What about HDR on all maps?

[Romano_Cule]

Ok,valve update CS:S with one map with HDR tehnology,but what about all other maps,will they also have HDR in the future or no ?

 

[$kelet0r]

eventually maybe - its a lot of work
3 times the work at least for the texturers alone

 

[Roper]

I would imagine all the new maps will but I cant see them spending loads of time to update all the existing maps. Personally, I'd rather they spent such time creating new maps instead.

 

[Dekstar]

Dust on 5fps? No thanks. I'm not even going to play Nuke because it's just another inferno.

 

[Spectre01]

^ Pfff... HDR barely has any significant effect on your FPS.

 

[Qonfused]

^ Pfff... HDR barely has any significant effect on your FPS.

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ditto

:E

 

[Roper]

^ Pfff... HDR barely has any significant effect on your FPS.

And if it does, just turn it off. Simple solution.

 

[Qonfused]

HDR just isn't worth it for me. Sure I can turn on HDR in Nuke and run at 80-120FPS but it doesn't add much to anything.

 

[Dekstar]

And if it does, just turn it off. Simple solution.

It's not just that. Because we all know how much inferno breaks every server it touches.

Having said that I played Nuke, and it was.... ok. Got good FPS surprisingly. But I never liked the layout of the map to start with so :\

 

[Ren.182]

Nuke isn't littered with props like inferno is. In fact theres hardly any props in this map... looks bare

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

HDR just isn't worth it for me. Sure I can turn on HDR in Nuke and run at 80-120FPS but it doesn't add much to anything.

Not a fan of subtle graphics improvements then? Does it have to be a super-high poly character model or unnecessarily hi-res textures?

 

[Snowden]

IMO HDR rocks. Hence HDR in dust rocks. I say go for HDR in all maps. Italy, cbble, dust and dust2 seem really dull (colours, lighting) now that nuke has come.

 

[Dowie]

It would required a very large download.

They will do it in stages, 1 map a month maybe,

 

[Drackard]

I love HDR Personally, loving the nuke remake even more, cannot wait to see what brand spanking new maps will look like with HDR, no more remakes after Militia i hope, .... well ..... unless its something like ..... I dunno actually, but i really want to see a nice new map that hasn't been done before.

 

[Qonfused]

Not a fan of subtle graphics improvements then? Does it have to be a super-high poly character model or unnecessarily hi-res textures?

For what it does, it's not worth it. It's nice, pretty to look at, and adds some realism.

 

[Ren.182]

I'd like for them to redo all the maps with HDR. Though, i doubt they will.
It can always be turned off if you didn't want it.

 

[Snowden]

For what it does, it's not worth it. It's nice, pretty to look at, and adds some realism.

It adds the most realistic lighting available right now and that's not worth it? Matter of personal opinion as always I suppose. Actually, it would be interesting to know what other improvements you think are gonna come next to source... or that you would like to see come next.

 

[Drackard]

I've always wondered if they would add new weapons, just a small possibility, dunno, nothing stupid like a rocket launcher or grenade launcher ... more along the lines of SHEILD, bring back the SHEILD ;(

 

[Qonfused]

New weapons are probably a no. CSS is already balanced to a point where no gun is under powered or over powered for it's price.

Snowden, I don't know what could come next. Right now, CSS is perfect and I have no idea what they could update other than player models. Maybe new radio sounds (offcial ones) or something of that sort. Along the lines of graphical improvments, I don't know. CSS is already beautiful. It would be nice for them to remake their remakes of the first maps (along with HDR) like Office, Dusts, Chateau, etc. I play the older maps, then play the new maps and they're so different in terms of grahpical beautiful-ness. Office is plain and Tides/Inferno has everything you'd ever want: things flying around when you shoot -- just utter chaos.

 

[GonzoBabbleshit]

For what it does, it's not worth it. It's nice, pretty to look at, and adds some realism.

It's not worth what?

 

[Snowden]

Just watched the CryTek DirectX 10 Gameplay Movie and this may be dreaming, but any of that stuff you see there would be a more than welcome addition to not only CSS, but source in general. Then again those changes are not really that important. I truly can't think of anything that would make as big a difference as HDR does.

Apart that is from Day/Night cycles in maps. Read this if you need convinced: http://blog.johnsto.co.uk/?action=view&id=112

 

[Beerdude26]

I've always wondered if they would add new weapons, just a small possibility, dunno, nothing stupid like a rocket launcher or grenade launcher ... more along the lines of SHEILD, bring back the SHEILD ;(

Yes. The shield was hardcore, and I regret the day that they scrapped it from CS:S D:
But luckily, AWP whores are far less common in CS:S, so it kind of balances itself out.

*keeps on daydreaming about him pwning AWP whores in CS 1.6 with his trusty USP and shield*

 

[Pi Mu Rho]

I remember when the CS:S beta had the shield. Cliffe came onto these very forums and asked the beta users whether it should stay or go. The overwhelming majority said "go", and so it went.

Viva democracy!

 

[Snowden]

I never played original cs, but what did a shield have to do in a game like this? Aren't shields used for riot control?

 

[Qonfused]

Just watched the CryTek DirectX 10 Gameplay Movie and this may be dreaming, but any of that stuff you see there would be a more than welcome addition to not only CSS, but source in general. Then again those changes are not really that important. I truly can't think of anything that would make as big a difference as HDR does.

Apart that is from Day/Night cycles in maps. Read this if you need convinced: http://blog.johnsto.co.uk/?action=view&id=112

Now THAT would be neat.

 

[hungryduck]

HDR doesn't hurt anyone, im interested to see whether leaugues for CS will have it set to off or on if not all the maps have it, not that it really affects gameplay anyway, right?
Haven't played CSS in quite some time....

 

[Snowden]

Now THAT would be neat.

You bet.

 

[Roper]

It's not just that. Because we all know how much inferno breaks every server it touches.

Nope, a decent server can run inferno just fine. I get no performance issues playing inferno.

 

[Roper]

HDR is very nice, though personally I've turned it off as I get some occasional jerking with it on, and I don't see it as amazing enough to have to put up with that. But its a welcome improvement and with the added bonus that you can easily switch it off if you do get performance issues. As for updating all the old maps, I just don't think its worth it as I don't think it adds that much just for Valve to have to spend a year updating all the existing maps, I'd much rather they spent time on new maps and models and stuff.