Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Show 16

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

This is nice and all. But all I really want is sortable season/career/rookie/position stats, an owner mode, and an advanced stadium creator, even more advanced than 2k's, is that too much to ask for?

This is nice and all. But all I really want is sortable season/career/rookie/position stats, an owner mode, and an advanced stadium creator, even more advanced than 2k's, is that too much to ask for?

Is not making a double post too much to ask for?

But seriously, I do think a stadium creator is too much to ask for at this point--at least too much for a single dev cycle. As was mentioned elsewhere, there is so much unique about each ballpark that doing it RIGHT would be an incredibly daunting task--I mean the other new mode could simply be "ballpark creator mode" and it would be engrossing by itself. Heck, they're still working on the 30 real ballparks and ironing things out! I'm sure SCEA could've done a stadium creator half-assed already, but that they haven't speaks volumes.

[Knight165]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

IDK....

I think they would love to add in a stadium builder of some kind.....but with the complexity of the stadiums in game.....it seems daunting.

I wonder if they did, would they look even marginal?....and I don't think SCEA wants that.


M.K.
Knight165

[Speedy]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Also, it appears as though low-res dugouts are finally a thing of the past.

Physically Based Rendering - Makes wood look like wood, glass look like glass, concrete look like concrete, etc...

I'm curious about this.

Ramone said it was ONLY turned on for the home dugout but nothing else. I wonder what the field looks like and whether it will be more crisp? What about the stands and even outfield walls?

[ShowTyme15]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

IDK....

I think they would love to add in a stadium builder of some kind.....but with the complexity of the stadiutms in game.....it seems daunting.

I wonder if they did, would they look even marginal?....and I don't think SCEA wants that.


M.K.
Knight165

I wouldn't mind if they did what ASB did back in the day with Future Stadiums and 8 pre-built stadiums for expansion mode. IDK if they can do any of that, but it's just a thought/starting point.

[Peter_OS]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Already pre-ordered the digital copy. Open/Closed Roofs, new animations.. Nice!!

Can't wait to hear more from the game!

[Spokker]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

I'm curious about this.

Ramone said it was ONLY turned on for the home dugout but nothing else. I wonder what the field looks like and whether it will be more crisp? What about the stands and even outfield walls?

Physically based rendering involves the way light bounces, reflects or otherwise interacts with objects in the game world. Each object is given different characteristics such as reflectivity, opacity, absorption, diffusion and refractivity. This is part of the reason why next-gen games like Star Wars Battlefront look so good. It's one of the key differences between last-gen and this gen, and its absence in MLB The Show is why some people think it looks last-gen still, in my opinion.

Where I think it would really shine is in tandem with the time of day settings. As the sun moves through the sky and sets, objects will look more realistic under the different lighting conditions.

I don't know how far they are going to take it, but in theory it means that the outfield walls would look more like the material they are made out of, and light will interact with them more realistically.

So it really depends on how far they push it. All Ramone said is that it wasn't turned on throughout the entire trailer.

[tnixen]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Physically based rendering involves the way light bounces, reflects or otherwise interacts with objects in the game world. Each object is given different characteristics such as reflectivity, opacity, absorption, diffusion and refractivity. This is part of the reason why games like Star Wars Battlefront look so good.

Where I think it would really shine is in tandem with the time of day settings. As the sun moves through the sky and sets, objective will look more realistic under the different lighting conditions.

I don't know how far they are going to take it, but in theory it means that the outfield walls would look more like the material they are made out of, and light will interact with them more realistically.

So it really depends on how far they push it. All Ramone said is that it wasn't turned on throughout the entire trailer.

This new technology should make the Green Monster at Fenway Park look much better for example

[Stolm]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Physically based rendering involves the way light bounces, reflects or otherwise interacts with objects in the game world. Each object is given different characteristics such as reflectivity, opacity, absorption, diffusion and refractivity. This is part of the reason why next-gen games like Star Wars Battlefront look so good. It's one of the key differences between last-gen and this gen, and its absence in MLB The Show is why some people think it looks last-gen still, in my opinion.

Where I think it would really shine is in tandem with the time of day settings. As the sun moves through the sky and sets, objective will look more realistic under the different lighting conditions.

I don't know how far they are going to take it, but in theory it means that the outfield walls would look more like the material they are made out of, and light will interact with them more realistically.

So it really depends on how far they push it. All Ramone said is that it wasn't turned on throughout the entire trailer.

