News: Community Night November 2011 Recording! - Page 8

**Roy Eltham** · 2011-11-22, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Elude

Though I think I heard the engine uses deferred rendering and lighting so that should make a world of difference for dynamic lights, but isn't that a directx 11 exclusive feature?

Would be awesome if Higby could reply to this!

Deferred rendering/lighting is not a D3D11 exclusive feature. Not sure where that comes from?

ForgeLight is D3D9 SM3 based and uses deferred rendering.

SurgeonX · 2011-11-23, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by SurgeonX

Interesting that you've come from a UX background Higby.
Do you use any form of user centred design activities or processes for PS2 then?

Originally Posted by Higby

Of course, especially for the UI.

Glad to hear it.
Once you guys release the UI, I'd love to see the process you've been through, from concepts/wireframes/prototypes to having it in game.

Hyncharas · 2011-11-28, 11:53 AM

Not to downplay the number of listeners present during the last podcast, but I think the reason most people don't actually know about PSU is because none of the apparel has "Visit us at http://www.planetside-universe.com"...

Would the staff consider adjusting that for future purchases (including all those who want it again with the website address)?!

basti · 2011-11-29, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Crator

Interesting. I would think that if this were the case then Higby would be gone already... <shrug>

Well, Artist/coder/Guy xyz is not higby. Higby is after all the creative director, and im pretty sure he had some long talks with Marketing already about what he can give out, and what not.
I assume the little AGN live feed we got wasnt planned, but no harm done = all is well. It is also unlikley that you fire or punish the Creative director of your most important project just because he makes the community happy.

**Higby** · 2011-11-29, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by basti

im pretty sure he had some long talks with Marketing already about what he can give out, and what not.

i do what i want!

Goku · 2011-11-29, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by Higby

i do what i want!

Marketing strikes again.

**Roy Eltham** · 2011-11-29, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Higby

i do what i want!

Yes, he does.

Luckily for me, so do I.

Crator · 2011-11-29, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Higby

i do what i want!

You maverick you! <3

Elude · 2011-11-29, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by Roy Eltham

Deferred rendering/lighting is not a D3D11 exclusive feature. Not sure where that comes from?

ForgeLight is D3D9 SM3 based and uses deferred rendering.

Well technically nothing is exclusive to anything, but many game engines will only exclusively allow some features to be turned on with a specific directx version because it's unbearable to run on anything less than.

**Higby** · 2011-11-29, 07:36 PM

Originally Posted by Roy Eltham

Yes, he does.

Luckily for me, so do I.

Roy is lucky he does what I want. Muhaha!

Mr. Eltham is one of our technical architects on Forgelight, be nice yall.

FIREk · 2011-11-29, 07:37 PM

I don't care if the devs' behavior is their own or Marketing's. They seem to be having a helluva time interacting with us, regardless.

And, to be completely honest, showing us stuff doesn't really generate a lot of new user attention. Marketing has probably got better things to do than figure out how to milk all 500 (?) of PSU's active users. :P

I will remember "You wanna see something cool? I can show you guys something cool" and "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" for a long while.

FIREk · 2011-11-29, 07:41 PM

Oh, and while we're on the subject (?!), any chance of a frontal shot of the Prowler? I'm itchin' to see what my fellow TR will be using to plow through VS and NC scum.

Captain1nsaneo · 2011-11-29, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by Higby

Roy is lucky he does what I want. Muhaha!

Mr. Eltham is one of our technical architects on Forgelight, be nice yall.

Can we get the man some colored text?

basti · 2011-11-30, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by Higby

i do what i want!

Raymac · 2011-11-30, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by Captain1nsaneo

Can we get the man some colored text?

Yeah, we need to get Mr. Eltham some color up in this. I mean if he is doing alot of the technical work then he's got to feel alot of pressure to make sure the game plays as good as it looks or else he'll have a bunch of maniacs with pitchforks and torches burning effegies of him outside his front door. That's quite a bit of stress for a man's shoulders.