Beyond the Dark: A Vistech Showcase

icrann · October 28, 2021, 9:15pm

I’m running a Ryzen 3 2300x. So not very powerful

icrann · October 28, 2021, 9:15pm

Why? Does the window at the end give you more FPS?

omgkid57 · October 29, 2021, 10:28pm

When you’re only looking at the black hole, yes

FinlandGotTalent · November 26, 2021, 4:38pm

This is realistic, but the reflection’s are 0/10 quality in my opinion, and this game lag’s alot, and the future lighting shadow’s are not moving smooth
https://gyazo.com/e8d516c3d842277deae10fe44187f69f

FinlandGotTalent · November 26, 2021, 7:26pm

oh didnt know, no idea what meant benchmark

nanosph · December 1, 2021, 2:31am

Yeah because those reflections are released but are very time consuming for calculating

RTX40Series · January 8, 2022, 2:20am

Honestly, this is embarrassing. I can literally get more fps running a game on ultra settings, 4k AND with RTX on.
No computer(Except a craptop/low end computer) should be getting <30 fps running simple cubemaps not even close to real-time and 1k res PBR textures.

Even better example: My laptop can run halo infinite 60+ fps, and that game has wayy better graphics.

I’m just saying, many of the computers here, mine included, should be getting way better frames.

If a roblox person reads this, please consider optimizing the engine.

Overall, nice game. It really shows that not all roblox games have to be blocky.

CouldIHaveSomeSoup · February 13, 2022, 9:07am

This showcase is amazing, and goes to show that ROBLOX is headed for a beautiful future. However, this showcase seems heavily reliant on neon, which all seems improvised. I can see they relied on separate parts, meshes and decals with separate textures to make certain areas glow, which would be harsh on performance. I believe this highlights the need for some kind of emission property for Surfaceappearance, where a single emission map could be applied along with the other four existing PBR maps, reducing draw calls. It would also open up new possibilities with neon, such as of course combining emission with other maps, for example, normal maps. Additionally, many glowing details are simply impossible without emissive maps.

Wunder_Wulfe · February 16, 2022, 6:12pm

Interestingly enough, even with a high end device my frame rates sit at around 30 fps or lower in open areas, and better (55+) in closed off areas. Perhaps with more baking capabilities and optimization on the GPU / rendering side of things would make this game run at a smooth 60 fps. I played it at a 2k resolution, but halving the window size only boosted the performance by about 5 fps. I hope to see soon in the future Roblox having these graphics, but on par for performance with modern engines such as Unreal, or at least closer to it. So far so good, and will definitely be looking forward to more showcases and development of the engine as time progresses.

Looking at the performance stats, the only thing that is taking up the framerates appears to be the rendering, so for anyone playing on lower end devices, you will be required to reduce the graphics settings to quiet noisy fans and increase framerates to a more playable 30-50, although if you would still like to experience the game at its fullest potential, my advice would be to set your graphics level to the lowest setting, find a place that would make for a good screenshot or exploration, then increase it to the maximum.

Another thing I will also continue to wonder, is when there will be any games in the future to fully utilize the engine and produce something of a similar visual quality, but with added gameplay mechanics to make the exploration more warranted, fun, and developmental.