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Were about to update our graphical Dagor Engine to version 6.5. Today we would like to talk about new capabilities of surface rendering in the War Thunder game environment. In one of the previous updates of the Dagor graphics engine, we transferred the War Thunder graphics physically based rendering. We talked in detail about the principles of material differentiation and their physical parameters that the Dagor Engine deals with when rendering surfaces, as well as the principles for calculating the reflectivity of various surfaces within a complex physical model.
Despite the complexity of the global illumination and light reflection models, rendering allows certain assumptions. In reality, natural soil surfaces feature a very heterogeneous ability to reflect and scatter light. Such surfaces are very textured, so direct light, repeatedly reflected from the edges of soil particles, continuously refracted and creating a myriad of microshadows, is actually absorbed by them. On more reflective land surfaces - such as snow, sand, rocks, and gravel - light reflects and scatters in the same way, but in this case, a significant part of the direct light is reflected onto surrounding objects. Previously, the surfaces of the War Thunder game environment had the following properties: albedo, roughness, micro normality, metallicity and a translucency. The translucency parameter was responsible for the partial absorption of direct sunlight in order to harmonize the parameters of materials for dynamic global illumination in real time, and achieve realistic looking scenarios in shading, reflection and the scattering of light. The ability to reflect light for all dielectrics was considered constant at 4%, like most dielectrics in the real world. But to more accurately materialize surface properties, it is desirable to have such parameters as reflectance (the ability of the surface to reflect, rather than scatter light), and visibility - the percentage of visible light, taking into account the surrounding microsurface, apart from the models geometry.
The Dagor Engine 6.0 allowed us to introduce these parameters into the calculation model, but the details of the environment textures themselves were not in the game, both for technical reasons (clients size), and because of the fact that many environmental textures were made on previous versions of the Dagor Engine . As a result of this assumption, we were not able to reliably materialize the details of the textures from various surfaces. In addition, artifacts caused by the effect of the translucency map were sometimes observed - for example, an unnatural appearance of grass-covered hills when viewed against the sun.
In the Dagor Engine version 6.5 we have moved to completely reliable reflections from the texture elements of various surfaces, and also introduce microshadows. These algorithms perfectly complement the displacement mapping technology that is used to create War Thunder locations. At the same time, we have updated the ambient occlusion for all types of surfaces in the game, due to which the appearance of the ground and objects of the game environment in locations has been noticeably improved.
Each of the locations elements - from the smallest pebble to a huge rock - now reliably reflects light with the edges of its textured surface and creates realistic shadows. These micro reflections and micro shadows interact in the global illumination system and make War Thunder locations even more authentic. Together with the actual land surfaces and objects of the environment, the appearance of puddles, clods of dirt, traces of tracks on the ground, sand and snow have also been improved. From the upcoming Developers Diaries you will know more cool stuff about new graphical features and options in the improved Dagor Engine 6.5. Stay tuned, be the first to know the news! If you want to check interactive comparison before/after, please check article on our website.

[ 2022-03-09 18:16:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

War Thunder

Gaijin Entertainment Developer

Gaijin Entertainment Publisher

2013-08-15 Release

Simulation MMO Singleplayer Coop Tags

Game News Posts: 2526

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support

Mostly Positive (576540 reviews)

http://warthunder.com/

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Keyboard & mouse: 1

Gamepad support: 1

Seated: 1

Public Linux Depots:

War Thunder Linux [48.49 M]
War Thunder Content [32.31 G]
War Thunder - Ground Forces High-res Texture Pack (1945840) Depot [29.53 G]
War Thunder - Air Forces High-res Texture Pack (1945841) Depot [19.32 G]
War Thunder - Environment High-res Texture Pack (1945930) Depot [5.42 G]

Available DLCs:

