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Post by therevanchist25 on Dec 13, 2022 6:08:31 GMT
You know, everyone loves Idris Elba...but I'm getting kinda tired of movie and TV stars taking over all the video game roles. Actual voice actors are losing out on a lot of roles, and these studios needlessly balloon their budgets by always bringing in this big names that ultimately don't really add to the quality of the product.
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Post by slimgrin727 on Dec 21, 2022 20:41:20 GMT
Good analysis. I didn't catch that crashed cargo ship in the Dog town scene. I'm hoping Dog town, and any other new area that comes with the expansion is big, like Toussaint was for Blood and Wine. Solomon Reed reminds me of a Roche type character a la TW2- an ex govt. agent that you can't fully trust and who is likely ruthless with his methods.
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Post by bmwcrazy on Jan 31, 2023 16:38:32 GMT
DLSS 3.0's frame generation feature actually works great, as long as you have a relative powerful GPU that can produce high enough normal frame rate to begin with. So you need something like an RTX 4080 or 4090. For demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077, I don't think the frame generation will work well with a less powerful GPU like the upcoming 4050 or 4060. By enabling frame generation, you introduce some graphics artifacts and also more input lag. It is a bit noticeable for me, but I'm also capping my framerate only at 140 FPS and my 4090 is already powerful enough to get more than 100 FPS most of the time. Less fake frames generated by motion interpolation means less artifacts and probably less input lag as well. Another downside is that you have to enable hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling which actually decreases the performance in some games. Still, I think it is worth the tradeoff because it makes a big difference in busy areas like the markets where you get the most framerate drops. Now I can actually max out most of the graphics options while getting a steady 140 FPS most of the time. It is an unbelievable experience and I might need to replay the entire game again with it. So I'll keep testing.
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Post by Heimdall on Feb 6, 2023 1:37:52 GMT
Just going to drop this here.
I put together a near three hour deep dive into the lore of Night City
Cyberpunk Lore: Night City Deep Dive (History, Gangs, Neighborhoods)
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Post by saandrig on Mar 27, 2023 7:17:38 GMT
After extensive RT testing, I can say that it's absolutely not a massive difference. It adds a bit of ambiance in certain areas, but even without it the style and feeling is the same.
Or I am just not image sensitive enough to understand the folks that swear it changes the whole game.
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Post by Kappa Neko on Mar 27, 2023 11:34:10 GMT
After extensive RT testing, I can say that it's absolutely not a massive difference. It adds a bit of ambiance in certain areas, but even without it the style and feeling is the same. Or I am just not image sensitive enough to understand the folks that swear it changes the whole game. Funny, I watched a comparison video the other day and I was shocked how amazing RT looks. Was day and night for me! Like next gen kind of a step up. I'm so confused how some people say it makes little difference... So I do need a good RT card then, damn. Those are expensive AF. I'm a total graphics whore, I admit. Having games look as pretty as possible matters to me. Especially in open world games. I'll happily play at 30fps as long as I can max or near max the settings. I also loved hairworks for Witcher 3 even though the GTX 970 was really struggling, lol, but I didn't care. The monster fur was glorious! Ray tracing patched into W3 looks good but I can understand how people say it's not worth the massive fps drop. It really isn't. But shit Cyberpunk?? Yeah not touching that game until I have a card for it. Which might be sometime in summer if I can get a decent deal. First I need to replace everything else though... RDR2 also got RT now and it looks pretty damn great there too. Kinda annoying how older games now all get RT patches, like Odyssey I didn't play all that long ago.
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Post by saandrig on Mar 27, 2023 12:43:39 GMT
Funny, I watched a comparison video the other day and I was shocked how amazing RT looks. Was day and night for me! Like next gen kind of a step up. I'm so confused how some people say it makes little difference... Comparison videos are often cherry picked. They show locations where RT on and off makes a noticeable visual difference. I also found a few such locations where you could easily tell if RT is on or off.
However for the majority of the game you won't notice it. I had plenty of locations where I turned RT on and off several times and they looked identical on all fronts, despite multiple light sources. The developers got really good into "faking" RT in the years when it wasn't available, so you have to really look in order to find where RT makes a difference.
Overall in CP2077 the RT is most obvious in the reflections. But unless it's the few glass heavy areas, you won't really be seeing it. If you are not told which setting is on and play the game on maximum settings for several hours, I am pretty sure you might not figure out if RT was on or off.
I actually forgot to turn RT on once and played without it for hours, enjoying the visuals. Then I went to turn them off for a certain location to see how things will change and was surprised to see it was off the whole time. Spoiler alert - there was no difference in that location with RT on.
