So at point can a PC run AH with 8192 shadows and new sliders on?
No wait, lemme guess, 2 more weeks.
If it will make you happy I can take out the 8192 from the option, then you can run on full settings.
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Did it ever occur to you that the options could be run 2048 with smooth shadow, or higher res with out smooth shadow?
This idea that you can run some games at full, and not AH is a very very strange view point, similar to it goes all the way to 11. Per your view point I could simply pull out options , then you could run full and be happy.
The requirements and choices made by AH vs other games is drastically different. Please tell me what other game has has a vis range of 18 miles and a playing area with out reloading of 262144 square miles that plays from both a ground point of view and an air point of view and supports a 1000 people in 1 virtual arena.
Other games make other choice and make these choice based on the games criteria, just as any design there are always trade offs.
Can AH do some things better, of course it can, just like almost any product besides coke.
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I also have never been happy with the performance and look of the smooth shadow, it is just 1 of many things I am not satisfied with that we will get to when the item rates it.
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