HL2: Lost Coast

Check out this new level from Valve for HL2.

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2005/09/14/lost_coast_screens/1.html

It's just a single level, and the big upgrade is that is uses HDR technology (Hight Dynamic Range I think). The article says that it's designed with high end users in mind, to push the limits of what the hardware can handle. HL2 was designed so that people with mid-range computers could run it. Since this is just a single level designed to showcase new technologies, and they're not going to be selling it, Valve doesn't care if it runs well on mid-range computers. Should be fun to see what everybody here can do with it. Check out the trailer too. It looks good.

It looks great with HDR.

How about "High Definition Resolutions?" Gabe's always thinking ahead.


PS. WTF is "Hight?"

mrgreenjeans said:

How about "High Definition Resolutions?" Gabe's always thinking ahead.


PS. WTF is "Hight?"

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The word high with a t stuck on the end by mistake.

I was under the impression that HL2 had a certain type of in-house hdr built-in to the engine. You can see it in some scenes of the game as-is.

I was almost certain I read somewhere that their (valves) hdr equivalent worked on cards that could not necessarily do real hdr like in Farcry.

So why are they re-debuting something they've already had? Or am I way off on this one?

The article said that the HDR effect they were using was achievable on the X8*0 series.