Uber Quality Graphic pics of armors

[J. Mandrake]

Those are some perky nipples you got there, DRDoom

My new siggy, right there...

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by pavlik

Shiny things are shiny only with card supporting shaders 3.0 or better. Although it is technically possible to make it on older cards, EU does not support it. It has been discussed before.

What I said already, right?

Engine does NOT have all the graphics found in games using it. It depends on the game developers how detailed it will be. It isn't like "draw a man with a sword" or "draw water here". They still have to make the models, textures and shaders.

Err...pavlik, are you arguing just to agree with me? The bottom line is, MindArk's EU programming doesn't take advantage of modern graphics card features, nor the game engines it's used in the past. Period. It doesn't matter worth a damn if CryEngine2 has a million beautiful new eye-candy features if EU engine doesn't USE them. The onus sure as hell isn't on CRYTEK to get EU to use their features, it's up to MA, right?

As I said, it seems you're debating my posts with the confusing result of agreeing with me.

[Galadea]

Bear armor with ghost shins.

[pavlik]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

What I said already, right?


Err...pavlik, are you arguing just to agree with me? The bottom line is, MindArk's EU programming doesn't take advantage of modern graphics card features, nor the game engines it's used in the past. Period. It doesn't matter worth a damn if CryEngine2 has a million beautiful new eye-candy features if EU engine doesn't USE them. The onus sure as hell isn't on CRYTEK to get EU to use their features, it's up to MA, right?

As I said, it seems you're debating my posts with the confusing result of agreeing with me.

So you understand that the water shader used in TES is not a part of Gamebryo, but was developed and is owned by Bethesda Softworks?

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by pavlik

So you understand that the water shader used in TES is not a part of Gamebryo, but was developed and is owned by Bethesda Softworks?

Dude, I fail to see wtf point you're trying to make. My point was clear from the start. Entropia Universe is currently not taking advantage of graphics features that were present in 7-year-old technology. Exactly WHO should be responsible for programming the game to take advantage of those features is not something I give a damn about.

[AkiranBlade]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

Entropia Universe is currently not taking advantage of graphics features that were present in 7-year-old technology.

Probably because the modified engine of EU couldn't run all the features without lag side affect, something which the CryTek Engine may be able to do without lag penalties.

All speculation to be honest, I'd rather wait and see.

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by AkiranBlade

Probably because the modified engine of EU couldn't run all the features without lag side affect, something which the CryTek Engine may be able to do without lag penalties.

All speculation to be honest, I'd rather wait and see.

Me too. The only updates to happen to Entropia's eye-candy over the past 2 or 3 years, including the recent bump-mapped pixel-shaded armors (what makes them have the textured and shiny appearance) are:

-Wind.

-Increased vegetation.

To give MA some credit, though, they *have* chosen to update the detail and textures of certain mobs (while leaving most others unchanged and very dated-looking). i.e. Compare the updated Argos, Feffs, and even Hiryuus to unchanged mobs like Faucervix, Atrax, Molisks and most of the others that aren't new.

And of course, lag has to play a factor. But also to be honest, lots of *other* MMO games are taking advantage of the eye-candy, and it's working out quite well...

[The Butcher]

Viking...


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edit: 1280x1024 16xAF and SLI32xQ AA.(whatever that is lol, was just the highest setting)

[AkiranBlade]

Originally Posted by Coelacanth

And of course, lag has to play a factor. But also to be honest, lots of *other* MMO games are taking advantage of the eye-candy, and it's working out quite well...

I'm thinking that whatever has been causing lag has been such an integral part and modification of the original engine that it's why it was easier just to say " it, let's start again."

Originally Posted by The Butcher

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Its funny but actually with the avatars looking so much better than before, they now look similarly out of place as if you were to draw a cartoon on real film, for instance Roger Rabbit and the like.

[Coelacanth]

Originally Posted by AkiranBlade

Its funny but actually with the avatars looking so much better than before, they now look similarly out of place as if you were to draw a cartoon on real film, for instance Roger Rabbit and the like.

...You think? LOL Gotta love those ground textures!