Let's Talk : GRAPHICS

[ZohnoReecho]

the game was released on september. as of now we still don't have the dx11 client. that kinda answers why we don't have two clients at launch date.
the min requirements have 32bit CPUs listed, the game is a 32bit application hence it cannot use more than 2GB of memory and so higher resolution textures. to double the current textures resolution means to quadruplicate their size.

when playing, the main process already sits on 1GB of ram.

maybe the dx11 client will be a 64bit application and allow SE to release high res packs.

[samfisher]

the game was released on september. as of now we still don't have the dx11 client. that kinda answers why we don't have two clients at launch date.
the min requirements have 32bit CPUs listed, the game is a 32bit application hence it cannot use more than 2GB of memory and so higher resolution textures. to double the current textures resolution means to quadruplicate their size.

when playing, the main process already sits on 1GB of ram.

maybe the dx11 client will be a 64bit application and allow SE to release high res packs.

32bit software can address 4GB.. why they don't is a different matter. Also texture packs don't sit in system RAM, they sit in VRAM on your GPU...

[Tiraelina]

32bit software can address 4GB.. why they don't is a different matter. Also texture packs don't sit in system RAM, they sit in VRAM on your GPU...

In DX9 they sit in both, one of the big issues with it. DX11 is a lot more than pretty effects, its very significant back-end changes.

[Tiggy]

In DX9 they sit in both, one of the big issues with it. DX11 is a lot more than pretty effects, its very significant back-end changes.

Directx 11 also supports larger texture sizes. Which is one of the most significant things really.