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Add volumetric lighting ("God Rays") to ALL solar systems
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Night Epoch
Perkone
Caldari State
#1 - 2011-10-31 16:15:33 UTC

The volumetric lighting seen in Incursion systems is quite nice, and adds to immersion. The tech works well and doesn't seem to affect performance on capable machines.

CCP, can you add the ***OPTION*** to turn Volumetric lighting on for ALL systems in the game?


Incursion systems will still be distinct and unique, given the green tint and altered soundscape of those systems.

But why should stars only cast shadows in Incursion systems? Doesn't make sense.


This, combined with the new Nebulae in the winter expansion, would *seriously* deepen the feeling of immersion in the game (IMO).

The tech is already in the engine, so adding god rays to all systems should be trivial from a technical standpoint.

I stress that the volumetric lighting should be an OPTION that can be toggled - some people don't like god rays, that's fine.

+1 if agreed.
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Doomheim
#2 - 2011-10-31 16:22:24 UTC
+100000
Renan Ruivo
Forcas armadas
Brave Collective
#3 - 2011-10-31 16:37:19 UTC
I think that this is what Guard was talking about when he said something about shadows a few days back.

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i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY
sHaKeDoWn..
#4 - 2011-10-31 16:46:00 UTC
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.
Night Epoch
Perkone
Caldari State
#5 - 2011-10-31 17:14:10 UTC
Renan Ruivo wrote:
I think that this is what Guard was talking about when he said something about shadows a few days back.


Was this a comment in a forum thread or something? got a link?
Petrus Blackshell
Rifterlings
#6 - 2011-10-31 17:18:54 UTC
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.


+1

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Krios Ahzek
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#7 - 2011-10-31 17:21:52 UTC
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.


Is it that unrealistic? 7 years of blowing stuff up in space has to create dust and microdebris.

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Bobbith
No Fish
#8 - 2011-10-31 17:26:21 UTC
Krios Ahzek wrote:
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.


Is it that unrealistic? 7 years of blowing stuff up in space has to create dust and microdebris.


It would be sweet if, when you fly into a dust cloud or debree field, the effect would be more pronounced.

Having them only in incursion systems was always a little odd imo
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY
sHaKeDoWn..
#9 - 2011-10-31 17:30:45 UTC
Krios Ahzek wrote:
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.


Is it that unrealistic? 7 years of blowing stuff up in space has to create dust and microdebris.

Its matter of scale, millions of years of blowing stuff up wouldnt create enough dust in the vastness of space.
You do get places that dust, ice and allsorts of things coalesce naturally, but as percentage of space its quite small.
Night Epoch
Perkone
Caldari State
#10 - 2011-10-31 17:31:07 UTC
A few weeks prior to the Incursion launch, the god ray tech was implemented for ALL solar systems on SiSi (IIRC)

looked really nice - and it's clearly proof that the change should be SUPER easy to implement. "Depth effects" are even already a toggle option in video settings.
Krios Ahzek
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2011-10-31 17:37:21 UTC
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
Krios Ahzek wrote:
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.


Is it that unrealistic? 7 years of blowing stuff up in space has to create dust and microdebris.

Its matter of scale, millions of years of blowing stuff up wouldnt create enough dust in the vastness of space.
You do get places that dust, ice and allsorts of things coalesce naturally, but as percentage of space its quite small.



Allright, so just add it in the grids around stargates and stations?

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Oberine Noriepa
#12 - 2011-10-31 17:40:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Oberine Noriepa
I'm all for this, as I've shown in this thread.

First relevant post.
Second relevant post.

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i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY
sHaKeDoWn..
#13 - 2011-10-31 17:43:04 UTC
Krios Ahzek wrote:
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
Krios Ahzek wrote:
i5L4NDOF5T4BiLiTY wrote:
+1
Was gonna moan about how unrealistic its is to have god rays in space but meh.
EVE can do with as much extra eye candy as possible.


Is it that unrealistic? 7 years of blowing stuff up in space has to create dust and microdebris.

Its matter of scale, millions of years of blowing stuff up wouldnt create enough dust in the vastness of space.
You do get places that dust, ice and allsorts of things coalesce naturally, but as percentage of space its quite small.



Allright, so just add it in the grids around stargates and stations?

Well if it wasnt just turned on everywhere which I think would be easiest LOL
Asteriod fields. ice belts and gas clouds would be the logical places for it and perhaps round certain planets and moons.
Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#14 - 2011-10-31 17:48:36 UTC
God Rays are only viable for systems under Amarr Empire sovereignty.

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InVictus Kell
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#15 - 2011-10-31 18:11:10 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:
God Rays are only viable for systems under Amarr Empire sovereignty.


Then can we Gallente get "Heathen Rays" ?

Perhaps "Corporate Rays" for Caldari?

Minmitar don't get rays until they stop being poor.
Handsome Hussein
#16 - 2011-10-31 18:13:00 UTC
InVictus Kell wrote:
Then can we Gallente get "Heathen Rays" ?

"Hedonist Rays".

InVictus Kell wrote:
Minmitar don't get rays until they stop being poor.

Good luck with that one, they can't even clean the rust off their ships.

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Nova Fox
Novafox Shipyards
#17 - 2011-10-31 18:14:31 UTC
+1 Eye Candy.

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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#18 - 2011-10-31 18:18:28 UTC  |  Edited by: Abrazzar
InVictus Kell wrote:
Abrazzar wrote:
God Rays are only viable for systems under Amarr Empire sovereignty.


Then can we Gallente get "Heathen Rays" ?

Perhaps "Corporate Rays" for Caldari?

Minmitar don't get rays until they stop being poor.

Gallente get stardust projected advertisements. Think of a 3 AU wide Quafe logo.
Caldari are too tidy for any of those shenanigans.
Minmatar get random smog clouds, toxic currents and rust storms.

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