Special Shaders + Realtime GI
Added 2023-10-19 00:53:34 +0000 UTCHi!
Here's a quick technical update.
I have spent the last few days on implementing all the necessary building, blending and "special" shaders to Godot that need unique solutions compared to traditional UV-mapping.
I have now all the main shaders ready for building the RtV maps and some of these are even much better (visuals / optimization) than they were in Unity.
On top of this, I added support for one of the "next gen" lighting features which is realtime global illumination (GI). This lighting feature will provide indirect lighting, better shading and more accurate reflections.
Global illumination will be optional / experimental feature, since there's a performance hit, but it should be totally playable (+100fps) for most modern systems even with this lighting option.
You can test the global illumination in the next test build, it will be the first time that GI is added to RtV since in Unity I never implement that (I didn't like Unity's approach).
- Antti (Developer)
Comments
It's great to have a high-profile game like RtV demonstrate what Godot 4 is capable of when a skilled dev digs in and pushes it. I have been generally very impressed with the graphical possibilities opened up with Godot 4. Lots of power there!
Ronnie Ashlock
2023-10-19 18:12:55 +0000 UTCRealtime GI is so nice!
Kavan Wright
2023-10-19 18:07:47 +0000 UTCbeatiful
3DPhil
2023-10-19 12:49:43 +0000 UTCSuch a good news =)
Shamnolya
2023-10-19 05:57:59 +0000 UTCNice, very excited bout the GI and in general the new lighting/shadows, can't wait for the next test build!
TastyMilk
2023-10-19 05:37:21 +0000 UTC
