Blacksix please...

[FS~Phat]

Originally Posted by csThor

The way I read it the current plans for the Beta patch are focused on and limited to field-testing the new graphics engine. In itself that is a major issue and deserves and needs careful testing. This is supposed to be the solution of one of the fundamental problems of the game, after all.

Spot on mate! You are 100% right here. This graphics rewrite performance patch will be the biggest change to the code so it deserves a run on its own to discover specific problems related to it. The idea of a more comprehensive 2nd beta patch before retail patch that B6 raised sounds more likely to me.

[addman]

Originally Posted by FS~Phat

Spot on mate! You are 100% right here. This graphics rewrite performance patch will be the biggest change to the code so it deserves a run on its own to discover specific problems related to it. The idea of a more comprehensive 2nd beta patch before retail patch that B6 raised sounds more likely to me.

Sounds good to me but I hope they've included a CTD fix also, otherwise it'll be pretty useless. Think I read somewhere that the CTD problem was with the old graphics engine so by totally rewriting it the CTD problem would disappear per default...I think I read somewhere.

[csThor]

The CTD issue comes from the "old" gfx engine ... writing a new one wasn't done because the MG coders were bored or didn't like the writing style of the previous one.

EDIT: I hope they understand now, BlackSix. You could hardly be any clearer.

[addman]

Originally Posted by csThor

The CTD issue comes from the "old" gfx engine ... writing a new one wasn't done because the MG coders were bored or didn't like the writing style of the previous one.

EDIT: I hope they understand now, BlackSix. You could hardly be any clearer.

Well, to be fair, they re-wrote the graphics engine mostly because of the performance problems and other weird hick-ups of the old one.

[FS~Phat]

Originally Posted by addman

Sounds good to me but I hope they've included a CTD fix also, otherwise it'll be pretty useless. Think I read somewhere that the CTD problem was with the old graphics engine so by totally rewriting it the CTD problem would disappear per default...I think I read somewhere.

Yes you are correct. It has been stated several times now that the new graphics engine effectively removes the code that was causing the CTD. Of course there may yet be other undiscovered issues in the new graphics beta which is why its a beta, and why they have painstakingly been working on it.

It shouldnt be forgotten that the engine will no doubt also require a number of adjustments to other areas of code in the game, like for example the last minute hitch they discovered with roundels etc that they talked about last week. This means they have to tweak other areas of the game before releasing what we perceive as "just" a beta graphics patch.

Please be patient we are all waiting anxiously and it should be worth the wait!