Age of Conan DirectX 10 content looks stunning - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 28th Aug 2008, 02:45

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08...oks-stunning/1

NVISION 2008: We've had a sneak peek at the final Age of Conan DirectX 10 content and it looks like it's going to be worth the delay.

johnmustrule · 28th Aug 2008, 06:39

Well.. in my imagination it's awesome! and it runs on my computer!

Azmat · 28th Aug 2008, 07:16

Everything about the game makes you want to go and play and love it. Until you're actually there and discover the devs have some incompetent patching priorities.
The DX10 everyone keeps going on about is just one of the promises they failed to deliver on. People paid for a game, on which a box states DX10, and then find out there is no DX10. Instead, it's delayed until August. Now August is over and DX10 is still not here. Oh wait, sounds like a pvp-system this one game is still missing.

osc8r · 28th Aug 2008, 07:42

Graphics aren't the problem - it's EVERYTHING else.

Scirocco · 28th Aug 2008, 08:54

I've been playing AoC and have to agree with the above. Quite sad really as it has some neat bits. Unfortunately, they're not enough. With the release of Warhammer Online very soon, it's going to be quite tough for Age of Conan to recover, even with the promised DX10 support.

Hg · 28th Aug 2008, 08:55

I own AOC, i cancelled my subs due to soo many bugs etc.
I hope oneday i can re-play the game once the bugs have been worked out of the game, AOC is a good game but the bugs make it unplayable, fix them and you may stand a chance, as everyone else said graphics are sweet FA without gameplay

hawky84 · 28th Aug 2008, 09:24

been playing the games since release date and you can't beat a bit of axe to face action

and soon to be in DX10 demolishing glory... even better

Noostroi · 28th Aug 2008, 09:26

When I played it, I didn't particularly notice bugs, more that the tool tips didn't give a clear indication as to how the spells / abilities etc actually worked, and how putting more points into a certain ability would affect its effectiveness.

And it didn't feel particularly "Massive" enough - it felt like a "multiplayer online game" rather than a "massively multiplayer online game", but that's my interpretation of the instancing...

Crunch77 · 28th Aug 2008, 09:32

Contrary to the above posters, I'm having a great time with AoC, and looking forward to the Dx10 content.

bowman · 28th Aug 2008, 13:00

'However, we can reveal that Funcom has created its own custom physics engine using CUDA'

ATI owners, then?

Hg · 28th Aug 2008, 13:07

ATI, doenst have CUDA so thata a no.
AOC is also twimtbp product, so its had help from Nvidia
http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_ageofconan_home.html

roshan · 28th Aug 2008, 13:59

Call of jurez made first directx 10 content.boy it was impressive.But frame rates were bad.I hope this will not be the case of age of cannon.

p3n · 28th Aug 2008, 14:00

pics or ir didn't happen?

biebiep · 28th Aug 2008, 14:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowman

'However, we can reveal that Funcom has created its own custom physics engine using CUDA'

ATI owners, then?

GPU's are all about programmability these days.
ATI could just buy a license from Nvidia and add support for CUDA
Crackers could just "emulate" CUDA on an ATI card (like they did with PhysX)

CUDA has always been the vital thing for me to choose Nvidia though, as it is way easier to implement than ATI's CTM ever was...

MrMonroe · 28th Aug 2008, 15:20

It's really too bad they spent time on DX10 instead of on finishing the game.

frontline · 28th Aug 2008, 15:44

Advanced Physics effects for Nvidia users only? I'll pass on this game then.

Redbeaver · 28th Aug 2008, 16:16

bah... and i just uninstalled the game and cancelled my sub lol

too bad.

the graphic may be amazing, but the stupid instances and constant nerfing of the class, plus the over simplicity of the story and gameplay... put the nails on the coffin on this game.

B3CK · 28th Aug 2008, 16:43

The game is indeed very, very buggy. The worst part is, there is a memory leak that accelerates in porportion to how high your graphics are set. Max graphics, less then 10 mins game time, lowest settings, 1-4 hrs. I will never ever buy funcom again. Three customer service tickets, I get a call a month later.

Jordan Wise · 28th Aug 2008, 17:54

I'm glad that MMOs are starting to push graphical boundaries as the players invest so many hours and money in them (far more than they would in say, Crysis) its only fair for them to have the best visuals possible, hell it might even distract from the boredom of grinding.

stoff3r · 28th Aug 2008, 19:12

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Originally Posted by B3CK

The game is indeed very, very buggy. The worst part is, there is a memory leak that accelerates in porportion to how high your graphics are set. Max graphics, less then 10 mins game time, lowest settings, 1-4 hrs. I will never ever buy funcom again. Three customer service tickets, I get a call a month later.

bugs have been fixed now for the most part. You didn't expect the game to be bug-free at launch did you? I play all levels with maximum settings hours at the time and haven't noticed anything. Too bad dx10 mode probably will kill my 4870 :/

28th Aug 2008, 02:45	#1
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28th Aug 2008, 06:39	#2
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28th Aug 2008, 08:54	#5
Scirocco Boobs, I have them, you lose. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mountains, USA Posts: 1,780	I've been playing AoC and have to agree with the above. Quite sad really as it has some neat bits. Unfortunately, they're not enough. With the release of Warhammer Online very soon, it's going to be quite tough for Age of Conan to recover, even with the promised DX10 support. __________________ If dreams were lightning and thunder was desire, this old house would have burnt down a long time ago... Current rig: ASUS P5Q, C2D E8400, 2x2Gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR21066, eVGA 8800GTS 512, AC Freezer 7 Pro, Corsair HX620w psu, Xonar DX2, Lite-on Sata DVD-RW, WD Velociraptor 300Gb, Samsung 206BW, Saitek Cyborg Keyboard and Logitech G9 mouse Current Project: Aion

