Does F4 support bump mapping and dynamic lighting?

[Cricket]

If not i do ya know if if they're going to be supported in sp3? Thats the only way im going to be able to create lomac type water.

Tory,

[ccc]

my guess: no in sp3.

[codec]

No - not supported - will have to wait for FV.

Julian.

[ccc]

hey Julian, hardly hear you respond to question like this..you HINT that feature is in the making?

[codec]

No - no hints - but it really needs help from DX8 and stuff, and as SP2/3 is DX7 its much harder. You can probably do bump mapping in DX7, but as we all know, a better general engine would be first on the shopping list.

Julian.

[Cricket]

And i take it a new engine would require an .exe edit? Man, Fv's a long time comin, I hope you guys take your sweet time with sp3 With coders like yourself, artists, techies who know about flight dynamics, radar, etc. SP 3 or 4 or 5 could be simply amazing. Not that its bad now, imho, some new graphics would be sweet though. Flying over some lomac (bryce style) water textures would be sweet!

[Chris Partridge]

Hi All,

First of all...nice site here! I very much doubt we'll see a new gfx engine until V comes out. F:OIR will feature a much improved version of the current gfx engine in SP3...but not something totally new.