War Thunder - Plagis' Spitfire LF Mk. IX
War Thunder - T29 Pack
War Thunder - Guards T-34 Pack
War Thunder - Ray Wetmore`s P-51D-10 Pack
War Thunder - Black Prince Pack
War Thunder - T-34-85E, 1945 Pack
War Thunder - M18 Black Cat Pack
War Thunder - Sergei Dolgushin's La-7 Pack
War Thunder - US Starter Pack
War Thunder - USSR Beginner's Pack
War Thunder - German Beginner's Pack
War Thunder - Huey Hog Pack
War Thunder - Haida Pack
War Thunder - British Beginner's Pack
War Thunder - Japanese Beginner's Pack
War Thunder - XM-1 General Motors Pack
War Thunder - Apache Pack
War Thunder - Leopard Pack
War Thunder - T-55AM-1 Pack
War Thunder - USA Pacific Campaign
War Thunder - Japanese Pacific Campaign
War Thunder - Italian Starter Pack
War Thunder - Japanese Starter Pack
War Thunder - British Starter Pack
War Thunder - USA Pacific Campaign (YP-38)
War Thunder - French Starter Pack
War Thunder - Black Friday Pack
War Thunder - T-72AV (TURMS-T) Pack
War Thunder - Black Shark Pack
War Thunder - German Fiat G.91 R/4 Pack
War Thunder - Reaper Pack
War Thunder - Rooikat 105 pack
War Thunder - Swedish Starter Pack
War Thunder - F-5C Pack
War Thunder - Su-7BMK Pack
War Thunder - MiG-21 SPS-K Pack

War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform MMO combat game for Windows, Linux, Mac and PlayStation®4 dedicated to military vehicles used in and around World War II and the Korean War. In War Thunder, you can take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea, fighting with real players from all over the world in a continuously developing environment.

War Thunder already offers a highly detailed experience in military aviation and ground forces combat, giving players access to a Guinness World Record breaking number of aircraft, as well as an abundance of tanks and other combat vehicles - and the number is constantly rising.

You can feel the unmatched intensity of aerial dogfights in a fighter, the decisive power of commanding a heavy strategic bomber or the heat of battle in a ground attacker, delivering precision strikes against your enemies. Alternatively, you can join the spearhead of armoured vehicles, fighting for dominance over the battlefield on the ground: Man a heavy tank with impressive armour and firepower, use the maneuverability of a medium or light tank to your advantage, or support your team by screening the skies with your anti aircraft vehicle - the choice is yours!

In the future, the game will also allow players to ‘set sail’ by commanding a variety of warships in the fight over the control of the world’s oceans, giving the game a truly epic scale.

Master your vehicles through both upgrades and personal experience in an environment that is constantly expanding and rewarding the personal skill of the player. Organise your efforts in one of the countless player squadrons and become an ace pilot or tanker - or both! Our thriving and welcoming community of millions of players is also actively participating in the game’s ongoing development, offering custom content through War Thunder Live, such as skins, missions and even vehicles.

War Thunder has something for everyone. Play cooperative games with your friends on Windows PC, Linux, Mac or PlayStation 4 against AI, or squad up for a PvP battle in a difficulty setting matching your play style, ranging from Arcade to Simulator using Mouse and Keyboard, Gamepad or Joystick.

Features include:

An entire arsenal at your command - Over 500 highly detailed aircraft, tanks, and other combat vehicles crafted carefully from historical documents and surviving sources.
Right into the heat of battle - Intense PvP experiences in full-scale combat missions on various difficulty settings for all play styles and degrees of experience.
A single bullet can make a difference - A realistic damage system for aircraft and ground vehicles involving individual component durability instead of an overall health bar.
The true free to play experience - Download and play the game for free as much and as long as you like it. Support the ongoing development entirely at your own leisure.
Crossing the platform border - Seamless cross-platform gameplay between Windows PC, Linux, Mac and PlayStation®4 (more to come) with tens of thousands of players from all over the globe online at the same time.
Play together with your friends - Rich PvE content including historical and dynamic campaigns, solo missions, a mission editor and much more for single-player and cooperative gameplay.
Challenge the best of the best - Ever expanding tournament and clan battle systems, including ELO-based ranked matches as well as professionally organized events involving hundreds of players.
Theatrical beauty - Astonishing graphics, authentic sound effects and beautiful music creating an atmosphere to fully immerse yourself in.
Take matters in your own hands - Create custom content for War Thunder and share it on War Thunder Live, with the prospect of earning real money through the Revenue Share Partner System!
But wait, there is more! - Ever expanding and evolving environment, offering new and exciting content and features with every regular major update.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHzMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 40 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i7Memory: 16 GB RAM
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 95 GB available space

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