DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! - Page 7

daforce · 02-15-07, 05:35 PM

Thats sweet, being able to move the water around.. very cool!!!

Hehe or place little sailboats in the water and watch them plummet to their doom

Would be cool if you could modifiy the terrain to make new channels/paths for the water to follow.

DMA · 02-15-07, 05:49 PM

I just spent an hour with this thing. Too damn cool!

Now I'm dizzy..

OWA · 02-15-07, 07:44 PM

I finally got Vista installed on my primary system and was able to check this out. I really like this one!

balex99 · 02-15-07, 08:25 PM

Did not seem to matter what res I was running or the AA amount. Ran about the same. I would guess 20-40fps. Wish Fraps worked.

Also looked at cpu usage. One core was at 30% while the other was at 50%.

Def fun to play with. Really slows down flying with the bugs through the water though.

lumpyhed · 02-16-07, 09:38 AM

Wow! gave it a go today and it runs the same as the rest of ye

I do hope the performance can be improved with new drivers, but its impressive how its all done via the GPU.

**MaXThReAT** · 02-19-07, 03:04 PM

I've found if you mess with your C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Demos\Cascades\bin args.txt file you can change around a few things to make things looks a little better.

Mainly:
4 // number of AA samples. WARNING: screenshots don't work w/AA.
1.0 // supersampling factor (1=none; 2 = rendered image is double-sized Big hit)
0 //-0.1 // mipmap bias for rock textures
1 // UBER_QUALITY (-1=lesser parts, 0=launch, 1=ultra/later) (for shaders - turns on all bells & whistles, cranks all quality knobs)
false // vines enabled? (true/false) (if false, they will be permanently shut off!)
true // cull floaters?
false // start with bugs? (true/false)
true // rainbows enabled? (true/false)
false // display NV logo in corner? (true/false)

Going to Uber_Quality does look better but it does take a semi big hit. I couldn't get the vines to grow and I got a small boost from turning the bugs off. It's also nice to be ablel to hide the NV logo.

daforce · 02-19-07, 05:21 PM

Thats is pretty damn cool!!!

Will have to have a play with those setttings when i get vista running properly.

jAkUp · 02-19-07, 10:10 PM

How do you get the vines to grow? I can't seem to get them to grow no matter what I do

**MaXThReAT** · 02-20-07, 12:27 AM

Some how I got the vines to grow. At first they weren’t working so I toggled them back off to false. Ran it a few times and switched it back on to true and they just started growing. They look pretty cool growing all over the surface of the rock. There kinda short and I've only seen one color so far. I'm going to keep em on.

daforce · 02-20-07, 12:38 AM

That looks pretty cool. Im suprised they didnt have them on in the first place.

FlakMagnet · 02-21-07, 02:53 PM

Can you choose this as your screensaver at all? That's one thing I've missed from the other nVidia demos. Such a shame if you can't

Surely it can't be that hard for nVidia to add this to their demos? Please

OWA · 02-22-07, 10:58 AM

Yeah, that would be a nice touch.

02-15-07, 05:35 PM	#73
daforce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 256	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! Thats sweet, being able to move the water around.. very cool!!! Hehe or place little sailboats in the water and watch them plummet to their doom Would be cool if you could modifiy the terrain to make new channels/paths for the water to follow. __________________ DaPuter Asus P5B Deluxe \| Q6600 @ 3.2ghz (8x400) w/ Thermalright ultra 120 extreme \| 2GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D \| SB Audigy 2 ZS \| Asus 8800GTX \| HDD's (All WD) 1x74GB Raptor, 5x200GB, 1x500GB, Hitachi 7K1000 1TB \| Thermaltake Armour: Fans, 3x12cm, 3x9cm \| Logitech Z-680's \| Dell 3007WFP 30" LCD 3dmark06: 13,451 Render/storage Box DFI LanPaty NF4 SLI-DR \| AMD X2 4400 & XP90C \| 2GB Corsair XMS3200 \| Gigabyte 7800GTX \| HDD's (All WD) 1x80GB, 2x320GB-RAID0 \| Samsung LA40M81BD 40" 1080p LCD TV \| Logitech Z-5500's

02-15-07, 05:49 PM	#74
DMA Zzzleepy Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: In bed Posts: 997	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! I just spent an hour with this thing. Too damn cool! Now I'm dizzy.. __________________ Gigabyte EP35-DS4 \| E6850@3.8GHz \| 8800GT@800/2000MHz \| 4 GB Corsair 6400\|

02-15-07, 07:44 PM	#75
OWA ... Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,481	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! I finally got Vista installed on my primary system and was able to check this out. I really like this one!

02-15-07, 08:25 PM	#76
balex99 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cove, Texas Posts: 214	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! Did not seem to matter what res I was running or the AA amount. Ran about the same. I would guess 20-40fps. Wish Fraps worked. Also looked at cpu usage. One core was at 30% while the other was at 50%. Def fun to play with. Really slows down flying with the bugs through the water though. __________________ "If you show up for a fair fight, you are not prepared!" --U.S. Marine Sniper School Instructor I7-930@3.8ghz/Swiftech H20-220 Compact(CPU only)/Asus P6T/3x2gb Corsair DDR3 1600/Galaxy 470@stock(for now)/Corsair TX850/Samsung & LiteOn Sata DVDRW /Lian Li V2000B PlusII/Windows 7 64bit/Samsung 24" 245BW

