Age of Conan Upgrading to DirectX 10 Soon
According to a post by director Craig Morrison, Age of Conan is finally just about ready for the DirectX 10 treatment. The fantasy MMO was one of the earliest public supporters of DirectX 10, until the feature was suddenly delayed at the last minute this May.
Morrison had the following to say about the upcoming addition of DirectX 10 support:
“We are now preparing to take the DirectX 10 version of the game from our internal testing servers out to the public test servers, so you can see it for yourselves. The next major game update will include this version of the game and make it available for everyone with the appropriate hardware to enjoy. Since the outset we have been determined that the new DirectX 10 functionality would not just be a ‘gimmick’ addition to the game and would add visual quality to the game, we feel that the version we are preparing now for testing does achieve this and in a way that will find the right balance between visuals and performance. We have also gone to great lengths to try and make virtually all the DirectX 10 features customizable so that you can find the right balance between features for the performance level of your hardware. What we did not want to do was push this version out too early and not see the real added benefits this technology can bring. I am really looking forward to players getting to experience some of the new visual improvements that this new technology allows. It really brings an even further splendor to the game world.”
If Age of Conan’s visuals weren’t quite jaw-dropping enough to keep you from going back to World of Warcraft, then this DirectX 10 update might be worth keeping on your radar. It’ll be especially interesting to see if this graphical overhaul is merely an isolated incident, or if any of the other games vying for your monthly subscription fee elect to update their graphics engines in order to remain visually competitive.
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