Texture Streaming Allows For More Detail
To get the best experience from a video game the graphics need to be as clear and detailed as possible, especially when the game involves wide open areas and big maps. Infinity Ward plan to make visual enhancements in Modern Warfare 2 using a new engine which includes a hi-res Texture Streaming functionality.
The enhancements made to the engine allow IW designers the freedom to make much larger environments, while also increasing the amount of detail on the characters, and environments in the vicinity of the player. The pictures below, released at Gamescom, demonstrate how effective the new texture streaming is.
BELOW: View Full Screenshot with Hi-res Texture Streaming (Enabled)
BELOW: Compared to Full Screenshot without Hi-res Texture Streaming (Disabled)
IW – “You can see how the new feature allows to us to further push the amount of detail we can add to our characters, their gear, and especially the environment thanks to the memory allotment improvements it provides. Allowing more space for weather effects, dynamic destructible objects, and other details that are just as crucial to the total immersion of the game.”
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I really hope people realize that these stills aren’t of the same Frame. Don’t be fooled into thinking that they added ALL those extra trees and hills in the first picture just from Streaming. No, it’s just a picture taken about 2 seconds after the first(or vice versa). And especially don’t think that Streaming let them add those extra helicopters in the second set of pictures…they really should point that out…
I mean, there is obviously a difference but not as much as they make it seem. Also, the non streaming one works worse quality than CoD 4…which makes alot of sense…oh wait no my bad.
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IF you read what was said, it explains that Texture Streaming allows LARGER enviroments, which would include being able to put more things in the larger environment as well.
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Yes but in the zoomed in example theres not as many trees because the helicopter is closer to them. Which is also why you can see the extra choppers on the side.
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in the last screenshot the guy is sitting in mid air
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ace Reply:
December 15th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
@fresh prince, no he is sitting on the sie of a little bird like the deltas do in black hawk down
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