Quote Originally Posted by Pseudopsia View Post
OMG OMG OMG! I found some very nice real time rendered grass.

UNIGINE unveiled their newest valley benchmark on the 14th. You can download it and watch some amazing grass. Also I tried the 3D features so it was even more amazing. I almost got stung by a bee!!!
http://unigine.com/products/valley/

I got to say that that engine didn't look anymore impressive than Skyrim's with all the mod enhancements for Grass and vegetation! But when the wind and rain kicked up and I saw actual animated water textures ripple down the rocks I was sold!

Plus, there are very few engines that can go from high in the sky helicopter ride view to taking you right down to actually standing on the ground without a single hiccup or noticeable LoD changes as you zoom in! Most impressive!

Skyrim couldn't do that, it had to load scenes that only rendered part of the landscape at varying details.

But to bring this full circle, I don't expect this kind of Grass detail in FFXIV.
However they can do.
  • Rustling in the wind
  • Collision detection as player walks through it.
  • Ripple effect from spells.
  • For extra Polish: HD textures for the last 5-10ft around the character. To show flower petals, leaf veins, and irregularities in the grass.

Just a small tip, we don't need the grass so freaking dense that you can't see treasure chests on the ground or Gridania's Marmot's can't be seen :P