MalakieUSN Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 I have been playing Skyrim for a while and something kept bothering me but I just could not put my finger on it. With all the nice scenery, graphics, attention to detail and so on I finally realized what was missing while playing a completely different game call Tom Clancy's Endwar. Skyrim for all its dazzle is missing FOOTPRINTS! So much of the land is snow covered yet no matter whether you are walking, on your horse or see other animals you never find or see footprints! And now of course, I cannot seem to get past that while playing.. The 'realism' aspect of what I am looking at is no longer there.. it now just looks fake because little nuances like that are missing.. Another I noticed was smoke from torches or someone's breath in cold regions.. Maybe I am just getting too picky.. but with all the graphics power our systems have today and the fact MANY other games do take the time to add these little things in, perhaps some devs will start to add these things because they add much more to the overall ambiance than you realize at first. Now that all being said, my request is obvious! A mod for footprints, a mod for smokey torches and etc... Any takers?
lecuyeralex Posted January 28, 2012 Posted January 28, 2012 A lot of people are talking about a footprint mod. I think it could be a good idea, but it could take so much performance off. I say we wait for the CK, then we'll probably see stuff like that, which would help the performance too. Anyways, I'm pretty sure someone will make this!
MalakieUSN Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 A lot of people are talking about a footprint mod. I think it could be a good idea, but it could take so much performance off. I say we wait for the CK, then we'll probably see stuff like that, which would help the performance too. Anyways, I'm pretty sure someone will make this! I do not think footprints would add any performance issues at all to be honest... Look at all the other games and sims out there that do that and it really has no impact on the game.. Shadows, Anti-Aliasing.. those are the big ones for performance.. I do hope someone does a footprint mod though... Now I notice it all the time...
JanusForbeare Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 It would definitely be cool, but I don't see how it could be done without the footprints looking terrible. No matter how you slice it, the best anyone could do would be two-dimensional textures overlaid on the snow. Considering how beautifully-crafted the rest of the world is (from a distance, at least - low res textures are still a problem) I think that 2-D footprints would stand out like a sore thumb.
ex06026 Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Anyone remember that amazing snow footstep sound from Outcast (1999.) It was a much richer sound than the one used in Skyrim to represent deep snow cover. Perhaps something to think about complimenting any foot print mods?
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