Y no raytracing?

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• SquishpokePOOPFACE -21,248 posts (ignore below) Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165262Members, Reinforced - Shadow Posts: 1,665 Advanced user

  May 18

  Does it slurp away FPS?

  To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to play Natural Selection 2. The gameplay is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of military strategy and advanced mathematics you won't even win a single game. Theres also the game's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into the game. The maps and artwork draw heavily from Riddley Scott's Alien franchise, for instance. The players understand this stuff, they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depth of the game, to realise that it's not just great, that it also says something about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Natural Selection 2 truly ARE idiots. of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in the Marines' existential catchphrase "how do I get to be so good", which itself is a cryptic reference to the high degree of intelligence required to play the game as intended. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion when spectating a game. What fools... how I pity them. And, yes, by the way, i DO have a Fade tatoo. And no, you cannot see it. it's for the ladies' eyes only, and even then they have to demonstrate that they are within 50 hive skill points of my own (preferable lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid.

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• Nordic Long term camping in Kodiak Join Date: 2012-05-13 Member: 151995Members, NS2 Playtester, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Shadow Posts: 4,771 Advanced user

  May 18

  Aero, I know you know the performance problems this game has. I can't think you are actually serious. How is ray tracing actually worth the opportunity cost over other things this game desperately needs?

  From my perspective UWE has been trying to both with what little resources they have given to the game. They don't have an AAA budget, let alone an indie game budget. They have the budget of a game that has been out 6 years. I want to say, don't half ass two things, whole ass one thing. I just don't think they have the resources to do it. Unlike many of the people on the forums, I guess I am just happy they are at least trying even though I may not like what they end up doing.

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• Mephilles Germany Join Date: 2013-08-07 Member: 186634Members, NS2 Map Tester Posts: 959 Advanced user

  May 18

  Hmm I see the video runs with 25 fps (in game)... I think I'd rather keep my framerate thx

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• aeroripper Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42471NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation Posts: 2,416 mod

  May 19

  Well it'd be optional for those that don't mind the fps hit or have beefy computers. This game could use some graphical engine related updates, maybe something like full HDR would be better.

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• MoFo1 United States Join Date: 2014-07-25 Member: 197612Members Posts: 728 Advanced user

  May 19 edited May 19

  Seems to me like further improvements to the netcode for less "around the corner" deaths would be a far better use of the devs time.
  
  Ray tracing, full HDR... I honestly have to ask what would be the point when the vast majority of people turn all options to their minimum settings for a performance boost?
  
  

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