(Imago-Quem) Re:Re:Re:Re:Shader 3.0

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kela wrote:

Jerokane@Antonia Bayle wrote:

Imago-Quem wrote:

Ok, here's the list, ordered, to my best guess, of what players and internal management would vote for in regards to popularity and feasibility:

(Totally subject to change)



1.Upgraded flora system

2.Upgraded cloud system

3.Upgraded sky-box effects

4.Point-light shadow maps

5.SLI/Crossfire support

6.HDR lighting

7.Upgraded weather system

8.Hair strands

9.General optimization overhaul

10.Upgraded water (refraction, reflection, rippling)

11.Ambient Occlusion

12.God rays

13.Under water flora (coral system)

14.Ocean effects (waves, clear edges)

15.Underwater upgrade (refraction, dust)

16.Atmospheric haze / depth fog

17.Depth of Field

18.Subsurface scattering

19.Global illumination

20.Caustic mapping

21.GPU PhysX

Pretty good list to be honest.

Altho wouldn't you put weather system on place 4? As I think, together with the first 3 points. It pretty much fits together as a whole.

But these optimisations will sertainly have a huge impact on most players immersion in the game, when it comes to noticing it.

The sky and weather can't really be ignored

Jer

I think the reason it is lower then the other three is while it is popular, it is a far differant an more complex system then the first three, and possably the 2 and 3 have to be done befor work can even start on 7. The thing I find interesting is how high up on the list Hair Strands are. I would think both the complexity of a hair system, and the lower popularity(atleast on the boards) would have put that lower down.

Here's what I used to ordered it:

player popularity, complexity, and internal design artist requests.

The hair for example was bumped because the art director has mentioned it quite a few times and since I had not
heard any thoughts about it from players it was bumped up pretty high. The more I hear from players about the
features, the better I can prioritize. Then we'll go over the list internally and the leads of EQ2 will take a vote on
the best bang for the bucks. Your disinterest in hair above other things will definitely impact the order here.
Thanks for the feedback!



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