Turbine Announces DX10 Support for LOTR Online

January 7, 2008 1:02 PM

Turbine has announced today that Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC) is the first MMORPG to support the DirectX 10 API. The update is available now to subscribers.

As per the graphical enhancements offered by the upgrade, players can expect upgraded shaders for water, new particle effects and lighting for distant terrain. Additionally, dynamic shadowing features exclusive to the DirectX 10 API will render real-time shadows in the game's outdoor environments.

Aaron Linde

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-sk-

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January 7, 2008 1:08 PM

Interesting.
Compare shots, anyone?
- Wombat Woo
  
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  January 7, 2008 1:19 PM
  
  http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQxMyw0LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
  - -sk-
    
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    January 7, 2008 1:25 PM
    
    Thank you sir.
  - graceofdragons
    
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    January 7, 2008 2:43 PM
    
    those DX10 Water shots make it worth it.
  - razorblade79
    
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    January 7, 2008 11:12 PM
    
    What bugs me is, the water looks totally awesome and it totally breaks immersion for me-with this grade of realism-that the pole is going right through the character and the flat grass texture looks like ass... Same problem I had with Morrowind. I guess that's why the old WoW engine "feels" good, it's at least consistent. [insert consistently bad joke here]