Mark Abdey Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 ......... in the last decade... This is a new indie game available via Steam called 'The Vanishing of Nathan Carter', which is a 'first person mystery adventure, with supernatural elements'... and I think it is the most stunning game I've seen, at least in its portrayal of the natural environment, which is painterly but highly detailed, and deeply atmospheric. Just wandering around is quite an experience... though you get a few jumps thrown in. I hope John and staff don't mind me posting these? as its way OT to FS... even if this is a 'lounge' section. Some images from the opening location... naturally, it looks way better in uncompressed, fluid motion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Thanks for posting these Mark , hopefully someday our P3D will be this crisp . Cheers Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I think so: such examples are to be followed and surpassed! Really such a thing presented here requires skilled artists and inventive developers! The world of sceneries for fs follows this line ... That's how it goes ... Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 The world of sceneries for fs follows this line ... This is certainly evident with the Orbx development team, some of the team push for highly detailed environments within the smaller airfield packages... the nature of the bigger picture, that is the FS platform, means constrains are imposed. A game like the above has a tight world and little going on outside of the scenery... which helps. Its still amazing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Stunning graphics, thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 Just a few more from this stunning looking title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hi Mark, that looks stunning, thanks for sharing this information. I guess that my link to the WDS (White Digital Simulations) website wasn't appreciated by the moderators. Well, may I offer my apologies for doing this delict? I didn't think about this too much. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 AARRGGHH! Bought it. It happened again, last time it was Skyrim pics. I'm a sucker for great graphics! LOL Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 AARRGGHH! Bought it. It happened again, last time it was Skyrim pics. I'm a sucker for great graphics! LOL Sue Ha-ha... sorry Sue I'm sure you will get some pleasure out of it, even if it is just admiring the wonderful graphics. I'm a sucker for them too ... BTW... you have to explore every inch of the environment for clues, as I'm sure you have found out... its worth it too just to examine all that detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Hamilton Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Screenshots are gorgeous, but what is the premise of this game? What exactly are you looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's a mystery. There's this "hungry old thing" haunting the valley. Sort of a ghost story mystery. You are a psychic investigator. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsapair Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I'd have to have the grandkids show me how to play it. My PC build came with a game called Tribes. The Demo was nice. 'Bout as far as I got. Do they have PacMan in 3D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Jsapair, try Skyrim from Steam, not quite the graphics above, but extremely good,and the programming is stunning.. a very realistic environment..Teecee. PS: there are demos of both these games available .. just do a search.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 You have my sympathy Sue, I ended up buying Oblivion and Skyrim I think I am going to end with this one as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 I think I am going to end with this one as well Sorry If I'm making you spend your hard earned penny's... luckily its quite cheap I thought I would revisit my Skyrim install, which was not working very well, and stripped it of all mods and enb, and then started building it with some new mods and updated enb. Looking quite tasty I think and the scope of this game still amazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Amazing graphics. Thanks for sharing again. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 No problem Mark your Skyrim set up is looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLonger Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Looks GREAT but why do games like that always (so it seems) focus on 'supernatural', 'occult' and 'blood'... Such a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthendrix Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Those graphics look better than Skyrim ( Level 45 breton warrior/mage BTW) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Looks GREAT but why do games like that always (so it seems) focus on 'supernatural', 'occult' and 'blood'... Such a shame. This is about graphics, not violence/occult/blood in games please... but, there are plenty of titles that do not involve such things (though there are less of them) such as other simulator titles, racing games, and indie titles that attempt different mechanics. There are also many stealth games, that allow you to avoid ALL confrontation if you wish to play that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 "Looks GREAT but why do games like that always (so it seems) focus on 'supernatural', 'occult' and 'blood'... Such a shame." It's called Fantasy J, gives us a break from the bleakness of reality, a chance to use our imagination, a bit like FSX and Prepar3d really. Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 I have just tried running The Vanishing via DSR [ http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/85724-dsr-for-kepler-now-working/ ] at a res of 3360 x 2100 and it is still as smooth as butter, which is quite a feat for my PC... this is at maximum settings, apart from AA which is at 2x... at this internal res 2x is all you need*. Click to get the full size... *but remember, this res is being downsampled to the native monitor resolution to give amazing IQ and the smoothing layer [like adjustable FXAA] is not taken in screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_66 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 That's how I would like to see graphics in any FS. Spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akmatov Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I've always been resistant to the graphics fetish, but I've been assimilated as some of the work now are so awesome. Pre FS2004/FSX it was hard for me to suspend belief and emerse myself. FSX now with all the great developments, ie Orbx scenery and F1 avionics and lots of great addon aircraft, is just great. Also worth checking out is the work being done in the WW1 aviation genre at Over Flanders Field, great work there. There is so much imaginative and incredible work being done beyond the big studios building on basic commercial releases to immensely increase their quality. Really a very interesting development in several ways. Oh, and speaking of Skyrim, I recently modded-up the much older Morrowind and it looks great. Interesting times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzoil3 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I have both Morrowind, and Oblivion modded up. Still play them both. Using the "Nexus Mod Manager" LOL Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 I have both Morrowind, and Oblivion modded up. Still play them both. Using the "Nexus Mod Manager" Those games both looked amazing in their day... less so now, even modded to the hilt, but they do have a unique beauty. A taste of things to come... a few screen grabs I made from the Unreal Engine4 realtime demos, which you can download and fiddle with here http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2369/unreal-engine-4-five-tech-demos/mirrors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Those games both looked amazing in their day... less so now, even modded to the hilt, but they do have a unique beauty. A taste of things to come... a few screen grabs I made from the Unreal Engine4 realtime demos, which you can download and fiddle with here http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2369/unreal-engine-4-five-tech-demos/mirrors Congrats to your post 2000, Mark (though an unusual flight screenshot )... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Congrats to your post 2000... Ha!.. thank you Gerold. That had passed me by. I know, it should have been an FS screen really, oh well, too late now... We all need to look at other things now and again... it stops us becoming jaded with our true love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Ha!.. thank you Gerold. That had passed me by. I know, it should have been an FS screen really, oh well, too late now... We all need to look at other things now and again... it stops us becoming jaded with our true love Seems you got to head for # 2222 for a adequate anniversary post....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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