CryEngine releases [3.8.1 on 2015-06-20]

[L. Scofield]

Many new features:

• Lighting on Transparent Objects
• SSDO Color Bleeding
• Improved LOD System
• Improved Temporal Anti-Aliasing
• Clip Volumes
• Character Tool
• Audio Translation Layer
• A new sample level and assets

http://docs.cryengine.com/display/SDKDOC1/EaaS+3.7.0

 

[L. Scofield]

CryEngine 3.8.1 has been released. Finally some next-gen features:

• Linux Support
• New OpenGL Renderer
• Oculus VR support
  
• Voxel based volumetric fog (can receive light and shadows)
• Voxel Cone Tracing GI

http://docs.cryengine.com/display/SDKDOC1/EaaS+3.8.1

 

[L. Scofield]

Now with hot-linked images because why not:

VOLUMETRIC FOG LIGHTING

Before (sunlight only):

Before (all lights):

SSDO SPECULAR OCCLUSION

VOXEL BASED GI

 

[milk]

Many cool features in, but I can't help but find funny how whenever they improve their SSAO algo, they show a comparison of a scene using it vs. one with not AO at all... Of course it looks better, but how about comparing it with the earlier/cheaper AO? Much more usefull, and I'm sure they know it.

 

[Ethatron]

Which SSAO?

 

[Alexko]

Which SSAO?

Whichever SSAO was in the previous version of the engine, for example.

 

[Ethatron]

Whichever SSAO was in the previous version of the engine, for example.

Not sure if I get it. They compare old SSDO vs. new SSDO. And they show for GI what exactly is calculated by the GI system (shadows, secondary bounces etc.). Where is the SSAO missing?

 

[Alexko]

Not sure if I get it. They compare old SSDO vs. new SSDO. And they show for GI what exactly is calculated by the GI system (shadows, secondary bounces etc.). Where is the SSAO missing?

I thought they were comparing the new SSDO with no occlusion at all. The old SSDO didn't seem to do very much.

 

[milk]

I used SSAO as a blanket term for all Screen Sapace algos that aproximate Ambient Occlusion, so SSDO would be included.

 

[Ethatron]

I thought they were comparing the new SSDO with no occlusion at all. The old SSDO didn't seem to do very much.

Hm, I went by the text only, now I'm not sure anymore.