Object Shadows - Not Included Options

[Neela]

Well the main forums were all ablaze tonight over object shadows apparently are not included. For my part I think the game looks great. I played Morrowind for years before I even realized that I had the shadow option turned off. Most games that have shadows I usually turn off the option anyway.

I think shadows do add to what I call "atmosphere" games, like Thief games. Characters cast nice soft shadows.. that is enough for me. For every object to cast a shadow would have been really tough for any GPU to handle in real time. This I know from the rendered pictures I create what a big difference in processing time for pictures with shadows vs. without.

After reading many of the threads in the main forums, I guess I never really even expected object shadows in the first place. Which is why I don't feel too upset with this news.

Can anyone tell me why this is such a big deal for alot of people? Or is it simply that we are to that point where anything and everything we hear about Oblivion will sound negative compared to our hype and expectation for it?

[Proweler]

I assume that it's this just the XBoX version. I assume they do include them on the PC. Am I correct?

[Neela]

I assume that it's this just the XBoX version. I assume they do include them on the PC. Am I correct?

We probably won't know that until release. It kinda depends why they were removed. We know they were a feature in the first of the E3 videos(the one with the ribcage).

If they changed to a different lighting system or shadowing system in the code then it maybe unchangeable even in the PC version.

If it was simple an option they switched off then its possible a change to the *.ini file might be able to switch them back on.