Teaser: WebGL Update

Will this also apply to the mobile app version?

Kanaris wrote:

Will this also apply to the mobile app version?

Will this eventually feature combat animations? Like tanks shooting, cities literally on fire, maybe dynamic weather? Oh man, is there any way you could do dynamic weather now? Like snow storms in Russia or hurricanes in the ocean?

Sasri wrote:

Kanaris wrote:

Will this also apply to the mobile app version?

yes, this will also affect the mobile version

can we change the graphic mode ? like Low,Med,and High ? this can make other people play without freezing or crashing i think.

Is it possible if we can turn this off, like mobile mode etc.

First, it has been asked already but: can you turn it off? I imagine some lower end phones and maybe older pc's won't be able to handle it. then as asked before the weather? it would be cool that it would affect the movement and so, alot more realistic. or ships could be lost to hurricanes. then is it going to evolve into more interesting and realistic later on, I imagine?

thanks

THEARBITER117 wrote:

.. maybe dynamic weather? Oh man, is there any way you could do dynamic weather now? Like snow storms in Russia or hurricanes in the ocean?

CopyPasted wrote:

.. as asked before the weather? it would be cool that it would affect the movement and so, alot more realistic.

One day on the map is equivalent circa a half year, so about every 8 minutes it's a new day.

Weather can change several times a day - if changing weather conditions would be displayed graphically there will probably be a permanently annoying screen changing.

Anyway, different weather would affect both sides of the front and such conditions and their effects are already included and simulated by the X-factor.

Sasri wrote:

If you have any questions, do not hesitate and ask in our forum.

"I really wonder what these waves and other optical stuff should be good for in a strategie game, except that they cause eye cancer?

I sincerely hope it will only be optional and includes the ability to switch it off."

Restrisiko wrote:

THEARBITER117 wrote:

.. maybe dynamic weather? Oh man, is there any way you could do dynamic weather now? Like snow storms in Russia or hurricanes in the ocean?

CopyPasted wrote:

.. as asked before the weather? it would be cool that it would affect the movement and so, alot more realistic.

Bad idea..

One day on the map is equivalent circa a half year, so about every 8 minutes it's a new day.

Weather can change several times a day - if changing weather conditions would be displayed graphically there will probably be a permanently annoying screen changing.

Anyway, different weather would affect both sides of the front and such conditions and their effects are already included and simulated by the X-factor.

Sasri wrote:

If you have any questions, do not hesitate and ask in our forum.

Yeah, I have a question:"I really wonder what these waves and other optical stuff should be good for in a strategie game, except that they cause eye cancer?

I sincerely hope it will only be optional and includes the ability to switch it off."

THEARBITER117 wrote:

Restrisiko wrote:

THEARBITER117 wrote:

.. maybe dynamic weather? Oh man, is there any way you could do dynamic weather now? Like snow storms in Russia or hurricanes in the ocean?

CopyPasted wrote:

.. as asked before the weather? it would be cool that it would affect the movement and so, alot more realistic.

Bad idea..One day on the map is equivalent circa a half year, so about every 8 minutes it's a new day.

Weather can change several times a day - if changing weather conditions would be displayed graphically there will probably be a permanently annoying screen changing.

Anyway, different weather would affect both sides of the front and such conditions and their effects are already included and simulated by the X-factor.

Sasri wrote:

If you have any questions, do not hesitate and ask in our forum.

Yeah, I have a question:"I really wonder what these waves and other optical stuff should be good for in a strategie game, except that they cause eye cancer?I sincerely hope it will only be optional and includes the ability to switch it off."

For simulation purposes, it could be done, just ignoring that small fact, maybe it'll change every real half day or quarter day.

And which special influence on battles should have weather (which is not already included in the X-factor?), if the weather changes every 4 minutes (equivalent to half a day) on the map, whereas a combat is calculated every hour?

I really like this, and I'm looking forward to the official release. However, as previous mentions said, I would like an option to turn it off because mine's an old computer and it may lag (very badly).

THEARBITER117 wrote:

Will this eventually feature combat animations? Like tanks shooting, cities literally on fire, maybe dynamic weather? Oh man, is there any way you could do dynamic weather now? Like snow storms in Russia or hurricanes in the ocean?

In the beginning you will still be able to switch between the different versions, but after a while the old renderer will be turned off. We of course want to make the game accessible to everyone and also made sure that it runs on older devices, but as every game also our game will have minimum requirements that are necessary to run the game at it's best. As soon as I have more information on those minimum requirements I will share it with you, but for now feel free to check the link in the announcement to see if your device is WebGL ready.

Sasri wrote:

THEARBITER117 wrote:

Will this eventually feature combat animations? Like tanks shooting, cities literally on fire, maybe dynamic weather? Oh man, is there any way you could do dynamic weather now? Like snow storms in Russia or hurricanes in the ocean?

While many things are possible with WebGL we still want to make sure that the map runs smooth and without any problems. The idea of weather in Call of War was brought up a few times already. The problem with weather is that many people would then expect it to also have an effect on units and stats, which would require a complete overhaul of the game balancing.

In the beginning you will still be able to switch between the different versions, but after a while the old renderer will be turned off. We of course want to make the game accessible to everyone and also made sure that it runs on older devices, but as every game also our game will have minimum requirements that are necessary to run the game at it's best. As soon as I have more information on those minimum requirements I will share it with you, but for now feel free to check the link in the announcement to see if your device is WebGL ready.

Sasri wrote:

While many things are possible with WebGL we still want to make sure that the map runs smooth and without any problems. The idea of weather in Call of War was brought up a few times already. The problem with weather is that many people would then expect it to also have an effect on units and stats, which would require a complete overhaul of the game balancing.

One thing that may not be too clear yet: The game will actually run better and more smooth than in the current version And it will also run on older devices, we will make sure of that. But as sasri said, more info on that will follow.

Ever played a 100p map on day 60, where scrolling and zooming the map is super laggy? Well with WebGL not anymore, it's basically like scrolling and zooming in google maps

Additionally it enables us to include more graphical features down the line, although our first WebGL version won't be much different from the current CoW. But things that will be possible for example are real 3D units or fighting animations.

I hope you are excited for this.

Of course this doesn't mean that CoW will become an action game, but it will certainly get even greater market appeal, as people expect a certain visual quality and smooth controls when trying new games.

freezy wrote:

Ever played a 100p map on day 60, where scrolling and zooming the map is super laggy? Well with WebGL not anymore

Will there be much difference in data use? Ram? Browser cache size? Or all fairly similar?

We still investigate this part and make more announcements regarding the requirements soon. One change is that with WebGL we are able to also use your GPU instead of only the CPU. Even if its just an old basic onboard GPU

Looks great.

Just amazing that the developers of the game are constantly updating and improving the game.

Keep up the great work guys.

good update

maybe u can improve the disembark and embark too and improve ships look when they reach beaches

good job guys we appreciate your efforts.

about old pc users

these people are basically poor and can't even buy new pcs so they play free games as they are poor

so many play bytro labs games

but they can't buy gold as the rich minority how will bytro make money then ? .

lets check how bytro can use it for its advantage without annoying the user

make a little band of ad at the right of the page it stays permanently

when a user opens a match make a pop up ad. and it can be closed

+ this can be deactivated by paying some cash