Doom: The Dark Ages sees id Software evolve its in-house technology, built specifically with current generation hardware in mind. In this special video, John goes in-depth on the new engine, delivering behind-the-scenes engine editor visualisations to illustrate the enhancements, going into depth on each key innovation - from RTGI to RT reflections, to physics enhancements, mass enemy hordes, animation and more.
All gameplay footage captured on a Razer Blade 16 with AMD Strix Point CPU and Nvidia RTX 5090, with the video edited on the same machine.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:29 - id Evolves Again
02:48 - A Ray Tracing Bonanza
04:50 - WYSIWYG - What You See if What You Get
05:36 - RT Reflections on PC
06:37 - Volumetrics
07:58 - SSDO and POM Are Used
08:56 - Composite Materials
10:39 - Physics, Baby
16:08 - Insane Loading Times
18:05 - Enemy Animation Is Amazing
21:51 - Let's Talk Audio
24:47 - Final Thoughts
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