Shadows of Nightside ~ Blog

Well, here we are again… Another week, another post. Due to the mediocre responses to last weeks apparently lukewarm topic, let’s take a look at a topic that is hopefully a little more vibrant and animated (but hopefully not flashy).

Graphics! The visual representation your computer creates of the make-believe world inside of its processors.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, most serious gamers like myself consider the graphics card on an equal basis with some of the core tech specs on our computers, for me it is as important as processor speed, ram and FSB. We all know a bigger, better card will produce smoother, faster, and higher res gaming experiences. These days, as the hardware is ever improving, the minimum specs on programs continues to rise. This can often lead a gamer to frustration, and more often then not, the purchase of an upgrade to the old graphics card. (A pestilence upon those pesky developers forcing us to upgrade!)

We have a little bit if a different take on it here at FPG. We want Shadows of Nightside to be as scalable as we can possibly make it.

For those that want a high res gaming environment and have the hardware to pull it off, SoN will deliver. For those that don’t have the latest technology and don’t want to spend the money for new hardware, the engine will be able to scale back the nonessential elements to make things a bit easier on your machine and speed up gameplay. For those of you still gaming on your Commadores… Well, just keep doing your thing, but you may want to consider donating it to a museum.

I’m sure you are all wondering what the hard numbers are going to be, and unfortunately at this point I can’t say, as the engine is still in development. Do, however, post up any graphics related questions, and I will get good friend Fish over here to answer any my lack of tech-ability won’t let me

As a parting thought let’s have a little survey: What graphics card do you currently use? Post it up!

Live long and prosper,
-S

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