Age of Conan Getting DirectX 10 Support in 'Next Major Game Update'

by Chris Faylor, Nov 18, 2008 9:30am PST

Related Topics – Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, PC

The long-promised DirectX 10 support for Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures will arrive in the "next major game update" for the PC MMO, developer Funcom has revealed.

Left, DirectX 9. Right, DirectX 10.

"We have been determined that the new DirectX 10 functionality would not just be a 'gimmick' addition to the game and would add visual quality to the game," newly appointed game director Craig Morrison wrote in his November Letter.

"We feel that the version we are preparing now for testing does achieve this and in a way that will find the right balance between visuals and performance," he added.

While Morrison did not specify when the "major" update will arrive, he revealed that the next update will pack two new dungeons "aimed at maximum level players" in an attempt to begin filling "content gaps [at] the highest level."

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Amazing what a difference a few months makes. This thing was supposed to challenge WoW. Now its slowly dying.

Nov 18, 2008 11:00am PST

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- Its odd - I am still looking into it from time to time and actually many players/guilds who "left" for Wa... : Lukiopimp
- who said it was supposed to challenge WoW? people who play WoW ..NO ONE from funcom has ever said this : cptstern

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People didn't leave cause of the graphics and a lot of people didn't leave because of the performance (although some did). Most of the players left because there was very little content and what was there was not polished at all.

Nov 18, 2008 9:34am PST

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People didn't leave cause of the graphics and a lot of people didn't leave because of the performance (al... : Defacil
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  Pretty much. Our guild was second to get a battlekeep up on the server and after the first siege we had ... : kpxkrnjc
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    "Not to mention raid content that either: A) You could glitch out and get easy loots continuously all day... : apfelstrudel2
    - If you cannot understand words like "glitch", "loot", "raid" or "respawn" in these times, I think you hav... : Syrek
- this is no longer the case ...you cant use that excuse any more (at the time it was the correct opinion) : cptstern

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So how does this compare with WAR?

Nov 18, 2008 11:53am PST

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So how does this compare with WAR? : phipple
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A little too late for me as well. I own Warhammer, Age of Conan, Everquest 2, and Lord of the Rings. Everytime I tried to leave World of Warcraft, I can't. LOL I take the first free month of a new MMO and then go back to WoW. Blizzard owns me.

Nov 18, 2008 10:55am PST

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A little too late for me as well. I own Warhammer, Age of Conan, Everquest 2, and Lord of the Rings. Ev... : Digital-Hero
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  i 2nd this : mrnails
  - u both fail in every regard. : apfelstrudel2

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They need somebody at Funcom have been proofreading his grammar.

Nov 18, 2008 9:58am PST

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They need somebody at Funcom have been proofreading his grammar. : Phunk
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  Delicious irony : xcalibur19
  - And therein lies the humor. : Phunk

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I saw AOC at target this week in bargain bin 19.99

Nov 18, 2008 10:08am PST

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I saw AOC at target this week in bargain bin 19.99 : Iwannaacura
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  I think it's okay for most MMOs to hit that price point quickly. I'd be shocked if WAR doesn't see a pric... : Sturm08
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    it was 25 at amazon last week. : Iwannaacura
    - I'm a prophet! : Sturm08

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yeah that will get people back . . . .

Nov 18, 2008 9:35am PST

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- yeah the DX10 seems like a waste. they are adding two new dungeons but still this doesn't seem like its... : Turd Ferguson

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Unfortunately its too late for me. After getting ripped off for what I paid for that game, I'm not giving it or Funcom another chance ever again.

Nov 18, 2008 10:34am PST

Unfortunately its too late for me. After getting ripped off for what I paid for that game, I'm not giving... : ShadowRam

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Cool they're only, what, 6 months late?

Nov 18, 2008 9:32am PST

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  Nah, Launch was 6 months early. That's the problem. : Jonathan
  - bingo. As a former Beta Tester, I wholeheartedly agree. : vertdang

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Age of Conan Getting 30% Performance Hit in 'Next Major Game Update'

Nov 18, 2008 10:06am PST

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- Good thing DX9 didn't do that when it came....oh wait. : sheepraper

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Wasn't this supposed to come out on the 360 too? Haven't heard anything about that in a while.

Nov 18, 2008 9:54am PST

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Wasn't this supposed to come out on the 360 too? Haven't heard anything about that in a while. : Gwyndion
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- It's supposedly coming next year. : Chris Faylor
- It was suppose to be this game sucks. More then likely it will never get put on 360 the pc version blows... : Azaziel

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They should really work on adding DEMO support.....

Nov 18, 2008 9:50am PST

They should really work on adding DEMO support..... : PRlME

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