Stalker: Clear Sky - Is Your System Ready?

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The different illumination models have the largest potential to increase performance. Even at maximum quality and full range of view, it is sufficient to leave the DirectX 10 mode and switch to dynamic illumination. As with Crysis, you will lose the beautiful lighting effects like when the sun creates rays of light and shadow, but the gain in performance is so enormous that you might want to do without it when running a GeForce 8 or 9, or Radeon HD 3800 or HD 4850.

The test with different illumination models has four examples (rain, sun, water, and light), each showing all five possible rendering modes (static illumination, dynamic illumination of objects, dynamic illumination, extended dynamic illumination, and extended dynamic illumination of objects).

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  • V3ctor
    Page 7 is not available... It gives an error, as if the page doesn't exist.
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  • magicandy
    Aside from the numerous pages that don't work, was a 24-page analysis of STALKER, a fairly mediocre shooter, really necessary? Is a 24-page analysis of any game necessary? Sigh anything to please devs and grab ad dollars -_-
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  • pogsnet
    Now crysis is obsolete =p
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  • haplo602
    hmm ... I loled when I saw the graphics error in the water tests. the camo-net disappeared everywhere it obscured water in all modes other than static. but you get a nice looking water effect :-)

    I was wondering if I can get this game to run on reasonable terms on a HD4670 or HD3850. Based on the HD3870 results, it looks like it would be playable ...
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  • cangelini
    V3ctorPage 7 is not available... It gives an error, as if the page doesn't exist.
    Not sure what you're seeing (or not, in this case), but everything is working over here. Any more detail?
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  • randomizer
    magicandySigh anything to please devs and grab ad dollars -_-Dude, the GSC can't even afford to hire a dozen half-decent developers, let alone pay for ads.
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  • blackwidow_rsa
    I had 'page not found' errors too, but they seem fixed now
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  • randomizer
    No page errors here.
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  • ravenware
    Nice article, I liked the quality comparisons a lot
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  • xx12amanxx
    I like the article ive been playing this on a 4870 for about a week now and absolutly love it!
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