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== Model & Texture Updates ==
== Model & Texture Updates ==
''Click each event link to see some before & after images''
* [[Darkness Ascendant#Images|Darkness Ascendant]]
* [[Darkness Ascendant#Images|Darkness Ascendant]]
** Drudges
** Drudges
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* [[The Widening Gyre#Images|The Widening Gyre]]
* [[The Widening Gyre#Images|The Widening Gyre]]
** Olthoi
** Olthoi
* [[A Reign of Stone]]
* [[A Reign of Stone#Images|A Reign of Stone]]
** Lugians?
** Lugians
* [[The Gathering Storm#Images|The Gathering Storm]]
* [[The Gathering Storm#Images|The Gathering Storm]]
** Mosswarts
** Mosswarts
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* [[Flesh and Blood#Images|Flesh and Blood]] event
* [[Flesh and Blood#Images|Flesh and Blood]] event
** Empyrean Stone Heads
** Empyrean Stone Heads
* [[Festivus]]
* [[Festivus#Images|Festivus]]
** Banderlings
** Banderlings
* [[The Madness of Men#Images|The Madness of Men]]
* [[The Madness of Men#Images|The Madness of Men]]
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* [[Across the Vast Divide#Images|Across the Vast Divide]]
* [[Across the Vast Divide#Images|Across the Vast Divide]]
** Small Creepy Statues
** Small Creepy Statues
* [[A New Threat]]
* [[A New Threat#Images|A New Threat]]
** Ferns
** Ferns
** Mites
** Mites
* [[From the Darkness Born]]
* [[From the Darkness Born#Images|From the Darkness Born]]
** Phyntos Wasps
** Phyntos Wasps
* [[Throne of Destiny#Images|Throne of Destiny]] expansion
* [[Throne of Destiny#Images|Throne of Destiny]] expansion
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* [[Reprisals]]
* [[Reprisals]]
** Higher Resolution Textures activated for ToD clients. (From the Texture detail dropdown box, select Very High setting)
** Higher Resolution Textures activated for ToD clients. (From the Texture detail dropdown box, select Very High setting)
* [[Shifting Gears]]
* [[Announcements - 2010/06 - Shifting Gears#Teaser Images|Shifting Gears]]
** Landscape textures: grass, ice, desert etc
** Landscape textures: grass, ice, desert etc
== GUI Updates ==
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[[Category:Game Concept]]
[[Category:Game Concept]]

Revision as of 21:47, 22 November 2011

Related topics: Graphical Errors, Frequently Asked Questions

Graphics Engine Updates

  • Darkness Ascendant
    • Colored lighting effects introduced. Many lights, including the sun and moon, will now cast colored light in both hardware and software modes.
  • Throne of Destiny expansion
    • AC: TD features an updated graphics engine that supports DirectX 9. Notable updates include:
      • Updated from DirectX 7 to DirectX 9 and from 16-bit to 32-bit texture buffers.
      • A complete texture update (6,500 textures).
      • Some low-poly models (such as Gromnies and Monougas) updated.
      • True Z-Buffering support.
      • Native window mode (no more need to patch the client.)
      • Anisotropic Filtering and V-Sync support.
      • Basic lighting effects on your character.
      • New pop-up windows for help system and trade skill interactions.
      • 3D models of people and creatures are now shown in the ID panel instead of an icon.
      • Software mode will no longer be supported.
      • Weather Effects including landscape fog left out of new code base due to performance issues.
  • Shifting Gears
    • Landscape distance fog reintroduced.

Model & Texture Updates

Click each event link to see some before & after images