Something can be spotted on the horizon!
For two decades, Sea Dogs games have sailed on DirectX 9: A renderer from another era of videogames. It served us truly faithfully, but it was built for hardware that's long outdated, with the doors to modern graphics being bolted shut until now. For years we've been trying to overcome the limitations, squeezing the old engines for everything they had left.Well, now, for the first time, the engine will render natively on DirectX 11. We didn't add a filter or a wrapper on top. But rather, we rebuilt the rendering core from the keel up with a new internal state system, a native draw path, and every classic effect re-authored as a real shader. What does that mean for you as player of New Horizons? A familiar world, but sharper than you've ever seen it. Up to 16x anti-aliasing, softer foliage, flowing canal and river water, true sea reflections, dynamic shadows, and steadier, more consistent frame pacing — all while the game, your mods, and your saves stay exactly as they were. And the best thing is that while DirectX 11 is the new default, the classic DirectX 9 is still there! You can easily switch between the two with full compatibility using a one line change in engine.ini. And one last thing: Of course, this release isn't the destination, but rather the foundation for the next chapter of New Horizons!
Storm Engine 3.0 is coming to the community!
For two decades, Sea Dogs games have sailed on DirectX 9: A renderer from another era of videogames. It served us truly faithfully, but it was built for hardware that's long outdated, with the doors to modern graphics being bolted shut until now. For years we've been trying to overcome the limitations, squeezing the old engines for everything they had left.Well, now, for the first time, the engine will render natively on DirectX 11. We didn't add a filter or a wrapper on top. But rather, we rebuilt the rendering core from the keel up with a new internal state system, a native draw path, and every classic effect re-authored as a real shader. What does that mean for you as player of New Horizons? A familiar world, but sharper than you've ever seen it. Up to 16x anti-aliasing, softer foliage, flowing canal and river water, true sea reflections, dynamic shadows, and steadier, more consistent frame pacing — all while the game, your mods, and your saves stay exactly as they were. And the best thing is that while DirectX 11 is the new default, the classic DirectX 9 is still there! You can easily switch between the two with full compatibility using a one line change in engine.ini. And one last thing: Of course, this release isn't the destination, but rather the foundation for the next chapter of New Horizons!
Storm Engine 3.0 is coming to the community!
