Something I found pretty interesting about KZ2

Yes I know.... I know..... " not another KZ2 topic " but I found something quite interesting about what one of the developers said about this game, apparently it's using Ray-Tracing,something which I thought no computer or console game would ever be able to use this gen or maybe even next gen.

Here is the link to the source.... http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34201.html

What's Ray-Tracing?Willy105

It's a different method of graphics rendering. What we use in game today is called "Rasterising", which relies on the GPU. Ray tracing relies heavily on the power of the CPU, and can render photorealistic lighting.

BTW, I didn't watch the video, I have 56k.

To TC: Are they using entirely Ray Tracing? What did the dev said exactly? please.

BTW, I didn't watch the video, I have 56k.

To TC: Are they using entirely Ray Tracing? What did the dev said exactly? please.

vash47

He just said that the game is using Ray-Tracing,he didn't go into details about it.

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BTW, I didn't watch the video, I have 56k.

To TC: Are they using entirely Ray Tracing? What did the dev said exactly? please.

sakura_Ex

He just said that the game is using Ray-Tracing,he didn't get into details about it.

It's good to see that developers are finally starting to use it.

the sunlight glare coming from the window looks pretty cool.

Guerilla are really pushing this game to the limit..

i hope we get to play as a Helghast cuz i really like their glowing goggles :D

I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.MetroidPrimePwn

Please...your doubting a developer? A person who actually works on the game?

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.dream431ca

Please...your doubting a developer? A person who actually works on the game?

Well, I don't know. He might have actually meant that, maybe the PS3 has somehow managed to pull off a lighting technique that we're not supposed to see in consumer electronics for 5 years, but I'm just saying that this may just be a mis-term thing.

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[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.MetroidPrimePwn

Please...your doubting a developer? A person who actually works on the game?

Well, I don't know. He might have actually meant that, maybe the PS3 has somehow managed to pull off a lighting technique that we're not supposed to see in consumer electronics for 5 years, but I'm just saying that this may just be a mis-term thing.

Well, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue had ray tracing in it. Not very much ray tracing (just in the garage), but it did have it. So I wouldn't doubt that the developers of KZ2 managed to get ray tracing to work.

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[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.MetroidPrimePwn

Please...your doubting a developer? A person who actually works on the game?

Well, I don't know. He might have actually meant that, maybe the PS3 has somehow managed to pull off a lighting technique that we're not supposed to see in consumer electronics for 5 years, but I'm just saying that this may just be a mis-term thing.

[QUOTE="dream431ca"]

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.MetroidPrimePwn

Please...your doubting a developer? A person who actually works on the game?

Well, I don't know. He might have actually meant that, maybe the PS3 has somehow managed to pull off a lighting technique that we're not supposed to see in consumer electronics for 5 years, but I'm just saying that this may just be a mis-term thing.

I think it makes perfect sense, since the highlight of the PS3 is the Cell, and its GPU isn't as powerful, why not take full advantage of the powerful processor.

What's Ray-Tracing?Willy105

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"][QUOTE="dream431ca"]

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.dream431ca

Please...your doubting a developer? A person who actually works on the game?

Well, I don't know. He might have actually meant that, maybe the PS3 has somehow managed to pull off a lighting technique that we're not supposed to see in consumer electronics for 5 years, but I'm just saying that this may just be a mis-term thing.

Well, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue had ray tracing in it. Not very much ray tracing (just in the garage), but it did have it. So I wouldn't doubt that the developers of KZ2 managed to get ray tracing to work.

Well, the trick is getting ray-tracing to work in real-time, at the same time was with moving objects, physics, Ai, etc. I'm fairly certain that that's not something that we're going to be seeing, and if it is, it's not going to be to the sort of detail as in ray-traced art displays, but I'm not the sort who would know. I might be wrong on that.

I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.MetroidPrimePwn

maybe.. but its definitely not full on ray-tracing to the whole scene, but maybe a mixture of different kind of lighting technique's where one of them is ray-tracing..

What's Ray-Tracing?Willy105

Some very complicated lighting mumbo-jumbo.

I'm not exactly sure what all of that is supposed to mean, but it sure sounds awesome.

Well, I don't know.

MetroidPrimePwn

no, bu they probably do. still doesn't mean anything yet.. depends how well it works and what they do with it. but since the GPU on the PS3 is basicly crap, it's almost a MUST.

who cares lol KZ2 is gonna be garbagelol. if you want a real FPS get a PC and play BF2.PSBox3SixWi

no, pc is just good for run and gun.. that's ancient... it's dying.. and rightfully so.

[QUOTE="PSBox3SixWi"]who cares lol KZ2 is gonna be garbagelol. if you want a real FPS get a PC and play BF2.Always-Honest

no, pc is just good for run and gun.. that's ancient... it's dying.. and rightfully so.

run and gun? tatical was born and raised on the PC as well. pretty much all the FPS subgenres.

I don't think he actually means ray-tracing, I'm fairly certain he just got that term confused with Volumetric lighting.MetroidPrimePwn

hmm so you need to tell your boss at GG that one of your co-workers gave mis-information