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Project CARS General Discussion Thread
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I honestly cant see any difference on my 42" screen between 720p and 1080p sitting 2-3 m in front of it. Even on my Optoma HD131xe with an 2,40m x 1,50m projection I cant tell the difference between 720p and 1080p in movies.
Resolution is really, really overrated, and I wish developers weren't coerced into pushing the maximum number of pixels. It would be nice if consoles upped the graphics settings for low-res output, like you can do with a PC game. I'd opt for that if I had an HDTV. Give me 480p and all the bells and whistles!
Like Sele1981 said, I think more stuff is better than a picture made of slightly smaller squares. Extra clarity can be nice, but it's the quality of the visuals themselves that flip the immersion switch in my brain, and I think gameplay features (like larger grids) should come first.
Like Sele1981 said, I think more stuff is better than a picture made of slightly smaller squares. Extra clarity can be nice, but it's the quality of the visuals themselves that flip the immersion switch in my brain, and I think gameplay features (like larger grids) should come first.
The wheels need drivers to work with PS4, Sony make the PS4 and wheel makers, er, make the wheels. Clearly it's those two that need to work together to get the wheels working, I don't really see what a third party developer could do unless they throw money at a wheel manufacturer and demand they make drivers.
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Im just telling what the guy from Sony said about it when the PS4 launched.
My guess though on how wheel support is going to work going by how Thrustmasters wheels are going to work is, for the wheel to work in the menu on PS4 Sony is going to need drivers and the wheel will need the share and other button. For the wheel to work in game the wheel maker needs to send a driver to the developer.
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- DG Silva
In theory, probably 10 cars behind and 20 ahead. However, if they were all ahead of you, it would show the nearest 30 ahead of you. This is unlikely to be needed as pCARS uses LODs that run up to about 100m away before getting low detail (bear in mind that they size they appear on screen is tiny, so don't worry about that. It's a common trick on console games). iRacing doesn't use LODs, and so has to use dynamic draws to keep it running smoothly.
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Isn't this method call impostoring
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No, impostoring draws the texture as a sprite onto a billboard, so the draw call becomes a 2 dimensional object. Instead, the game calls for lower definition models on the fly, but the objects remain 3 dimensional. This is a better example of how it works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_of_detail#A_discrete_LOD_example
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This is my understanding of Sprite onto a billboard.
And that's why I don't make video games.
And that's why I don't make video games.
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That's not far off, actually. Let's just say you have a 3D model of the item above. Instead of drawing a high polygon model of it in the distance, where it's not needed, the game will draw it as a HPM once every 5 frames, to create a sprite (like Sonic or Mario on the SNES/Genesis), which is then applied to a low polygon model, say 4-10 polygons. It's great if you have an environment that has a ton of objects, but you're not going to get good frame rates, nor high detail of distant objects.
In game development, a billboard is a polygonal model that has transparent parts - for example, rather than trying to make the shape above out of 20-30 polygons to make the shape, you could have 4-6 polygons to make up the whole of it, in a rectangle shape, and use transparencies to see either side of the post.
In game development, a billboard is a polygonal model that has transparent parts - for example, rather than trying to make the shape above out of 20-30 polygons to make the shape, you could have 4-6 polygons to make up the whole of it, in a rectangle shape, and use transparencies to see either side of the post.
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So, whats this RWD P20 LMP2 I've heard about?
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That's an adaptation on the RWD P30 LMP1 that was created by Ryno as part of the community competition to design a car. It's been adapted to fit within the LMP2 category, with a modified front end, rear end, slight bodywork changes, simplified cockpit and powertrain. IIRC, it now has a twin-turbo flat 4. The decision to create it was suggested before the Oreca and Alpine licenses were confirmed, but it's stuck. It's a good looking car too, not quite as aggressive or unique as the P30 though.
Lack of information is worrying.
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I was wondering why its not been on any of the car lists or mentioned
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From the unofficial PCARS Facebook page
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It ain't Sony's responsibility. They haven't blocked out any wheels, and as such, they've done what they could.
It's all on the wheel makers. I'm not sure about the G25/27, but I'd be surprised if the T500 isn't fully compatible.
On the latest SMS news. I love Le Mans, but it's kinda pointless if we don't have GTE cars running about.
