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Dragon Empires - Stunning New Screens News
Chris Leyton
09/01/2003
Check out these gorgeous new screens from Codies MMORPG...
Itâs been awhile since we last saw anything from Dragon Empires â“ the MMORPG from Codemasters â“ so we were surprised to find a selection of new screens in our inbox this morning.
The new screens perfectly show off the stunning detail that we can expect to see in the games environment; Codemasters are currently tweaking the graphics engine to maximise the performance and boy does it show.
The engine enables environments to be shown with far greater terrain detail so that even landscape features that are miles away in the game world will look natural.
Lakes and seas also look incredibly natural thanks to great water effects. Water reflects the colours of the sky above and surfaces and sea states change depending on whether it's a calm day, windy or even a raging storm.
Up close, the visual detail goes right down to the animation of individual trees and bushes. The engine can determine how each one sways in the wind depending on the climate and the size of the tree.
As players explore the world's different terrain types, the visuals of the varied environments blend seamlessly from one to the other and, as players approach objects, additional detail fades imperceptibly in to the scene.
Dragon Empires is scheduled to enter Beta Testing early in 2003. To date, Codemasters has received Beta Test applications from over 90,000 online gamers. With a maximum of 100,000 possible places, Codemasters recommends any remaining players who would like to be among the first to sample life in Dragon Empires sign up at www.codemasters.com/dragonempires/beta_form.php.
Weâll be following this gorgeous and intriguing title closely over the next few months.
