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New Graphical Improvements for Farming Simulator 22 with GIANTS…

Farming Simulator 22 brings even better performance and graphics than the previous version thanks to their new game engine. The GIANTS Engine 9 features DirectX 12, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, and a lot more!

The GIANTS Engine is a game engine built by the company Giants Software. While other engines are applicable to multiple genres, like shooters or racing games and may offer some features, this specific engine has several unique requirements that no other gaming platforms can provide out of the box.

If they were to use another engine for Farming Simulator, it would need a huge amount of customization. In the end, they’d have their own customized solution – which is what already exists and has modability.

Farming Simulator 22 offers greater control over the CPU and GPU with DirectX 12. In previous versions, Farming Simulator used OpenGL / DirectX 11 to improve performance on PC systems by limiting how many objects can be drawn simultaneously while maximizing overall efficiency for each type of system.

In the GIANTS Engine 9, complex tasks are managed with less driver overhead. As a result of this efficiency in resource management we have more free CPU resources for other jobs!

The GIANTS Engine allows for dynamic loading of higher or lower resolution textures based on what is actually visible. We can now put more objects into the game and reduce needed slots per vehicle, since we no longer need to ensure that all full texture variations are loaded at once. Also, Texture Streaming uses a caching system which makes sure not to load any unnecessary assets while still allowing us great flexibility in streaming different resolutions depending on where you’re driving your car (such as near fields/forest).

Occlusion Culling is another important optimization technique that allows the engine to make even more detailed worlds. It basically prevents the engine from performing any expensive rendering for completely hidden objects; boxes behind a barn are not rendered until you see them, boosting performance by saving resources.

Farming Simulator 22 features temporal anti-aliasing which is a technique to reduce unwanted rendering artifacts such as jagged edges or flickering specular highlights using the information from previous frames. The GIANTS Engine 9 uses TAA by default but it can be turned off for better performance or if you don’t like how it looks.

Previous games relied on MSAA as the default Anti Aliasing solution, but compared to that TAA is faster and usually leads to better results. For example, while only geometric edges receive a boost from using MSAA , TAA helps resolve issues such as flickering specular highlights too.

Parallax Occlusion Mapping adds depth and detail to the surfaces in your game, making them look more realistic. For instance, by showing how tires have worn down on a field or leaving tracks that make trenches across it!

A key feature of the GIANTS Engine 9 is that we are now able to render shadows much further away. This helps increase visual quality in the distance and makes your farmlands appear more natural, realistic, and visually appealing!

More on this we’re sure will be coming as be edge closer to the release of Farming Simulator 22!

Farming Simulator 22 Build Mode Features All New Features…

Farming Simulator 22 features a brand-new and improved build mode, combining landscaping with the placement of buildings. If you watched this year’s FarmCon, you already got a glimpse of it!

The overhaul from the construction system from Farming Simulator 19 was done for two reasons: First, they needed to improve the usability. With your feedback in mind, they’re making changes to make the building even more user-friendly!

In addition to the new production chains, they also revamped all of the placeable items and redesigned most controls. You can now quickly switch between placing buildings and objects, landscaping, removing objects. As for landscaping and sculpting we added new tools to edit your terrain – it’s easier than ever before! You can now build your farm just how you like it with ease.

The new crops in Farming Simulator 22 are grapes and olives, which can be planted by building vines. So if you want to build a vineyard, first open up your inventory and strip the land with vines so that they grow on it.

Animal farming is a great hobby to take up as well! If you’re looking for more variety, there are more than a few different types of fences and gates. Additionally, we’ve got the poles and fence lines that will make your fencing experience even better.

Overall, everything is put in one of the following categories:

• Buildings are split further into sheds, silos, silo extensions, containers, and tools. Here, you find buildings like the new sheds by Rudolf Hörmann, each with functionality and things like vehicle services points or solar panels. 
• Production contains all the buildings needed to start your production chains or earn you additional money another way. There are factories, selling points, greenhouses, orchards and generators.
• Animals contain all the pens for your animals – in different shapes, sizes, and some additional functionality.
• Decoration contains fences, (street) lights and more. With this set of items, you can provide your farm with a lot of details.
• Landscaping contains… well, the landscaping tools for sculpting, painting, trees, and plants. Here, you find everything to make your farmland more individual.

Sound design improvements in Farming Simulator 22

Farming Simulator 22 will feature various sound improvements.. One the new feature of the audio system is dynamic load processing: it simulates an engine having various loads and resistances applied. Whether you drive a tractor under a huge load or drive uphill, your equipment will sound more authentic. To achieve this goal, our team used real-life recordings from real machines to mix with other effects in order to model what these theoretical sounds might be like when combined together for authenticity’s sake.

Secondly, the new attachment audio system will be found in Farming Simulator 22. The audio team visited local farmers to create references for the new sound tool that would play various sounds during an animation. The unloading of a trailer in Farming Simulator 22 will be accompanied by unique sound effects. A rear lid opening, hydraulic parts moving around and metal on metal results in heavy sounds; every attachment has its own set of sounds that are perfectly designed to match the object’s actions.

While driving your tractor, notice the immersive sound environment. You not only hear the engine but sounds of windshield wipers and rattling objects inside cabin.

We can’t wait to “hear” more about these new features!

First Look at Parallax Occlusion Mapping in Farming Simulator…

Farming Simulator 22 is set to have the most realistic and natural surfaces ever seen. How? Thanks to Parallax Occlusion Mapping, which will make everything look more detailed and dynamic when it’s turned on in the settings. Let’s take a closer look at how this works!

Parallax Occlusion Mapping is a technique that boosts the details of textures to give surfaces depth. For example, when gravel on roads or bricks in walls are reduced into flat textures, they’re transformed into what’s called height maps and used for rendering the surface detail back onto 3D models in games.

Parallax occlusion mapping reduces geometric complexity by transforming it from three dimensions (3D) to two-dimensions (2D). When these 2d images are mapped onto 3d objects with so-called ‘height map,’ this helps create realistic effects in almost all textures.

The height-map is a map that adds depth to otherwise flat surfaces. It can be imagined as the 3D equivalent of an old school topographical map, with hills and valleys in different colors represent varying depths. The darker areas correspond to deeper spots on this virtual landscape; see how these are revealed when applied within game development? This information stored in image files allows for more realistic games!

Parallax Occlusion Mapping is a 3D mapping technique that can be used in video games to give surfaces an extra layer of depth. The graphics are created by viewing the 2D objects from different angles and depths, which gives them perspective when seen on screens with differing resolutions. This allows for greater realism as well as more realistic shadows, reflections, and other features like heat haze or light scattering off water droplets!

Parallax occlusion mapping has been around since 2004 but it’s only recently become commonplace due to advances in computing power over the past decade. By applying this effect correctly you’ll get much truer-to-life materials such as metal pipes reflecting their surroundings accurately while also having glass windows show up properly

With Farming Simulator 22, you can explore the countryside in new and interesting ways. You’ll see that with Parallax Occlusion Mapping enabled, players are able to get a higher degree of realism than ever before!

Roads, fields, walls and buildings: You’ll notice the improved surfaces everywhere when walking around in Elmcreek, Erlengrat. Parallax Occlusion Mapping is still a work in progress but with those first comparisons you should get a good sense for what to expect from Farming Simulator 22’s finalized release of Parallax Occlusion Mapping running on your system! To wrap this up until then take a closer look at the ground below – everything looks so much more detailed now doesn’t it?