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Post by Kappa Neko on Mar 27, 2023 16:03:29 GMT
Comparison videos are often cherry picked. They show locations where RT on and off makes a noticeable visual difference. I also found a few such locations where you could easily tell if RT is on or off. Oh for sure. I watched another video that had more scenes where the difference isn't that obvious. The thing with better graphics, you get used to it. It's true. Like 4K TVs. They just become the new normal and you forget that the screen was blurrier before. In my memory all TV screens were the same sharpness, lol. So that wow factor goes away quickly. You get used to visual downgrades too quickly. It goes both ways. And in the end nobody enjoys a movie or game more because it looks better. Unless it's a super old modded game, then I DO enjoy it more looking A LOT better. I wouldn't play New Vegas unmodded. That's the kind of outdated and ugly I wouldn't enjoy. But yeah, ray tracing is nice to have but an expensive fps killing luxury. Still, if I can have better graphics I'll take it. At this point PC gaming is so expensive though it's ridiculous. And if I wasn't big into modding Bethesda games, I'd just buy a console and be done with it. It's really the only sane choice when midrange GPUs are suddenly 800€. What the actual fuck?! My first GPU was a GTX 970 for 350€. The 1070 was already 500 (got 200 for the 970, so an 300€ upgrade), which at the time was kinda horrifying. Then I bought a 1080Ti used from a friend for like 650. That's already more than I ever wanted to spend but at least that card was beast and since I don't play a lot of AAA games (and some on PS4) I've been able to still play most games fairly maxed out and get 30fps. Not going to be the case anymore though.
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Post by Pounce de León on Mar 28, 2023 12:24:59 GMT
RT doesnt change any gameplay. The only thing that it really can do better is lighting in buildings. Through windows and that. Can be more immersive but is that really worth the investment when the gameplay is just the same?
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Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Mar 30, 2023 19:09:38 GMT
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Post by UutIVvdPw7END0Ef on Apr 11, 2023 11:22:26 GMT
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Post by saandrig on Apr 11, 2023 16:22:06 GMT
Running RT Overdrive with over 100 average FPS at 1440p, DLSS Quality and Frame Generation. Glorious PC Master Race!
You can pull nice 60+ FPS even on a 4070Ti by the looks of it. Just need to adjust DLSS.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Apr 12, 2023 0:27:21 GMT
Was hoping they’d have at least some goodies for the 99.9% of their player base that this update doesn’t apply to, but guess not.
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Post by bmwcrazy on Apr 12, 2023 1:25:53 GMT
Running RT Overdrive with over 100 average FPS at 1440p, DLSS Quality and Frame Generation. Glorious PC Master Race! You can pull nice 60+ FPS even on a 4070Ti by the looks of it. Just need to adjust DLSS. RTX 4090 owners rejoice! I'm still debating whether or not to use Path Tracing (RT Overdrive). I bought my 4090 mainly to use Frame Generation to eliminate framerate drops in busy areas like the markets. The reflections look amazing with Path Tracing enabled but I think I still prefer higher framerate. I need to do a new playthrough to test it more.
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Post by saandrig on Apr 12, 2023 6:08:17 GMT
RTX 4090 owners rejoice! I'm still debating whether or not to use Path Tracing (RT Overdrive). I bought my 4090 mainly to use Frame Generation to eliminate framerate drops in busy areas like the markets. The reflections look amazing with Path Tracing enabled but I think I still prefer higher framerate. I need to do a new playthrough to test it more. Biggest difference is at night. The lights and shadows make the city look so much grittier. Downside - some scenes are not made with PT in mind and the lighting feels off. It's a tech demo after all.
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Post by bmwcrazy on Apr 12, 2023 15:13:44 GMT
Biggest difference is at night. The lights and shadows make the city look so much grittier. Downside - some scenes are not made with PT in mind and the lighting feels off. It's a tech demo after all. Yeah, I know. I mostly play this game at night between 10 PM and 2 AM when it is the darkest. Another great thing about night time is that there are less pedestrians and you get a slight performance boost.
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Post by shaqfu on Apr 13, 2023 16:17:12 GMT
Tested out overdrive myself. I think its a mixed bag. Some areas look really nice and others just look like they get covered in bloom. Also it seems to blur the textures really bad when compared to regular or no ray tracing. As well as cause some glitches here and there.
Prob stick to psycho ray tracing for now and maybe wait for a few patches for them to tweak some things
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Post by bmwcrazy on Apr 14, 2023 2:07:19 GMT
Tested out overdrive myself. I think its a mixed bag. Some areas look really nice and others just look like they get covered in bloom. Also it seems to blur the textures really bad when compared to regular or no ray tracing. As well as cause some glitches here and there. Prob stick to psycho ray tracing for now and maybe wait for a few patches for them to tweak some things Some areas look brighter because a lot of the light sources like the neon lights are brighter. On the other hand, some places are darker like the nightclubs. Path-tracing definitely makes the game look a lot more realistic, but I think I prefer the Ray-Tracing on Psycho mode as well. Path-Tracing is just simply too taxing on the hardware. The 4090 can push the game above 100 FPS most of the time with Frame Generation, but I just can't tolerate the input lag because the based framerate is too low. I'll stick with Psycho Ray-Tracing with Frame Generation as well and only use Path-Tracing for Photo Mode.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Apr 14, 2023 2:44:47 GMT
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Post by bmwcrazy on Apr 14, 2023 6:00:54 GMT
*sits in the corner with my console performance mode* Haha. Don't mind us. I built this PC specifically for Cyberpunk 2077 because I knew I needed some heavy hardware to get the best experience. I didn't even bother getting the game for my PS4 Pro. Now that I have a PS5, I'll continue to use it mainly for Sony exclusives.
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