Depth of Field Gun

[nexsta]

i loved this depth of field effect on the protal gun in this trailer
why they removed it in the final version? is there any way how u can enable this effect?

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/11882.html

 

[Narvi]

It's a post processing effect in the Source engine which cannot currently be run at playable framerates.

 

[Operational]

I think I'd find it annoying to play with TBH.

 

[AciD]

Its also in DOD:S trailers I think its fun only on trailers.

 

[tehsolace]

Why is it that the graphics and lighting look almost realistic in the trailer but in the game they don't look as real (although still very impressive)?

 

[Narvi]

That's a side effect of the new lighting and shadowing system, as well as phong shading and better textures. Odd, isn't it? It's a lot more understated, so it looks more realistic.

 

[nexsta]

yea the graphics looking so better in this trailer, the lighting is also much better...

 

[Para]

Why is it that the graphics and lighting look almost realistic in the trailer but in the game they don't look as real (although still very impressive)?

DoF + motion blur does that, otherwise the lighting is about the same.

Simply put, just adding new graphical things like normal/parallax maps and real time ambient lighting doesn't make the picture better by default while post processing can take it to a whole new level if done properly.

 

[cjohnson]

some of those prototype levels look fun and the sentry guns don't talk