Re: N4 visuals

It looks real nice, but if you notice, the shadow of the fence falls onto the track in a non-directional way... I have to imagine it's mapped on... Simon Brown <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ceGS4.2556$[email hidden]... > For anyone doubting that Nascar 4 will look amazing take a look at the > latest shot on www.papy.com > >

For anyone doubting that Nascar 4 will look amazing take a look at the latest shot on www.papy.com

Can anybody find out which videocard is used in these screenshots??? Thanks, Sal V. "Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:qGGS4.2650$[email hidden]... > I think real-time ray traced shadows are still a few years away yet, forany > game. The shadows in N4 create a nice effect which is all that's needed. > >

I think real-time ray traced shadows are still a few years away yet, for any game. The shadows in N4 create a nice effect which is all that's needed.

The effect accomplished with the stencil buffer to generate realtime shadows is good enough. I do believe if you use an accumulation buffer, you can generate soft shadows. But as stated before or somewhere else, N4 isn't finished yet, and so are the shadows. If you have Quake 3 Arena, you can see what stencil buffer shadows can do (with the right settings enabled). An item, for example, which casts a shadow and is close to a wall will cast a shadow on the floor which in turn bends against the wall. Fire a rocket near it and watch the position of the shadow change. Better yet, go to NVIDIA's developer section. There are a few demos on stencil buffered shadows. GM Sal V. ([email hidden]) wrote: : Can anybody find out which videocard is used in these screenshots??? : Thanks, : Sal V. : "Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message : news:qGGS4.2650$[email hidden]... : > I think real-time ray traced shadows are still a few years away yet, for : any : > game. The shadows in N4 create a nice effect which is all that's needed. : > : >

Eric Busch has already stated that the shadows aren't completed yet (something to do with the position of the sun not being set yet I think). Don't panic - yet... :-) In article <KzGS4.185638$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> It looks real nice, but if you notice, the shadow of the fence falls onto > the track in a non-directional way... I have to imagine it's mapped on... > > Simon Brown <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ceGS4.2556$[email hidden]... > > For anyone doubting that Nascar 4 will look amazing take a look at the > > latest shot on www.papy.com

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if you watch the n4 video closely you can see the shadow flickering around the cars improperly especially the footage from above. Even if it was messed id love it. Im sure it will be fixed by the time we get it. John Simmons wrote in message ...

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>Eric Busch has already stated that the shadows aren't completed yet >(something to do with the position of the sun not being set yet I think). > >Don't panic - yet... :-) > >In article <KzGS4.185638$[email hidden]>, >[email hidden] says... >> It looks real nice, but if you notice, the shadow of the fence falls onto >> the track in a non-directional way... I have to imagine it's mapped on... >> >> Simon Brown <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:ceGS4.2556$[email hidden]... >> > For anyone doubting that Nascar 4 will look amazing take a look at the >> > latest shot on www.papy.com > >-- >========================================================= >Redneck Techno-Biker (Zerex12) > http://www.members.home.net/jms1/index.html >Barbarian Diecast Collector (420+ cars and counting) > http://members.home.net/jsimm/diecast_index.html >DeMONS Scheduler for N3 and NL > http://www.paddedwall.org/demons > >If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown >above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. >=========================================================

John Simmons wrote: > > Eric Busch has already stated that the shadows aren't completed yet > (something to do with the position of the sun not being set yet I think). > > Don't panic - yet... :-) But I want to panic, can I ? Please ? Pretty Please ? :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

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> John Simmons wrote: > > > > Eric Busch has already stated that the shadows aren't completed yet > > (something to do with the position of the sun not being set yet I think). > > > > Don't panic - yet... :-) > > But I want to panic, can I ? > > Please ? > > Pretty Please ? > > :-)

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> > Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes: > > > John Simmons wrote: > > > > > > Eric Busch has already stated that the shadows aren't completed yet > > > (something to do with the position of the sun not being set yet I think). > > > > > > Don't panic - yet... :-) > > > > But I want to panic, can I ? > > > > Please ? > > > > Pretty Please ? > > > > :-) > > BURMA!

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> "Olav K. Malmin" wrote: > > > > Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> writes: > > > > > John Simmons wrote: > > > > > > > > Eric Busch has already stated that the shadows aren't completed yet > > > > (something to do with the position of the sun not being set yet I think). > > > > > > > > Don't panic - yet... :-) > > > > > > But I want to panic, can I ? > > > > > > Please ? > > > > > > Pretty Please ? > > > > > > :-) > > > > BURMA! > > WOOOOOOSH > > Ok, er....what ? >

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