[DE]Rebecca Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Since Warframe began, our PhysX Particles have not been 'one size fits all'. They've been tied to specific GPUs, never on console, and it's been a visually delightful but imbalanced experience. The next Mainline update (this May) will see "Nvidia PhysX Effects" become a new, universal & proprietary experience: "GPU Particles". Read on for the Why, How, and When!Why? The latest version of PhysX (the physics framework that Warframe uses to simulate the world) is dropping support for the physics particle simulation feature. So in order to be able to take advantage of the many performance and stability improvements that Nvidia has made to PhysX over recent years, we're making a new particle system solution ourselves! This new GPU Particle system will be less RAM intensive, work on all Platforms, AND be completely optional!How? We are converting the main PhysX items to our new GPU Particle system. We'll have many particle FX converted at launch, but will spend some time continuing to upgrade our catalog throughout the year. Our new system is universal, works on almost all GPUs (really old ones might be out of luck), is not locked to a given manufacturer, and is not locked to PC! When? We expect to have Mainline with GPU Particles on PC mid-May! Consoles can expect GPU Particles soon after PC.Bonus: What? Now I’m sure you’re wondering how all of this will look! Here are our new GPU Particles in action. A particle burst from our tests in April. You can see them interact with the environment as they hit the floor: Added more features earlier this month! GPU Particles respond to game physics and gravity More refined particle physics: GPU Particles respond to explosions and collisions Beautiful visuals. All platforms. This month! This is shaping up to be a particle-arly lovely update 😉 Thanks for playing Warframe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoner Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Looks better than PhysX ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirageKnight Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Huzzah - thanks for the heads up Rebecca! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZORLIGHT Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 finally no more blackbox effects aka physx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf_Walker Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Dreams coming true. EDIT: Glitter fart dream coming true!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXDeadsinxX Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Can’t wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Vauban Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, [DE]Rebecca said: snip Hm..."Mainline update" ...do I smell the sacrifice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirageKnight Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 minute ago, DJ_Vauban said: Hm..."Mainline update" ...do I smell the sacrifice? We can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRox_98 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldrr Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Ah yes the famous "glitter f*rt," I remember that tweet >.< Joking aside, the whole effort put into building this new particle system is astounding! And it'll be a universal in-house solution regardless of platform, independent from the "Red vs Green"! Looking forward to going over my entire arsenal to see how things have changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeon94 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice !!! *hype thrusters are activated* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dioxety Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Also, Steve said the sacrifice would be the first to use the new particle system. ... sacrifice hype? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunsuLight Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I,m just hoping that this new particle system wont be bad for lower end pc like mine .. But it seems great ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dioniso7 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Amazing news! Thank you for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phatose Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 So, is this limited to visuals only, or can it be used for other purposes? Might theoretically be useful for more interesting hit detection on the Ignis, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyori Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 26 minutes ago, [DE]Rebecca said: The next Mainline update (this May) This new GPU Particle system will be less RAM intensive, Sacrifice quest!!! Yes... ram memory is my biggest issue. I'm crossing my fingers that this change won't cause another Harrow Crisis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xD_1712 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsiWarp Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, [DE]Rebecca said: A particle burst Reb, you misspelled glitter fart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldrr Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 35 minutes ago, xD_1712 said: 1 hour ago, [DE]Rebecca said: When? We expect to have Mainline with GPU Particles on PC mid-May! Consoles can expect GPU Particles soon after PC. Huh do we have hinty hint here for a Sacrifice release window? :3 (wishful thinking ^^ and no, please don't rush it, have it "bake in the oven" as long as it has to) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareT12 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 It's finally time I end up turning them off then. I still remember the day I enabled PhysX for the first time on December 2013 after I bought a new PC only because of Warframe. Man it's been a long ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koldraxon-732 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 @[DE]Rebecca, I've been watching @[DE]Steve on Twitter fiddling with them, and I believe this video will give you quite the flashback. It's in the spoiler so my post doesn't clutter the forum. Spoiler ...In my opinion, a new wave of trailer cinematics should be created, but trying to stay close to these older ones, but that can come after Sacrifice, or even Venus. That said, I am eagerly looking forward to a cosmetic set made purely from these new particles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelsierSurvivor Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, DJ_Vauban said: Hm..."Mainline update" ...do I smell the sacrifice? Steve said they would come with The Sacrifice, so I think it might be safe to hype ourselves JUST a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SordidDreams Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 1 hour ago, [DE]Rebecca said: particle-arly Oof. 😠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDullahan Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 After 3 long years of waiting, we now officially commandeer GPU particle workshop as Umbra hypethread!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfeather75 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Any time Steve talks about this I get really excited as it's literally a game changer to me. The artists of this game are very talented and this type of thing can be so powerful in the hands of creative and talented artists. ❤️ it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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