Friday Update, February 3, 2012

Thanks for the update BS, is it possible that next Friday we could have just updates for CLOD in here and have updates for BOM in the new thread, some screenshots of the new graphic engine running would be more than welcomed.

Some questions for Luthier.

Any plans to introduce Tree collision?
Any news on the 2D clouds?
Any news on the Dynamic weather?
Will the new graphic engine introduce DX11 as this was stated as a priority by yourself just after release.
lastly, 4 months or so back you stated that the next Nvidia driver release would include a CLOD profile for SLI, there have been many driver updates/release's since then with no CLOD support, is this an oversight on thier part?

[furbs]

Glad to be back...

Thanks very much Black6 for the info and updates, always great to get them.



This is what was said on the 17th of October last year after the last patch...

Our main priorities now are:

1. Physics and FM. This means plane behavior in the air, brand new landing gear model on the ground, collision modeling including tree collision (if performance allows), and improved vehicle physics.
2. AI. Currently working on everyone’s favorite controls flutter and AI wingman behavior. Also working on improving radio comms, getting your crew to be more verbose on the intercom, and lots of other changes. Coupled with #1, this should give us quite a dramatic change in how air combat looks and feels.
3. Performance. We are in final stages of testing a thorough overhaul of the game’s graphic engine. It won’t look any different but it will be much more streamlined. It’s too early to say what the FPS increase will be in the final version, but it shouldn’t be less than 50%.
4. Sound. The sound in the v15950 is considered a beta. We will continue to improve existing sound, and to add new ones to the aircraft and to the world around them.
5. SDK. As promised earlier, still planning to release a map-making SDK in the near future. More details will be released when we are ready for them.



So....B6 if you could ask a few questions about the next patch...

1. Will the patch include FM and DM fixes?
2. Will the patch have any improvements to the AI? has the new AI guy read the "community help with AI thread"?
3. Have the team been able to look at fixing the track recorder?
4. Will the FPS boost mean CLOD can finally run FSAA?
5. Any fixes to ground handling?
6. any news on fixing the exploding spawn points?
7. Can Luthier please have another look at the COOPs?

Thanks for your attention.


Thanks.

[Kwiatek]

Originally Posted by furbs

glad to be back...

Thanks very much black6 for the info and updates, always great to get them.

B6 if you could ask a few questions about the next patch...

1. Will the patch include fm and dm fixes?
2. Will the patch have any improvements to the ai? Has the new ai guy read the "community help with ai thread"?
3. Have the team been able to look at fixing the track recorder?
4. Will the fps boost mean clod can finally run fsaa?
5. Any fixes to ground handling?
6. Any news on fixing the exploding spawn points?
7. Can luthier please have another look at the coops?

Thanks for your attention.


Thanks.

+100

Originally Posted by furbs

Glad to be back...

Thanks very much Black6 for the info and updates, always great to get them.



This is what was said on the 17th of October last year after the last patch...

Our main priorities now are:

1. Physics and FM. This means plane behavior in the air, brand new landing gear model on the ground, collision modeling including tree collision (if performance allows), and improved vehicle physics.
2. AI. Currently working on everyone’s favorite controls flutter and AI wingman behavior. Also working on improving radio comms, getting your crew to be more verbose on the intercom, and lots of other changes. Coupled with #1, this should give us quite a dramatic change in how air combat looks and feels.
3. Performance. We are in final stages of testing a thorough overhaul of the game’s graphic engine. It won’t look any different but it will be much more streamlined. It’s too early to say what the FPS increase will be in the final version, but it shouldn’t be less than 50%.
4. Sound. The sound in the v15950 is considered a beta. We will continue to improve existing sound, and to add new ones to the aircraft and to the world around them.
5. SDK. As promised earlier, still planning to release a map-making SDK in the near future. More details will be released when we are ready for them.



So....B6 if you could ask a few questions about the next patch...
1. Will the patch include FM and DM fixes?
2. Will the patch have any improvements to the AI? has the new AI guy read the "community help with AI thread"?
3. Have the team been able to look at fixing the track recorder?
4. Will the FPS boost mean CLOD can finally run FSAA?
5. Any fixes to ground handling?
6. any news on fixing the exploding spawn points?
7. Can Luthier please have another look at the COOPs?

Thanks for your attention.


Thanks.

I would imagine that all that as already been completed Furbs, well hopefully. Its seems that we are going to get it all in one big patch once they have finished optimising the graphic engine and if what as been said is true in the last update with already an 100% FPS increase it cannot be long now before the release.

[Insuber]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Thanks for the update BS

Welcome back Tree! This place became a little boring during your holidays I second your questions.

[NLS61]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Some questions for Luthier.

Any plans to introduce Tree collision?

Hm I tought we had nothing but tree collisions here
Sorry couldn't resist, I actually second the questions.

Cheers.

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

Will the new graphic engine introduce DX11 as this was stated as a priority by yourself just after release.

I would also like to know this. DX11 was supposed to be a priority, and I'm hoping that we will get the benefit of having a current DX version in the next patch instead of the lackluster DX10. Most games (assuming you don't up the eye-candy or enable a lot of extra features) benefit from increased FPS with DX11. Coupled with the doubling of the FPS with the new graphics engine, that would mean that most people with i5 systems and appropriate video cards should be able to play maxed. Those that were struggling on lower end AMD and Core Duo systems should also be able to join in as well.

[robtek]

As far as i've read in previous communications about DX11 in CoD, i remember, that in the special circumstances of CoD, as there are: huge distances, lots of detail and some more things special in CoD, the actual DX11 code was not usable without quite extensive additional programming.
This programming would be unique for CoD as no other game uses it in this way.
Add to this the actual workload already worn by the devs and you see the possibility of DX11 actual used in CoD is not in the near future.

Originally Posted by robtek

As far as i've read in previous communications about DX11 in CoD, i remember, that in the special circumstances of CoD, as there are: huge distances, lots of detail and some more things special in CoD, the actual DX11 code was not usable without quite extensive additional programming.
This programming would be unique for CoD as no other game uses it in this way.
Add to this the actual workload already worn by the devs and you see the possibility of DX11 actual used in CoD is not in the near future.

I believe your right on that Robtek, but Oleg and Luthier have stated that DX11 was only dropped because they didn't quite have the time to get it optimised.

After release Luthier stated that it was now a priority, from that I would imagine that nearly a year later that the new graphic engine could possibly be in DX11 (could this be the surprise Luthier as in store for us). It would make no sense to competely redo the graphics engine and leave out DX11 especially when the next sequel will be using the same engine, and BOM as to be DX11 right?

This could be how Luthier as managed to get a 100% increase in performance that he has more than hinted at. Im not saying for certain but I would not be at all surprised that the new patch will be in DX11, and if thats the case then it will be well worth the wait.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by Tree_UK

I believe your right on that Robtek, but Oleg and Luthier have stated that DX11 was only dropped because they didn't quite have the time to get it optimised.

After release Luthier stated that it was now a priority, from that I would imagine that nearly a year later that the new graphic engine could possibly be in DX11 (could this be the surprise Luthier as in store for us). It would make no sense to competely redo the graphics engine and leave out DX11 especially when the next sequel will be using the same engine, and BOM as to be DX11 right?

This could be how Luthier as managed to get a 100% increase in performance that he has more than hinted at. Im not saying for certain but I would not be at all surprised that the new patch will be in DX11, and if thats the case then it will be well worth the wait.

Hopefully DX11 will be implemented if not now, but at some point. I also remember Oleg saying something about there being problems with DX11 itself, atleast in the extensive manor the developer was trying to use it.