Support NeoGAF

[Shtef]

Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.09

ELDEN RING Notice of Update Distribution – Version 1.09: New feature Ray Tracing, PvP-exclusive and General balance adjustments, Ashes of War adjustments and Bug Fixes.

en.bandainamcoent.eu

Ray tracing is in will check later how it looks.

 

[Ocean Dweller]

barely any noticeable difference and major frame hits. people have been complaining

 

[Thief1987]

barely any noticeable difference and major frame hits. people have been complaining

As expected. If you want to see some tech incompetence fromsoftware will never disappoint.

 

[T4keD0wN]

They add ray tracing and dont even bother adding DLSS or FSR?

 

[GymWolf]

What type of rtx? Shadows? Reflections? Lights?

 

[RoboFu]

What type of rtx? Shadows? Reflections? Lights?

Slowdown

 

[The Cockatrice]

barely any noticeable difference and major frame hits. people have been complaining

Were people expecting anything else? I mean cmon, we praise From for a lot of things but their engine and technical capabilities are a joke.

 

[Nickolaidas]

They add ray tracing and dont even bother adding DLSS or FSR?

THIS.

"Hey, should we add DLSS in improve performance?"

"Naah, let's add RayTracing to make the game run shittier."

 

[rofif]

Rt continues to be a bunch of nothing
edit: And this comes from early adopter. I got 2070 on release day. Ten 3080..,. and rt is still nothing aside from few old games and metro exodus... and even then it's not worth it. Raster tech got far enough to where it looks good enough and is cheaper

 

[k_trout]

It adds support for ray traced ambient occlusion and raytraced shadows

 

[Shtef]

Yeah, its not worth it.

 

[T4keD0wN]

It adds support for ray traced ambient occlusion and raytraced shadows

Those tend to be the 2 least noticeable effects.

 

[yunkaiza]

A game like this could've used RT global illumination...

 

[MALpractice311]

Rt continues to be a bunch of nothing

Came here to post this exact sentiment. RT is a waste of time and resources.

 

[Thief1987]

They add ray tracing and dont even bother adding DLSS or FSR?

It's an alien technologies, give them at least five more years.

 

[Gudji]

Fromsoftware exclusive meeting:

"Hey boss shouldn't we address those performance issues before adding raytracing?"

Boss:

 

[Skifi28]

Everyone: Fromsoft, please fix performance!

Fromsoft: OK, here's RT.

 

[Sanepar]

As expected. If you want to see some tech incompetence fromsoftware will never disappoint.

Well that is the reality of RT in 99% of games, Barely improvements for hard drops on fps.

 

[RoboFu]

With all the water in the game I’d rather have rt reflections

 

[Nickolaidas]

"And now that we're done with RT, we can FINALLY start working on DLC.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Basically, it's shit. It's also enabled by default so make sure you disable that shit.

 

[Germuso]

Damn Ray tracing is shit, not even reflection.

 

[Nickolaidas]

Seriously, FROM really needs to hire some experts on the tech field ...

 

[Mister Wolf]

Raytraced AO is decent compared to what from's shitty in house engine provides.

 

[Luipadre]

oh yes thats what this game needed on consoles. 0 difference, - 20 fps.

 

[GHG]

No comparison vidoes/images of ray tracing yet?

 

[TheAmazingSpiderMan]

Do they not test these things locally before releasing

 

[DeaconOfTheDank]

Really hoping a DLSS update is soon to follow. It's a shame they didn't include RT reflections - it would have had a transformative effect on Liurnia.

 

[The Cockatrice]

No comparison vidoes/images of ray tracing yet?

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

 

[rofif]

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

Without opening 2 images and swapping between them, I was not able to see the difference.
When I found it.... it just looks a bit different. No better or worse. Waste of time

 

[GHG]

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

Is that with RT AO turned on as well?

I'm currently browsing on mobile at the momet so might be a factor but I'm really struggling to see a meaningful difference here.

 

[JCK75]

I'm still rocking a GTX 1080 Ti, I'm excited about a future with Ray tracing I just feel like it's half baked and not quite ready for prime time whe it comes to reward vs cost.
about 2 more generations and I'm in

 

[RoboFu]

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

The bottom is rt? Seems to be slightly better shadows on the player character.

 

[Gudji]

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

 

[Black_Mamba]

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

Not a good scene for evaluating RT. Would like to see an indoor area with other light sources and shadows.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Outside of reflective surfaces like water and glass, I’m at the point where I find Ray tracing to be a waste of system resources.

Ray traced shadows especially, who really gives a shit or actually notices it when playing?

 

[The Cockatrice]

Is that with RT AO turned on as well?

I'm currently browsing on mobile at the momet so might be a factor but I'm really struggling to see a meaningful difference here.

Yeah. There is, but you have to look at them on a laptop/pc at the very least. I honestly think the first looks better and its without RT.

 

[Fake]

What type of rtx? Shadows? Reflections? Lights?

From Software: 'Yes.'

 

[The Cockatrice]

Not a good scene for evaluating RT. Would like to see an indoor area with other light sources and shadows.

No difference indoors, atm. Maybe some other areas. Im sure someone will make a proper video of it, but as it is, no point enabling it in an already unstable engine.

Edit: I actually think shadows may be broken.

 

[Akuji]

Can you guess which has RT on and which doesnt?

Theres a difference but you'd be surpised to see which one uses RT. Well maybe not you, cuz you're a PC gamer but most would be wrong.

Took me like 2 seconds but i know what to Look for. And tbh is that one of the worst ways to Show rtx. But then again as long as its just shadow or Reflexion, who cares. Hopefully modders get atleast ao working.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

As expected. If you want to see some tech incompetence fromsoftware will never disappoint.

More like, ray-tracing in general, as this amazing thing people have been crowing about for years, really disappoints as a feature.

 

[StereoVsn]

Please tell me they also implemented DLSS/FSR alongside this... And fixed stuttering a bit...

I mean I know the answer since it's From soft, but couldn't they hire some competent devs focused on optimization... (also on Bamco of course). Game made a killing.

 

[Black_Mamba]

Outside of reflective surfaces like water and glass, I’m at the point where I find Ray tracing to be a waste of system resources.

Ray traced shadows especially, who really gives a shit or actually notices it when playing?

RT makes a huge difference in RE Village.

 

[Luipadre]

Please tell me they also implemented DLSS/FSR alongside this... And fixed stuttering a bit...

I mean I know the answer since it's From soft, but couldn't they hire some competent devs focused on optimization... (also on Bamco of course). Game made a killing.

Nope

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Shader pre-compilation on PC would have been a better update than all the RT they could add.

 

[StereoVsn]

Nope

Expected, but disappointing nevertheless. It's basically utterly pointless then. Not to mention chance of FromSoft implementing well done and optimized RTX is pretty much 0.

 

[Spaceman292]

Well, at least they buffed claws. I'm 10 hours into a claw run.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Fromsoftware exclusive meeting:

"Hey boss shouldn't we address those performance issues before adding raytracing?"

Boss:

It is quite upsetting, no matter the financial success the game technical performance is not being addressed…

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I don't remember anyone named Ray in the game.

 

[Mister Wolf]

It is quite upsetting, no matter the financial success the game technical performance is not being addressed…

If their next game is capped at 60 or lacks shader precompiliing I just won't buy it. They've been inept since Dark Souls 1.