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Dre
04-22-2002, 10:45 PM
Ok, take a look at these.. They are screenshots from the upcoming Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind game.. which most of you know by now, I am constantly drooling over!!

Anyways, I thought it was quite cool to see a comparaison of this effect.. the first picture is without pixel shading, the second however is with pixel shading enabled. Pixel shading is only present on Geforce 3, 4 and the custom nvidia chip on the xbox (i.e. a geforce2 can't do this stuff).

Without pixel shading:
http://newspics.rpgdot.com/gallery/Morrowind/Screenshots/nonreflect.jpg

With pixel shading enabled:
http://newspics.rpgdot.com/gallery/Morrowind/Screenshots/reflect.jpg

As you can see, there is a HUGE difference.. the water looks so cool and real!

Anyways, thought I'd share with you all, because before seeing these I didn't really know what pixel-shading was.

Cheers,
Dre

GokuX
04-22-2002, 10:53 PM
That certainly does make a difference in the water. Thanks for the comparitive shots Dre.

khaos2005
04-23-2002, 06:08 AM
Good work man, that's pretty d a m n cool

darianX
04-23-2002, 10:24 AM
Basically, pixel shading is used for water and fur effects, plus it makes trees and grass look real. Pixel shaders ROCK!! Let's see your PS2 do that...

l Maximus l
04-23-2002, 10:29 AM
Nice Dre!!!

Mmmmmmm...Beeeeeer and Pixel Shaaaaaaaaaading....... :p

FlyBoy
04-23-2002, 10:41 AM
Thats tight Dre, thanks for the pics man!:)

Kyle Static
04-23-2002, 11:36 AM
Now that is a great effect. Pixel Shading makes me proud to be and Xboxer :cool: .

Hugh_Jass
04-23-2002, 12:25 PM
Originally posted by Dre
Pixel shading is only present on Geforce 3, 4 and the custom nvidia chip on the xbox (i.e. a geforce2 can't do this stuff).


It is also present in ATI Radeon 8500 cards, BTW.

Dre
04-23-2002, 01:03 PM
Originally posted by Hugh_Jass


It is also present in ATI Radeon 8500 cards, BTW.

I don't really know much about the ATI line. Thanks for enlightening me! :P

Dre

Snoopy7548
04-23-2002, 04:59 PM
da*n thats a big difference, if that game was on the ps2, it would be completely ruined by jaggies:D

LynxFX
04-23-2002, 05:23 PM
If you have a Geforce3 or Geforce4 non MX you should really check out the Wolfman and Chameleon demos. They will make your jaw drop, especially when you realize that the Xbox can do that too. :D

Nice comparison Dre.