All in all a nice patch...

[Talon89]

I gained about 2 FPS for lower image quality.

Not much to like about it here, really.

[Buchon]

I think that what this patch is most doing its crush shuttering than increase the FPS.

The CPU optimization of the graphic engine and the new textures managing brings smooth game-play at high and medium altitude, at low altitude there still work to do with grass and trees.

Overall there is a progress to the smooth game-play.

The most annoying issue in this patch is the textures manager failing to show high textures under some circumstances, it needs be improved.

[jibo]

image quality (blurry, blocky) is part of the new rendering process, (mapping, filtering ...)
i'am more worried about the "old bugs" soon we will see if the rework was deep enough.

[Buchon]

Originally Posted by jibo

image quality (blurry, blocky) is part of the new rendering process, (mapping, filtering ...)
i'am more worried about the "old bugs" soon we will see if the rework was deep enough.

More correctly a problem with it :

Originally Posted by BlackSix

• Texture cache failing to draw higher-res textures on close-up objects with lower settings on below-recommended video cards.

This is the reason behind the low quality textures, a issue between the new textures management and the texture cache.

Everything else is conspiracy theories.

[jibo]

mapping includes cache management yeah, but there is more than than just the low res texture problem, sadly the drivers are still not very ok with the DX code and this is not new.

[Feathered_IV]

I've got slightly smoother frame rates for a 10% drop in overall FPS. Landscape looks decidedly like something on Nintendo64 however. It's odd, maybe it's the colour palette or the new blurry look. Can't put my finger on it.

Never mind. Blacksix said they'd have it all fixed up in a couple of days right?

[addman]

Originally Posted by Feathered_IV

I've got slightly smoother frame rates for a 10% drop in overall FPS. Landscape looks decidedly like something on Nintendo64 however. It's odd, maybe it's the colour palette or the new blurry look. Can't put my finger on it.

Never mind. Blacksix said they'd have it all fixed up in a couple of days right?

Yup, that what he said. "Couple of days for this, couple of days for that yadiyadiyadi yakidi-yak!"