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[Kerrash]

Our engine certainly takes advantage of the latest hardware, so don't worry We are experimenting with a range of in-engine Anti-aliasing techniques and will enable them when we are happy with the results.

Glad that you all enjoyed the screenshots!

They are awesome, thank you all for sharing.

I am particularly impressed by the explosion effect. Given that is it lacking the usual z clipping issue seen in sprite based explosions, it does make me wonder what technique you are using?

 

[Michael Brookes]

Micheal mentions 'New Technology Page' in his letter. MMmmmm...... This got me thinking. If you look very closely at those pictures in detail there are a few post-processing techniques missing.

I wonder if Frontier really have got something new here. Maybe a variation of the Point Cloud Data system similar to Unlimited Detail. This is just pure speculation of course

We have a technology page on our company website, these screens have been added to that page.

Michael

 

[Kerrash]

We have a technology page on our company website, these screens have been added to that page.

Michael

"data-driven game rules and information gathering. This facilitates full play through tracking, sophisticated A-B tests, player segmentation and friends’ lists"

Hmmmmm, now THAT I find interesting...

 

[Fromhell]

crap. Think I'll need a new graphics card to make the most of these lovely graphics!

560 GTX Ti ?

I don´t see how that card should not run the game at least on high settings.

Got the standard 570 GTX and it runs most games on high to ultra settings at 30-40 fps

But I´d buy a GTX 780 in 2015, if it´s down to 350€

 

[Slawkenbergius]

Awesome. The Sidewinders are really looking quite stunning, especially from the back. The VFX for the engines are looking great, and I love the way you can see the heatsinks just starting to glow. Also, the lighting on the hatch underneath looks cool.

The only problem is, I'm hungry to see more.

 

[Orbitalai]

Looks great.

Especially the white ship.

 

[Perseus]

Spiffing!

 

[synchromesh]

Wow just got back from a couple of days away to be greeted with this in my email

Back in the 80's we had wireframe GFX....I know it was wireframe and you know it was wireframe....

But im my head it looked just like those pics .....A Dream come true !!

 

[SAB380]

We've seen a cockpit view, a map view ...and now some shots in flight.
Does this mean this game is actually happening and not some collective hallucination?

I withhold my decision on that until I see a complete preview of everything in motion !

 

[danjo]

looks nice.
wireframe is still where its at tho

 

[amigacooke]

looks nice.
wireframe is still where its at tho

Perhaps an explorer, David Attenborough like, will find an un-evolved part of the Milky Way where wireframe graphics still roam free, the systems that time forgot ;-)

 

[Allen Stroud]

He's going to be very unhappy then when he learns that the universe is in fact, beige

Source: QI series 1 episode 2

No, I'll cope. Was just blue/purple (bad monitor) which sent me back to Elite from Frontier.

 

[Shayde]

Wonderful graphics ! I can honestly envisage those explosions being me for the first 100 times I try to dock with a space station

 

[MikeSnos]

Perhaps an explorer, David Attenborough like, will find an un-evolved part of the Milky Way where wireframe graphics still roam free, the systems that time forgot ;-)

Now that idea I like... A lot.... Would be fun

 

[Geraldine]

Perhaps an explorer, David Attenborough like, will find an un-evolved part of the Milky Way where wireframe graphics still roam free, the systems that time forgot ;-)

That reminds me of the Flying Dutchman oxp for Oolite. It would make a great (simple) Easter Egg for ED methinks.

 

[Allen Stroud]

That reminds me of the Flying Dutchman oxp for Oolite. It would make a great (simple) Easter Egg for ED methinks.

Augustus Brenquith, alive and well in his Griffon somewhere in the heavens...

 

[GuruNot]

Nice

Just when I was wondering when we would see some decent in-game footage ... this comes along ... Superb.....

Now what about some moving pictures??? ;-)

 

[Associat0r]

I didn't see this screenshot mentioned anywhere

 

[Orbitalai]

I didn't see this screenshot mentioned anywhere

Another great screenshot. I must admit I was worried that all ships would be dark, as that seem to be the trend these days.

I am going to get myself a nice white one, like on the picture.

 

[Slawkenbergius]

More people on the Escapist comments page lambasting the name I see... Nice find though.

Personally I really hope it gets changed. The public at large really don't like it, and I must admit that I didn't to begin with. A good old re-branding exercise towards the game's launch might not go amiss. Plus it would make the merchandise with the ED logo on a bit of a collector's item.