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Do STO need a Engine Update?

mjtwelvemjtwelve Member Posts: 10 Arc User
in Star Trek Online General Discussion
Just waiting the game engine be updated since 2012, its dated as hell come on guys.

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  • theraven2378theraven2378 Member Posts: 5,985 Arc User
    not without rebuilding the game
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    • bloodyrizbloodyriz Member Posts: 1,756 Arc User
      I think this is covered in the FCT about Star Trek Online 2.​​
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    • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,342 Arc User
      edited June 2018
      mjtwelve wrote: »
      Just waiting the game engine be updated since 2012, its dated as hell come on guys.

      This game's engine has been updated numerous times since 2012. The last major update was Lighting 2.0, plus a whole host of Texture updates in 2016, and if I'm not mistaken a few tweaks this month or so with the inclusion of TXAA.

      The game, with the current engine, ensures it can be played on the widest possible combination of older hardware as possible. A game does not need photo-realistic graphics to be considered a good game. A game can 'look' amazing but be a complete 'dog'.
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      hasn't TXAA been available for at least 3-4 years now? that's way older than 'this month'​​
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    • leemwatsonleemwatson Member Posts: 5,342 Arc User
      shadowfang240 wrote: »
      hasn't TXAA been available for at least 3-4 years now? that's way older than 'this month'​​

      Dunno, saw it in the patch-notes last month, but never seen it in my graphics options.
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    • talonxvtalonxv Member Posts: 4,257 Arc User
      Guys to use a new engine, you'd have to rebuild the entire game from scratch. May as well have STO2.
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    • seaofsorrowsseaofsorrows Member Posts: 10,918 Arc User
      Considering how old this game is.. it looks pretty damn good.
      azrael605 wrote: »
      The game engine got major upgrades before the console launch.

      This is true, if you don't believe it then youtube some game play of STO from a few years ago and compare it to today.

      The games visuals have improved by leaps and bounds over the course of it's life cycle. I have to think that at this point we're near the absolute edge of what this engine can do.. but honestly, I think it looks pretty good. The ground animations are wonky, but the space stuff looks great on max details.
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    • gradiigradii Member Posts: 2,824 Arc User
      The biggest problem with the cryptic engine is not that it's dated but that its made of horrible spaghetti code which ensures 90% of the game remains broken at all times.
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    • admrenlarreckadmrenlarreck Member Posts: 2,041 Arc User
      This is a FCT. in before lock
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    • darkbladejkdarkbladejk Member Posts: 3,714 Community Moderator
      this is already starting to go south and divulge into FCT territory. /closed
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