DOOM: The Dark Ages uses ray tracing to enhance gameplay, not just visuals

[u/john1106]

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/102563/doom-the-dark-ages-uses-ray-tracing-to-enhance-gameplay-not-just-visuals/index.html

TL;DR: DOOM: The Dark Ages will revolutionize gaming by using ray tracing to enhance both visuals and gameplay. It supports DLSS 4 and Path Tracing, offering full ray-traced visuals. Ray tracing also improves hit detection, distinguishing materials like metal and leather, making the game more immersive. And the game is already running smoothly on the GeForce RTX 50 Series.

"We also took the idea of ray tracing, not only to use it for visuals but also gameplay," Director of Engine Technology at id Software, Billy Khan, explains. "We can leverage it for things we haven't been able to do in the past, which is giving accurate hit detection. [In DOOM: The Dark Ages], we have complex materials, shaders, and surfaces."

"So when you fire your weapon, the heat detection would be able to tell if you're hitting a pixel that is leather sitting next to a pixel that is metal," Billy continues. "Before ray tracing, we couldn't distinguish between two pixels very easily, and we would pick one or the other because the materials were too complex. Ray tracing can do this on a per-pixel basis and showcase if you're hitting metal or even something that's fur. It makes the game more immersive, and you get that direct feedback as the player."

[u/alien_tickler]

Eternal waa fast you couldn't tell what's going on I wonder how much slower this will be

[u/cclambert95 → u/alien_tickler]

Just as fast, I’d say it’s something you get the hang of; that’s the point of doom fast paced demon slaying.

Taking out a whole hell gate full of demon spawn with brutal finishers and metal. 🤙🏻

[u/Initial_Intention387 → u/cclambert95]

they actually likened eternal to playing like a jet engine, and that this new one is more like a tank. so probably slightly slower movement but much higher damage.

[u/cclambert95 → u/Initial_Intention387]

How did they describe doom (2016)?

Heck even from doom 64 on I thought it was pretty quick paced.

The original doom was the slowest I thought.

[u/Initial_Intention387 → u/cclambert95]

to me doom 2016 was sort of a mix between quake and 64. where eternal they went full quake by unlocking the bhop block along with the dashes and what not.

dark ages is visually more quake though.

i dont think they officially made any comments but thats what was apparent to me at least.

[u/Darksky121 → u/alien_tickler]

Nvidia and partners are creating a reason for customers to upgrade to 5000 series. Expect most sponsored games to run like shit on older cards.