Planetside 3D support?

Magpie · 2012-02-14, 06:51 AM

Anyone fancy getting out some fancy glasses and playing ps2 in 3D? Im sure the TR would love 3D goggles.....

Azren · 2012-02-14, 06:53 AM

Yea, may be neat for PS3.

As for PS2, I don't care for it. 3D is very stressfull for my eyes...

General M · 2012-02-14, 07:45 AM

Why not? As long as it doesn't take too much dev time I think it would be pretty cool.

Erendil · 2012-02-14, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by General M

Why not? As long as it doesn't take too much dev time I think it would be pretty cool.

As long as they give all screen elements correct z-buffer values they shouldn't have to do much if any extra dev work at all. It'd work right out-of-the-box with the drivers that come with the 3d glasses.

That said, I plan on getting a set of 3dVision glasses for PS2.

Oh, and in case you missed it, we've discussed this a little bit already:http://www.planetside-universe.com/f...ad.php?t=38372

Hamma · 2012-02-14, 11:25 AM

ugh 3D is such a gimmick

Kaotc · 2012-02-14, 11:28 AM

id much rather proper multi monitor support than 3d... thats just going to hurt playing for 4hours+ with 3d'ness.... my eyes were killing me at the end of Avatar...

FastAndFree · 2012-02-14, 11:35 AM

Well, there is a solution for that... Don't use the glasses if it causes you discomfort

I'm sure there are people who either use them for prolonged periods without ill effects or just alternate between using them and "resting" their eyes (by staring at a display >_>)

I have never tried playing in 3D so I'm not sure how much it adds to the experience, but I guess if I am ever going to try it, Planetside 2 would be a good choice

Shogun · 2012-02-14, 11:56 AM

someone twitter the ui dev to include working z axis values to all ui stuff, and i think we are set for 3d.

i would so love to try planetside 2 in 3d! only played descent in 3d long time ago, but it was fun! too bad the shutters i bought back then had no future and didnt get supported in any other games.

Knocky · 2012-02-14, 12:07 PM

If they are even considering doing something that so few will even use, I really hope they do so looooooooooooooooong after the initial release. Do not waste a single second on it right now.

When 3d gets to the point that you dont have to wear those dumbass glasses then we can talk.

none · 2012-02-14, 01:23 PM

It is uncomfortable to play in 3D, not to mention harder and it drains your system. Remember your running your FPS twice over.

Xaine · 2012-02-14, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Knocky

If they are even considering doing something that so few will even use, I really hope they do so looooooooooooooooong after the initial release. Do not waste a single second on it right now.

When 3d gets to the point that you dont have to wear those dumbass glasses then we can talk.

Pretty much this.

They have much bigger fish to fry at the moment, like getting the game working. I'd rather they spend all the time on that than spend a second on a gimick that very few people would use.

I wouldn't use it, but i'm not against it. By all means post launch, but i'd just much rather they got the game out.

EZShot · 2012-02-14, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

ugh 3D is such a gimmick

Agreed

Roll on the hologram.

millo · 2012-02-14, 01:35 PM

I've played Planetside with Nvidia 3d Vision on, so i don't think it will be that much time consuming for devs to set up PS2 for 3d... I mean, it works retroactively on 8 year old games, and more or less the only problem i got was that the gun you held was rendered in two spots... Was very hand for driving my Prowler around, or flying my Lib though.

Erendil · 2012-02-15, 05:10 AM

Originally Posted by FastAndFree

Well, there is a solution for that... Don't use the glasses if it causes you discomfort

I'm sure there are people who either use them for prolonged periods without ill effects or just alternate between using them and "resting" their eyes (by staring at a display >_>)

Back in '02-'04 I could play numerous games in stereo (Descent 2, Quake 2, MOHAA, PS1) for hours on end without much eyestrain. It's a good idea to rest your eyes for a few mins when using it every couple of hours tho, just like it's a good idea to rest your eyes after using a PC for extended periods.

Originally Posted by Shogun

someone twitter the ui dev to include working z axis values to all ui stuff, and i think we are set for 3d.

i would so love to try planetside 2 in 3d! only played descent in 3d long time ago, but it was fun! too bad the shutters i bought back then had no future and didnt get supported in any other games.

What model glasses do you have? They might work with Nvidia stereo drivers in Vista/Win7.

Originally Posted by none

It is uncomfortable to play in 3D, not to mention harder and it drains your system. Remember your running your FPS twice over.

It causes exactly as much "drain" on your system as running a game that spans across two monitors. That's how active LCD glasses work, the stereo drivers tell your vid card to draw 2 separate images for each frame (one for each eye), effectively doubling the horizontal resolution (e.g. - 3840x1080 worth of pixels instead of 1920x1080).

Originally Posted by Knocky

If they are even considering doing something that so few will even use, I really hope they do so looooooooooooooooong after the initial release. Do not waste a single second on it right now.

When 3d gets to the point that you dont have to wear those dumbass glasses then we can talk.

My guess is that if they don't develop the UI to be "3D-friendly" from the start it probably won't happen at all since they'd have to make changes/additions to the UI. But AFAIK it shouldn't cause any more development time to do it right from the start. They just have to make the decision to design all in-game elements so they contain a proper z-value. It's not like they're porting it to a different OS or game-engine. All the "extra" work is done by the stereo drivers included with the glasses you buy.

For those of you that are calling 3d glasses a "gimmick," have you actually used a properly configured pair of shutter glasses in a 3D game, or are you just going by what you've seen at a local Best Buy display or iMax theater using cheap, non-powered $5 polarized glasses?

If it's the latter, then please, shaddup!

Seriously, Direct3D games look amazing when properly configured as long as the UI is done correctly. It's not the same thing as watching "3DTV" or iMax movies.

Mastachief · 2012-02-15, 06:22 AM

3D is a gimmick, i do not see as it ads value to a game at all.

It strains my eyes and gives me headaches. If it takes not extra DEV work then let the kids have it otherwise spend the time on making the core of the game i hope last another 10years great at release.