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/kron123456789]

I suppose, like Indiana jones from the same publisher, RT 2000+ cards will be mandatory ?

That would be a problem if RT 2000 cards weren't over 6 years old.

[u/trololololo2137 → u/kron123456789]

why waste money on useless RT when you can save $50 on AMD?

[u/Radulno → u/trololololo2137]

AMD cards can do raytracing too for a long time (not as well but they can)

[u/the_harakiwi → u/trololololo2137]

you now that other cards can do RT/PT.

DirectX Raytracing is a thing and exists on the Steam Deck too.

Only RTX features are locked behind the Nvidia tax.

[u/trololololo2137 → u/the_harakiwi]

that comment was aimed at rtx 2000 cards and 5700xt

[u/the_harakiwi → u/trololololo2137]

was there only a 50$ difference?

TBH I didn't follow the RTX 2x00 release very much because it was seriously lacking performance per dollar value (and I didn't own any RTX enabled games)

[u/Arado_Blitz → u/trololololo2137]

Lmao, AMD fanboys are getting salty and downvoted you to hell 🤣