I wonder if you will only notice these details if you are very close or zooming in with the free roam camera. I notice lots of details fade out (especially the grass on the field).

Seems to be from lack of Anisotropic Filtering. I notice it a ton when fielding in RTTS. When looking around a certain distance from your player, the field becomes very muddy looking.

[wilb626]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Crossing my fingers that they announce the comeback of Sounds of The Show. Here's to hoping they found a way with the PS4 USB media player!!!

[Speedy]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

I wonder if you will only notice these details if you are very close or zooming in with the free roam camera. I notice lots of details fade out (especially the grass on the field).

Seems to be from lack of Anisotropic Filtering. I notice it a ton when fielding in RTTS. When looking around a certain distance from your player, the field becomes very muddy looking.

Good thing I have Google...

So is the feature just for lighting purposes and textures? I was kindly hoping for a brighter shade of grass so the field doesn't look, as the above poster said, muddy.

[MauerMorneau09]

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I LOVE that classic stadiums have returned!
I hope they add on to them each year.
Thank you!!!


I'm also very happy to see that closed roofs have made it in for those that have been asking for this.

Lastly.....I'm dying to know what that other new mode is.
Hoping that dev blog is soon!

Looking great.

M.K.
Knight165

Was hoping to see the Dome, among others, but it's a step in the right direction anyways. Excited for March regardless!

[Spokker]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

I wonder if you will only notice these details if you are very close or zooming in with the free roam camera. I notice lots of details fade out (especially the grass on the field).

The grass is a given. I think they do a good job of blending the detailed grass with the flat grass.

The LOD settings in the Show don't seem that aggressive. I usually see one change in shadows and crowd detail during home run replays. I've seen worse in games.

Seems to be from lack of Anisotropic Filtering. I notice it a ton when fielding in RTTS. When looking around a certain distance from your player, the field becomes very muddy looking.

This seems to be a common problem on consoles.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-vs-texture-filtering-on-console

[Cowboy008]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

The Physically Based Rendering looked real good in the Blue Jays dugout. Can't wait to see how everything looks when it's turned on the entire time.

DD cards are not my thing but I did like collecting the cards.

I'm glad that "show time" feature is just for RTTS and player lock.

Really interested in hearing more about the HumanIK.

Will use the classic stadiums for Spring Training Games.

[Russell_SCEA]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Physically based rendering involves the way light bounces, reflects or otherwise interacts with objects in the game world. Each object is given different characteristics such as reflectivity, opacity, absorption, diffusion and refractivity. This is part of the reason why next-gen games like Star Wars Battlefront look so good. It's one of the key differences between last-gen and this gen, and its absence in MLB The Show is why some people think it looks last-gen still, in my opinion.

Where I think it would really shine is in tandem with the time of day settings. As the sun moves through the sky and sets, objects will look more realistic under the different lighting conditions.

I don't know how far they are going to take it, but in theory it means that the outfield walls would look more like the material they are made out of, and light will interact with them more realistically.

So it really depends on how far they push it. All Ramone said is that it wasn't turned on throughout the entire trailer.

Exactly we will go much deeper into PBR later in the cycle can't really do a deep dive in an 6 minute video. But it was only turned on in the dugout because "game development" and that trailer had to be finished a week before PSX. As I've said in the past our game visually will move along the same path as PS3 did where it took us about 4 years to reach visually maturity. I'm not saying it will be in year 4 where on PS4, nor am I saying it will happen in year 3 either. We simply don't have the time and resources to do everything in year 1 or year 2 for that matter. Every year is a new layer and this year it's PBR last year was Seasonal Sun/Shadows. Etc..... Rome wasn't built in a day and neither is The Show.

[Stolm]

Re: Details on Classic Stadiums, Open/Closed Roofs, Animations & More For MLB The Sho

Exactly we will go much deeper into PBR later in the cycle can't really do a deep dive in an 6 minute video. But it was only turned on in the dugout because "game development" and that trailer had to be finished a week before PSX. As I've said in the past our game visually will move along the same path as PS3 did where it took us about 4 years to reach visually maturity. We simply don't have the time and resources to do everything in year 1 or year 2 for that matter. Every year is a new layer and this year it's PBR last year was Seasonal Sun/Shadows. Etc.....

So........New Models YEAR 4 CONFIRMED!!!!!!?

Thanks Ramone!