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Re: Doom 3 has "ADVANCED" lighting???

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From: francium
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 04:30
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What you (the original poster) are requesting is a feature called
radiosity... something which is currently only available in pre-rendered
movies. Your display card and CPU are way too slow for that.

Even if id has included it, are you willing to play Doom 3 in 0.001 fps with
a GF6800 Ultra@SLI?

http://www.gamedev.net/reference/programming/features/rtradiosity/

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"francium" <francium_at_softhome@dot.net> wrote in message
news:cfc3mm$g78$1@news.hgc.com.hk...
> The current gaming hardware and API can't do that, period.
>
> You can't blame id for that
>
> -- 
>  You know, if C:\> was an emoticon, it could be seen as an arab with a
> turban and beard.
>
> "BitchingHamster" <BitchingHamster@zeroping.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns953DA2070CA4BBlueHampster@204.127.199.17...
> >
> > Where is the 'Turn on the real goddamn lighting physics' option so I can
> > see where the fuck I am?  In my universe, light bounces and scatters off
> > surfaces, so that three inches behind a light source isn't TOTALLY
FUCKING
> > PITCH BLACK.  Why did the lame ass developers at ID copy the lame ass
> > lighting from Splinter Cell?  At least Splinter Cell has unique
gameplay,
> > but in the real world LIGHT DOESN'T WORK THIS WAY.  Don't believe me?
Why
> > don't you and one of your geek friends, if you have a friend, go into a
> > warehouse at night with some of the lights on, stand in the light and
have
> > one of your friends stand 10 or 20 feet away in the shadows.  If you are
> > living in my universe and aren't Stevie Wonder you will not fail to see
> > him.  Then do me a favor and send a fucking photo of this to the id
geeks
> > so they can fix their goddamn game.  (and yes I'm pissed that I payed 50
> > bucks for this crap)
>
>
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From: "francium" <francium_at_softhome@dot.net>
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Subject: Re: Doom 3 has "ADVANCED" lighting???
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:30:20 +0800
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