elliottj85 Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Does anyone know how the sea looks in Skyrim? Will it be the usual (Oblivion/Fallout) style, flat, slightly rippled water or will it be fully animated with waves etc? I really want an arctic stormy ocean crashing into rocks with proper waves. Asking too much I think. Anyone seen any screenshots of the coast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimembrain Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Does anyone know how the sea looks in Skyrim? Will it be the usual (Oblivion/Fallout) style, flat, slightly rippled water or will it be fully animated with waves etc? I really want an arctic stormy ocean crashing into rocks with proper waves. Asking too much I think. Anyone seen any screenshots of the coast? Yes .. only one.. http://cdn.ripten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/NorthernCoastAuroraPanorama01.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TehGorgy Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I think a lot of the coast is going to be like that screenshot, covered in ice so they can get away with not having huge epic crashing waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilllamas Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Makes me sad:(I'v seen the kind's of waves that should be on those coastlines- I live near the north sea, and I can assure you... it's no millpond! Bethesda have created different types of water etc for different areas (pictures of some geothermal pools somewhere, the water is clear and blue, not like the murky river water) but that's just a shader- I don't know if it animates any differently... It can't be too hard to make animated waves, cry engine 2 does it wonderfully (water isn't interactive though, boring 2d sprite for ripples etc from character) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliottj85 Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 Thanks for the photo, the ice is better than an oblivion like mill pond but I would have loved to have seen 'big seas'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachcuden Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 (edited) Is there any chance of a mod that adds raging waves and what not that will push you around? Edited October 30, 2011 by Zachcuden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilllamas Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Well they have got a current in the rivers apparently... so I reckon it wouldn't be to difficult with a bit of coding (probably 1 line or less!) to make the movement... 3d waves would be much harder though, the current ripples are just a shader- making the water move in 3d would have harder- although it runs of havok... but I reckon that's wishfull thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachcuden Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Hmm I see. Well this game doesn't use PhysX right? That would've helped for nvidia users I think. I always liked games with water that had true physics. Although I know it is a very hard and straining thing to implement it would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodinfested Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I don't think Tessellation is in but that would really help. Nividia has a tessellation water test demo that looks absolutely insane blows away any game water ever made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimembrain Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Skyrim doesn't use any DX11 features and will not have crysis2 quality water :P .. sorry .. it will look more or less like the water in F3 from what Ive seen in all the demos .. There are new river effects and they are using some interesting tricks in making waterfalls and streams (like what was demoed in the caves) .. they are just using an alpha texture and some shiny normal maps animated along the floor .. a trick Ive used myself a few times and looks great .. but its not going to effect the ocean at all .. that will likely be the same as previous games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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