds to me like news from Radio Yerevan :D

But seriously, this would be a game changer for all the helos... :huh::joystick::pilotfly:

Edited October 8, 2013 by Suchacz

[Cnuke]

I'm expecting lots of heartattack patients to be on route with the huey to the hospital. :joystick:

[VincentLaw]

I was thinking to myself today how are mission hosts going to prevent red and blue sniping each other at the same airport with airport spawning, unless players spawn in the air at different waypoints. :cry:

There is more than one airport in Nevada.

I find nevada not the optimal area for a flight sim. I guess it all happened when A-10C was developed and now we will have to get transferred there against our will.

You can always stay in Georgia... I do expect more maps to be released more frequently though once the technical hurdle of integrating DCS and EDGE is dealt with, especially with the SDK available.

In the coming weeks I will also have information and images that I can share regarding the status of the Nevada map, discuss more about EDGE features, and fill you in on other future maps that are already in work or planned.

That post is from April, and I don't think they ever got around to filling us in on the "other future maps," (unless referring to WWII), but that statement includes that other future maps may be in development already.

[Cornbread]

Those screens look A.M.A.Z.E.B.A.L.L.S.!

 

MOAR PLEAZE!

[Pizzicato]

Am I the only one who thinks these images dont really look that impressive? The trees are straight out of the old engine for example. The clouds, from what I can see, they are the same as in the old renderer

 

The only really impressive part is the night illumination and sheer number of lights, shown in that night picture. Really looks like a city nightscape.

 

I have the same feeling. I'm not out to be a negative whiner, but I've been really underwhelmed by everything I've seen of Edge to date.

 

I'm really interested to get my hands on it and see it in action, though. Maybe it'll surprise me. :)

[lighthaze]

Looks very nice. I'm actually really looking forward to civilian paramedic missions -- just flying the Huey around the city.

[Chazz_BMF]

Video or it doesn´t happen :music_whistling:

[NineLine]

Am I the only one who thinks these images dont really look that impressive? The trees are straight out of the old engine for example. The clouds, from what I can see, they are the same as in the old renderer

 

The only really impressive part is the night illumination and sheer number of lights, shown in that night picture. Really looks like a city nightscape.

 

One other thing, someone mentioned that DCS: WW2 will be the first DCS product to use the EDGE renderer. Really? So its coming to DCS: WW2 before DCS: World???? What a slap in the face that would be :thumbdown:

 

 

I believe these images are still taken from within the terrain builder and not the game engine.

 

As far as this "someone" was it an ED team member that mentioned it? If not then take it for what its worth...

[Rogue Trooper]

As long as I don't end up joining the 30 fps brigade, then yep, it looks good to me!

[TwoLate]

Just got back from Vegas Sunday. Drove by the Hooters Casino. That pic of the Hooters casino looks spot on. Nice that a restaurant chain cares about the owls. Oooops never mind saw that was a google pic.

Edited October 8, 2013 by TwoLate

[MACADEMIC]

I think best wait for the release, then there's still plenty of time to discuss and post critiques. But I must say that I like this screenshot:

 

 

MAC

[SkateZilla]

 

One other thing, someone mentioned that DCS: WW2 will be the first DCS product to use the EDGE renderer. Really? So its coming to DCS: WW2 before DCS: World???? What a slap in the face that would be :thumbdown:

 

Wasnt it said that EDGE would be in DCSW By the end of this year?

 

DCS WWII isnt scheduled till next fall/winter with Alpha in Early 2014.

[Snoopy]

I think best wait for the release, then there's still plenty of time to discuss and post critiques. But I must say that I like this screenshot:

 

 

MAC

 

That's from the beta Nevada map not the new map.

[MACADEMIC]

That's from the beta Nevada map not the new map.

 

You got me lost there. This screenshot was posted in the Kickstarter campaign...

 

MAC

[SkateZilla]

It runs DX11,

1. Expect Less Draw Calls,

-Due to Instancing (placing identical objects, (ie trees, grass, buildings, scenery objects, lights, air wings, etc))

 

2. Expect Reduced CPU Overhead on Draw Calls (Compared to DX9c)

 

3. Expect better use of General Purpose Shaders found in current and Previous Generation GPUs.

(Compared to DX9c)

7000, 6000 and 5000 Series for AMD/ATi, 600 Series and 700 Series for nVidia.

(Basically GPUs that dont have Separate Core/Shader Clocks, and Have Large Clusters of General Purpose Shaders.)

DX9c was designed to run Separate Vertex / Pixel Drawing, then Shaders to Apply Effects,

DX10/11 Uses A Unified Geometry shader to do everything.

 

 

2 and 3 are DX10 and DX11 Features, Expect those regardless,

 

1. DX10/11 Instancing is not confirmed or said to be used, but it's likely, given the nature of the objects on the map.

Edited October 8, 2013 by SkateZilla

[Snoopy]

You got me lost there. This screenshot was posted in the Kickstarter campaign...

 

MAC

 

Don't know why it was used for the kickstarter. The person who originally posted the picture stated it was from the A-10C Beta Nevada.

[Blaze]

That's my screenshot, its from the beta terrain, NOT EDGE.

[Snoopy]

That's my screenshot, its from the beta terrain, NOT EDGE.

 

Thanks, thought it was yours but couldn't find your post originally stating so :D.