Calm down

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by Volksieg

The graphics engine is being reworked, true. It is the engine, ie the programming hidden beneath all the gloss, that is being reworked not the actual textures etc. The developers could post any footage from the many teasers and trailers from years back (With any stutters edited out) and we would be none the wiser.

Think of it like replacing the engine in a car..... the car will still look exactly the same but the performance will be greatly increased.

The car engine/car appearance analogy is a good one. I'm hoping the improved performance will enable heavier cloud formations to be used, especially in online play, without the current massive hit in frame rates. It would certainly add to the realism and immersion, plus radically change the dynamics of gameplay for the better, IMHO.