I wonder how it was done back in 2002 for Doom3 with OpenGL. Doom3 looks great, a huge contrast for ex. to X-Plane which is struggling as well to get flicker free shadows.
--- On Fri, 6/8/12, Geoff McLane <ubu...@geoffair.info> wrote: > From: Geoff McLane <ubu...@geoffair.info> > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] The next FlightGear release (summer 2012) > To: "FlightGear developers discussions" > <flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Friday, June 8, 2012, 12:00 PM > Hi, > > FWIIW I would opt for version 2.8 > > Concerning Rembrandt, it does not work on either > of my 2 ATI cards - Radeon HD 2600 XT, running Ubuntu > 64-bit, and Windows Vista 32-bit, and a Radeon HD 7700 > series, in Windows 7 64-bit. I think I have tried all > the options mentioned here... > > On the 2600 I usually see the corner buffer images, > but no shadows. On the 7700 even no corner images, > and after a certain time the card driver FAILS! I get > a black screen, but thankfully it auto-recovers ;=() > > Oh, and I get about a 50%+ drop in frame rate... and > at low viewing angles get flashing lime green over > the foreground... > > So yes, for sure mention Rembrandt, but clearly mark it > as in development ;=)) > > Is there a list anywhere of cards/drivers it DOES > work on? If not too expensive maybe I would buy > and try one ;=)) I seem to remember someone mentioning > such a listing... > > On converting a/c, as I think someone mentioned why > or how can this be done if the results can not be > seen on his system! Sort of chicken and egg story... > > And for the 2.8 release, assume the MULTIPLE warnings > will be 'removed', or suppressed, namely - > > Failed to create beacon for unknown runway 'KONT 26L OM' > and about 28 more like this... > > Image "C:/FG/fgdata/Textures/Water/waves-ver10-nm.dds" > uses compressed textures which cannot be supported on some > systems. > Please decompress this texture for improved portability. > and about 6 more like this... > > We should not need to air this dirty washing on a release > product ;=))! > > Regards, > Geoff. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's > security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can > respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the > latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
