Steel Beasts Dynamic Terrain Will Come After New Terrain Engine

[Rinix]

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/7244-its-realits-bekibekibekistan/?page=2#comment-169415
Looks like a new release is coming soon.

We'll have to compromise on that one. For a while, the old map editor will have to do (with a few new features).

At a later point - much later than planned, I'm afraid to say - we'll replace the integrated editor with a standalone program, and to be honest, I'm skeptical that we'll still see it before version 5. BUT: The new terrain engine will come with adequate support, feature-wise, to take advantage of some new capability. The focus is on what you need to convert legacy maps, and to improve them.

All that, however, is something to discuss in June. Before that we'll have another update for you. I'm currently working on the Release Notes.

[Rinix]

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/7244-its-realits-bekibekibekistan/?page=3#comment-169466
Looks like the new release does not have the new terrain engine, and will be performance improvements:

We'll have to wait for the final product. But esim are working on improved efficiency. My laptop was quiete happy...

[Rinix]

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/7244-its-realits-bekibekibekistan/?page=3#comment-169480

3D performance will be better than what you currently have, actually. But loading times and RAM usage will increase a bit, there's no way around that.

[Lusik]

Thanks for the updates Rinix.


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[Asid]

3D performance will be better than what you currently have, actually. But loading times and RAM usage will increase a bit, there's no way around that.

This is common nowadays. Games want more and more HD space and RAM 

[Rinix]

Next version of Steel Beasts will be 4.017 or higher:

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/10539-sb-pro-pe-40-hardware-recommendations/?page=3#comment-169526

A comparison between 4.010 and 4.017(+) would also be appreciated.

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/10539-sb-pro-pe-40-hardware-recommendations/?page=3#comment-169537

You can download it in a few days as the next PE update.

[Asid]

Thanks Rinix 

[Rinix]

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/11302-eta-on-terrain-patch/?page=2#comment-169623

The current beta focuses on performance improvements. The New Terrain beta test will start after the release of the upcoming PE beta test, around or right after the Easter hoilidays.

[Asid]

Good news

Thanks Rinix 

[Rinix]

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/11411-sb-pro-pe-40-hardware-discussion/?page=4#comment-169667
http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/11411-sb-pro-pe-40-hardware-discussion/?page=4#comment-169669
Looks like the next release will be in the first week of April.

To answer your question: Yes, we are.

• We announced even back in August '16 that we'd release an update later that would bring the new terrain engine. Back then we assumed that it would take us half a year. As it turns out, "one year" would have been the more accurate prediction, but these things are inherently difficult to estimate, so I'm rather unapologetic about that.
• We announced with version 4.010 that we'd release an update in the first quarter 2017; looks like we'll be running a week late, but again, it's probably better to give you something that is reasonably well tested rather than blindly adhering to an arbitrary date.
• As per my statements above, this one won't include the new terrain engine. Rather, we saw it as our mission to improve general performance over the 4.0 results, and while the final numbers aren't in yet, overall I think it's safe to say that you will notice cases where the frames will be up substantially; however, these improvements aren't across the board, but if they are mostly in situations where the frames are really bad in 4.010 and before it's probably better than having higher frames where they used to be good already.

I can but point you to the release notes which I will publish in a few days. So many things were addressed, including shadow related ones, I really don't have all that ready in my memory.

[Frankie]

Good things come in increments. Good things come to those who wait. For example, for release 4.09/4.010 we had those nice sparks effects of explosions and depth of field (DOF) in thermal imagers feature which were worth waiting for. Other features that came in the last time were: wider span of control over infantry; towing of vehicles; command and line formations for infantry; engineer infantry; snipers;  vechicle suspension effects; and a ton of other stuff. [ See: ]

The best surprise in gaming life is when you are so busy with work and real life and then suddenly you find out that the next major release of your favorite game is imminent. I love that moment when it's the eve of a next major release and I didn't even know it. It's like that feeling I got years ago at the computer game shop, scanning all those yummy game titles on display. Feeling like a kid in a candy store.

For me personally, I would prefer that eSimGames take its time to fine-tune and tweak the new engine. So that my under-powered laptop can still churn out some decent framerates, and not be overwhelmed by all the number crunching involved. Ah, that would be awesome. When the dynamic terrain engine is finally released, it will be time for a group hug because we waited so long and we were finally rewarded.

[Rinix]

http://www.steelbeasts.com/topic/11112-sb-pro-pe-4010-released/?page=3#comment-169997

More news this Thursday.

That being said, whenever we give out a date, it is ALWAYS under the (occasionally unspoken) premise that our quality control team has the final say about the release. We try to meet self-imposed deadlines, but we refuse to become slaves to them, or to sacrifice our quality standards for an arbitrary date.

[Asid]

Thanks Rinix

[Cupcake]

Please don't be a full installer...
Please don't be a full installer...
Please don't be a full installer...

...Unless it is delayed until the middle of May, then it's all good.

[Don_prince]

Please don't be a full installer...
Please don't be a full installer...
Please don't be a full installer...

...Unless it is delayed until the middle of May, then it's all good.

Please dont be another $45 upgrade...
Please dont be another $45 upgrade...
Please dont be another $45 upgrade...