Let's say you play Age of Conan, your computer runs on Windows Vista, and you have a fairly new video card (GeForce 8-series and better or the ATI equivalent). Honestly, we're not sure there are really that many of you that touch all those bases, but for those who are: congratulations! You can play games in DirectX 10 mode! Too bad there aren't really that many games that support DirectX 10!
Thankfully, Age of Conan will soon be one of the elite few. It looks like the difference in visual quality will be significant. We make that observation based on a handful of before-and-after screenshots hosted at Ten Ton Hammer. Give them a look to find out what you're in for if you're one of the folks who have the hardware and software to experience it, or what you're missing out on if you're not.
Reader Comments (6)
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 12:22PM wjowski said
Still not worth dealing with Vista.
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 12:34PM smackphat said
http://www.tweakguides.com/VA_1.html - Don't be an ignoramus.
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Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 12:54PM (Unverified) said
Looks great, just sucks that they cant even fix the current bugs. Those bugs will still be there in the DX10 version... Funcom FIX THE F*CKING BUGS!!
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 2:51PM SgtBaker said
All the 3 people who have that combination and still play AoC will be thrilled!
Ok, that was mean - and maybe they've done all sorts of miracle patches - but it was complete and utter rubbish when I played it around release.
Ok, that was mean - and maybe they've done all sorts of miracle patches - but it was complete and utter rubbish when I played it around release.
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 4:05PM Crsh said
Looks great, what are the overall FPS and Funcom-can't-code-nor-test-their-stuff penalties though?
Posted: Aug 23rd 2008 5:32PM (Unverified) said
I'm sure the handful of people still playing will be thrilled they can experience countless bugs and major design flaws but look awesome while doing so.







