Curious on new Graphical Engine

[Jinko]

Just wanted to point out the following:



I am not saying this is going to happen BUT I am seeing this as a new game purchase, not a patch. Is it possible that we may need to purchase the game again?

They said we wouldn't somewhere amongst all the text.

They also said it would require a lot of downloading so, Im guessing digital distribution, in the form of a massive patch.

[Betelgeuzah]

Just wanted to point out the following:



I am not saying this is going to happen BUT I am seeing this as a new game purchase, not a patch. Is it possible that we may need to purchase the game again?

They need to replace the client. They need to distribute said client to us somehow. Nothing to do with selling the game.

[Vahzl]

Just all sounds very reminiscent of the release of Rise of the Zilart

[Liminality]

Just all sounds very reminiscent of the release of Rise of the Zilart

"Among our new plans is the fundamental reworking of in-game maps. As part of this process, there will be a period required for switching over to a new client and new servers, after which there will be a large transfer of data when service is brought back online. After the new client is completed, new software for the PC version will be distributed online, and can be acquired free of charge. Character data and progress for players already playing the PC version will also be preserved, allowing those players to continue using their in-game avatars."

[nasomi]

In the latest interview, Yoshi said that they're using neither crystal nor luminus in 2.0, so I have no idea what they're using.

[Seirra_Lanzce]

In the latest interview, Yoshi said that they're using neither crystal nor luminus in 2.0, so I have no idea what they're using.

uhmm if i read the Gamer Escape right, is a customize engine that is compatible with Luminous Project.

[Answa]

Gamer Escape: 2.0 is going to be a new client, new servers, new engine. Is this still a form of Crystal Tools? Is this the Luminous engine? What can you tell us about that? Is there going to be support for Direct X 11?

Yoshida: First of all.. the current engine like Crystal Tools or the Luminous project, are made more for console games where they’re able to show the greatest level of graphics in a passive environment whereas an MMO is an active environment where, while you still want it to look beautiful, you also have many many people coming together in the same world. You have something like MW3 where the graphics are beautiful but what would happen if you had like 3 or 400 people on the screen at once. Would the engine be able to handle that? So what we wanted was something that could handle more of an active gameplay that we’re aiming for but also be able to provide beautiful graphics and landscapes. We found that Crystal Tools and Luminous would not be the optimal solution for this so that’s why we’re going to develop our own.

One of the reasons we had some trouble with the original launch of FFXIV was because we went through Crystal Tools and it was an engine that wasn’t really optimized for an MMO and so we’re currently working with technologists that are working on Luminous to make us a custom, optimal engine that will work for FFXIV.

As for DX 11, the first thing the dev team feels we have to do after the release of 2.0 is have a graphics engine that can accommodate the high-end computers and let those players have the highest quality graphics, smooth playability and a lot of different characters on screen- not the 40 we have now but having lots of characters displayed without having performance lag. But we’re also looking at the users with lower end computers as well and being able to create a system where you don’t have to have a high end PC to play. It also means having a system that will also handle the PS3 hardware as well that you have and just because it’s on the PS3 doesn’t mean it’s going to have lower quality. Maintaining quality for all three platforms- for high-end, low-end and PS3 and having an engine that will support this is what we’re aiming for with 2.0 and once that’s completed, and we hope to have that completed for 2.0, the next step will be to get the game ready for DX 11. So it’s in our schedule but we decided to make sure we had those three things covered by 2.0 and pushed back DX 11 for now. It’s not off the table thought and definitely the next thing we do after this.

There, everything is addressed.

[Zumi]

A lot of games just have an option to pick what graphics api you want to use. If you have a card that supports dx11 then you would pick that one. They said they weren't going to support dx11 right away in one of the inverviews but when they do support it probably just an option you can pick for better performance.

[Akira_Tenshi]

They said FF Versus XIII does use Luminos but only for the lighting. If XIV does use it then it could be the first FF game to fully use it.

[Chrees]

They said FF Versus XIII does use Luminos but only for the lighting. If XIV does use it then it could be the first FF game to fully use it.

Look at Answa's post four above yours. They're not using Luminous, but rather working with members of their team to create a custom engine.