02-16-07, 09:38 AM	#77
lumpyhed Are you ready? Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 371	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! Wow! gave it a go today and it runs the same as the rest of ye I do hope the performance can be improved with new drivers, but its impressive how its all done via the GPU. __________________ BFG GTX260-OC 896MB in PII-940 @ 3.6, M3A32-MVP Deluxe, Seasonic S80 650w, 4GB DDR2 800mhz ram, lossa storage. Samsung 3D Monitor & Acer 3D projector MSI Wind netbook

02-19-07, 03:04 PM	#78
MaXThReAT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: EARTH Posts: 1,858	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! I've found if you mess with your C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA Demos\Cascades\bin args.txt file you can change around a few things to make things looks a little better. Mainly: 4 // number of AA samples. WARNING: screenshots don't work w/AA. 1.0 // supersampling factor (1=none; 2 = rendered image is double-sized Big hit) 0 //-0.1 // mipmap bias for rock textures 1 // UBER_QUALITY (-1=lesser parts, 0=launch, 1=ultra/later) (for shaders - turns on all bells & whistles, cranks all quality knobs) false // vines enabled? (true/false) (if false, they will be permanently shut off!) true // cull floaters? false // start with bugs? (true/false) true // rainbows enabled? (true/false) false // display NV logo in corner? (true/false) Going to Uber_Quality does look better but it does take a semi big hit. I couldn't get the vines to grow and I got a small boost from turning the bugs off. It's also nice to be ablel to hide the NV logo. __________________ Gigabyte V1.1 EP45-UD3R F5 GO-Q6600@3.6GHz 1/2" D5/GTZ Block W/BIX-II Dual 120mm Corsair 4GB Dominator DDR2-8500 5-5-5-15 2t@1066GHz Evga 280 GTX 621/1349/2268 SB X-Fi FPS / Z-5500 + Buttkicker! "Don't mind the posts, I've been around longer than most know."

02-19-07, 05:21 PM	#79
daforce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 256	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! Thats is pretty damn cool!!! Will have to have a play with those setttings when i get vista running properly. __________________ DaPuter Asus P5B Deluxe \| Q6600 @ 3.2ghz (8x400) w/ Thermalright ultra 120 extreme \| 2GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D \| SB Audigy 2 ZS \| Asus 8800GTX \| HDD's (All WD) 1x74GB Raptor, 5x200GB, 1x500GB, Hitachi 7K1000 1TB \| Thermaltake Armour: Fans, 3x12cm, 3x9cm \| Logitech Z-680's \| Dell 3007WFP 30" LCD 3dmark06: 13,451 Render/storage Box DFI LanPaty NF4 SLI-DR \| AMD X2 4400 & XP90C \| 2GB Corsair XMS3200 \| Gigabyte 7800GTX \| HDD's (All WD) 1x80GB, 2x320GB-RAID0 \| Samsung LA40M81BD 40" 1080p LCD TV \| Logitech Z-5500's

02-19-07, 10:10 PM	#80
jAkUp eat. sleep. overclock. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chino, California Posts: 17,744	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! How do you get the vines to grow? I can't seem to get them to grow no matter what I do __________________ 965xe \|\| evga x58 classified \|\| 3x evga gtx 480 \|\| 6gb g.skill \|\| win7 x64

02-20-07, 12:27 AM	#81
MaXThReAT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: EARTH Posts: 1,858	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! Some how I got the vines to grow. At first they weren’t working so I toggled them back off to false. Ran it a few times and switched it back on to true and they just started growing. They look pretty cool growing all over the surface of the rock. There kinda short and I've only seen one color so far. I'm going to keep em on. __________________ Gigabyte V1.1 EP45-UD3R F5 GO-Q6600@3.6GHz 1/2" D5/GTZ Block W/BIX-II Dual 120mm Corsair 4GB Dominator DDR2-8500 5-5-5-15 2t@1066GHz Evga 280 GTX 621/1349/2268 SB X-Fi FPS / Z-5500 + Buttkicker! "Don't mind the posts, I've been around longer than most know."

02-20-07, 12:38 AM	#82
daforce Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 256	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! That looks pretty cool. Im suprised they didnt have them on in the first place. __________________ DaPuter Asus P5B Deluxe \| Q6600 @ 3.2ghz (8x400) w/ Thermalright ultra 120 extreme \| 2GB Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4D \| SB Audigy 2 ZS \| Asus 8800GTX \| HDD's (All WD) 1x74GB Raptor, 5x200GB, 1x500GB, Hitachi 7K1000 1TB \| Thermaltake Armour: Fans, 3x12cm, 3x9cm \| Logitech Z-680's \| Dell 3007WFP 30" LCD 3dmark06: 13,451 Render/storage Box DFI LanPaty NF4 SLI-DR \| AMD X2 4400 & XP90C \| 2GB Corsair XMS3200 \| Gigabyte 7800GTX \| HDD's (All WD) 1x80GB, 2x320GB-RAID0 \| Samsung LA40M81BD 40" 1080p LCD TV \| Logitech Z-5500's

02-21-07, 02:53 PM	#83
FlakMagnet Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Farnborough, UK Posts: 335	Re: DX10 Demo: Cascades available for download!!! Can you choose this as your screensaver at all? That's one thing I've missed from the other nVidia demos. Such a shame if you can't Surely it can't be that hard for nVidia to add this to their demos? Please __________________ ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 \| i7 920 @ 3.6GHz POV GTX480 \| 6GB Patriot DDR3 @1443 X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro \| 120GB OCZ Vertex SSD 2xSamsung 7200 750GB RAID 0\| Akasa Eclipse 62

02-22-07, 10:58 AM	#84
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