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BenM
07-Feb-2002, 06:07
Does anyone have a list of games besides Aquanox that actually uses pixel shaders?


P.S.
FIRST POST IN GAMES! :wink:
mat
07-Feb-2002, 07:53
I've read that Dronez supports PS. (dont know if its already out)
Dave Baumann
07-Feb-2002, 09:27
Commanche 4 supports them somewhat, as does Ballistics (which looks a little shite IMO). Look at the ATI presentation, there was a number listed in there.
Reverend
07-Feb-2002, 11:22
First off, all games that you can buy right now that utilizes pix/vert shading really don't impress me that much. That said, you can visit NVIDIA's page (http://www.nvidia.com/content/optimizedgames/index.asp) for a list of such games. Not sure how current the page is though.

Oh, and I think Serious Sam The Second Encounter also utilizes pix and vert shading for skeletal animation. Not absolutely sure if this is the case and whether if this applies to both OGL and D3D (the game supports both APIs). Let me get this confirmed...
mat
07-Feb-2002, 17:56
its really strange that a game like Settlers 4 is in this list... isnt this just a 2D game?
Reverend
08-Feb-2002, 01:48
Well, NVIDIA has always been a bit, er, dodgy about their list of "T&L games".

As for SSam 2nd Encounter, I just found out that it doesn't use any pix or vert shading. Croteam *have* implemented it in their engine for skeletal animation but apparently it is so complex they are not sure if it will make it to shaders.
Brimstone
08-Feb-2002, 08:15
New World Order according to ATI will support Pixel and Vertex shaders along with Truform.