28th Aug 2008, 08:55	#6
Hg The game known as life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Stourport, UK Posts: 202	I own AOC, i cancelled my subs due to soo many bugs etc. I hope oneday i can re-play the game once the bugs have been worked out of the game, AOC is a good game but the bugs make it unplayable, fix them and you may stand a chance, as everyone else said graphics are sweet FA without gameplay __________________ LIVE Gamertag: Hg80uk PSN: Hg80uk Showmyfps.com- Whats your FPS? Trident Case mod with custom cooling - Project Log

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28th Aug 2008, 07:16	#3
Azmat What's a Dremel? Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 12	Everything about the game makes you want to go and play and love it. Until you're actually there and discover the devs have some incompetent patching priorities. The DX10 everyone keeps going on about is just one of the promises they failed to deliver on. People paid for a game, on which a box states DX10, and then find out there is no DX10. Instead, it's delayed until August. Now August is over and DX10 is still not here. Oh wait, sounds like a pvp-system this one game is still missing.

28th Aug 2008, 07:42	#4
osc8r What's a Dremel? Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 14	Graphics aren't the problem - it's EVERYTHING else.

28th Aug 2008, 09:26	#8
Noostroi What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North London, UK Posts: 5	When I played it, I didn't particularly notice bugs, more that the tool tips didn't give a clear indication as to how the spells / abilities etc actually worked, and how putting more points into a certain ability would affect its effectiveness. And it didn't feel particularly "Massive" enough - it felt like a "multiplayer online game" rather than a "massively multiplayer online game", but that's my interpretation of the instancing...

28th Aug 2008, 09:32	#9
Crunch77 Minimodder Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 24	Contrary to the above posters, I'm having a great time with AoC, and looking forward to the Dx10 content.

28th Aug 2008, 13:00	#10
bowman Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 249	'However, we can reveal that Funcom has created its own custom physics engine using CUDA' ATI owners, then?

28th Aug 2008, 13:07	#11
Hg The game known as life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Stourport, UK Posts: 202	ATI, doenst have CUDA so thata a no. AOC is also twimtbp product, so its had help from Nvidia http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_ageofconan_home.html __________________ LIVE Gamertag: Hg80uk PSN: Hg80uk Showmyfps.com- Whats your FPS? Trident Case mod with custom cooling - Project Log

28th Aug 2008, 13:59	#12
roshan Modder Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 62	Call of jurez made first directx 10 content.boy it was impressive.But frame rates were bad.I hope this will not be the case of age of cannon.

28th Aug 2008, 14:00	#13
p3n Hypermodder Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 731	pics or ir didn't happen?

28th Aug 2008, 15:20	#15
MrMonroe Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 195	It's really too bad they spent time on DX10 instead of on finishing the game.

28th Aug 2008, 15:44	#16
frontline Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 207	Advanced Physics effects for Nvidia users only? I'll pass on this game then. __________________ Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2ghz \| Asus Crosshair III Formula \| Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler \|4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR3 at 1333mhz \| Sapphire Radeon 5870 \| Crucial M225 128Gb SSD \| Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

28th Aug 2008, 16:16	#17
Redbeaver Hypermodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario, CANADA Posts: 718	bah... and i just uninstalled the game and cancelled my sub lol too bad. the graphic may be amazing, but the stupid instances and constant nerfing of the class, plus the over simplicity of the story and gameplay... put the nails on the coffin on this game. __________________ Monita DFI NF4 Expert - X2 3800+ 2.925Ghz - 2x1Gb OCZ Gold XTC DDR500 - 2x eVGA 7900GT SLI - 2x80Gb Seagate 7200.9 [RAID-0 4k] - Enermax Liberty 500 - Vista Ultimate x86 - Silverstone Kublai [Modded] Keisha DFI BloodIron P35 - Q6600 3.6Ghz - 4x1Gb OCZ Gold XTC2 DDR2-800 - eVGA 8800GTS 640MB - 2x80Gb Seagate 7200.9 [RAID-0 4k] - OCZ GameXstream 700 - Vista Ultimate x86 - Silverstone TJ-06 [Modded] www.pecelayam.com

28th Aug 2008, 16:43	#18
B3CK Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 349	The game is indeed very, very buggy. The worst part is, there is a memory leak that accelerates in porportion to how high your graphics are set. Max graphics, less then 10 mins game time, lowest settings, 1-4 hrs. I will never ever buy funcom again. Three customer service tickets, I get a call a month later. __________________ "God loves stupid people, that is why he made so many of them." My best friend at M$ Tech support.

28th Aug 2008, 17:54	#19
Jordan Wise Baby called to see the boss... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Newcastle Uni Posts: 597	I'm glad that MMOs are starting to push graphical boundaries as the players invest so many hours and money in them (far more than they would in say, Crysis) its only fair for them to have the best visuals possible, hell it might even distract from the boredom of grinding. __________________ Favourite Max Payne quote: "He was trying to buy sand for his hour glass, and I wasn't selling any" Steam ID:jordanwise