Unreal Engine 4 was a mistake

[ZIGS]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mh2hmtYC9M

Worse graphics and performance for what, slightly longer tracks? Is that really a worthwhile tradeoff? I hope Codemasters realize their mistake and go back to their proprietary engine after this blunder

[Paradox1126]

slightly longer? incredibly longer. i haven't had any issues. hope they stay with the engine and just improve on it.

[stburr91]

Some of the stages are almost twice as long compared to DR2.

I think the real reason they switch to UE is the dev tools that allow for a much more streamlined workflow, that keeps dev time/costs down.

[Cybersmudge]

It's not a mistake, they will continue to patch the game and in the future the next games will be in Unreal Engine 5, it will looks way better than DR2.

[Raffi]

Is it the graphics engine or the team that makes the difference?
To me, Dirt Rally still looks better than DR 2.0.
The DR 2.0 team had the newer EGO engine available. Now they have Unreal 4 and it looks pretty good to me, but I'm curious to see what it looks like in VR.
Dirt Rally was worlds ahead of DR 2.0. on my Oculus Rift 2!

[The_Clemiiiii]

crazy discussion but yeah, not playable with good 2022 or 2023 hardware, the software is a mess for that money, every older verion ist more enyjoable... don't get it, need an tecnical help on that or what the upclace §$% not downscale, all not nice 4 eyes

[Raffi]

OK, I'm out of here then!

[Viking2121]

I don't mind the engine, but it runs like poo in some cases, and manages to look worse that DR2. My cappy laptop can max out DR2 but struggles on low on WRC, and I can't stand the snow fall in WRC, looks terrible.

Doubt they will do anything to improve this game, but im sure their next entry should be better. At least I hope, EA may end up running them into the ground and release a crappy version every year at a premium like all their sports titles. Who knows.

[Bernard The Gurnard]

Originally posted by Viking2121:

My cappy laptop can max out DR2 but struggles on low on WRC...

That sounds simply like WRC might be more demanding than DR2.0, no? It proves nothing really.

(The snow is dreadful just like the rain was dreadful initially in DR2.0)

[Viking2121]

Originally posted by Bernard The Gurnard:

Originally posted by Viking2121:

My cappy laptop can max out DR2 but struggles on low on WRC...

That sounds simply like WRC might be more demanding than DR2.0, no? It proves nothing really.

(The snow is dreadful just like the rain was dreadful initially in DR2.0)

It proves nothing? What are you talking about? I take it you did not play DR2 or even DR1? And did you even even read or know how to read, Them games look quite a bit better, dust particles, reflections to damage, to rain. Only thing WRC does better is textures, thats is it... Proves nothing lol.

[Bernard The Gurnard]

Originally posted by Viking2121:

Originally posted by Bernard The Gurnard:

That sounds simply like WRC might be more demanding than DR2.0, no? It proves nothing really.

(The snow is dreadful just like the rain was dreadful initially in DR2.0)

It proves nothing? What are you talking about? I take it you did not play DR2 or even DR1? And did you even even read or know how to read, Them games look quite a bit better, dust particles, reflections to damage, to rain. Only thing WRC does better is textures, thats is it... Proves nothing lol.

Your opinion is just that pal. Don't like others others disagreeing? sigh...

Why don't you just inform me why my simple statement can be so wrong. Just my statement mind - nothing more or less.
Or are you happy to just insult me like a child clever lad.

[Frey]

To be fair ACC is now playbable with only e few stutters....

The only games perfectly playable with UE are Ride 3,4,5.....

Milestone seems perfectly use UE.

[Ferranis]

Probably engine switch in late development stage. I would wonder if the current iteration existed for more than 1 year. Add lack of talent to this situation

[[RXS] da| reeZe ^.-]

In my opinion the engine change was a good choice.
The Devs know better then we if the EGO engine reached its limit or even not.
However if the limit is in the engine itself or in the costs its produces.
Unreal Engine in general have a highly compatible content transfer between the different engine versions.
The only problem i see there is again EA.
EA is so focused on economy, stakeholder and stockshares, that real development falling back.
It is the economy of EA to creat a hype to a focused releasedate and let the stockworth rising.
And a replaning of the releasedate would cost the company a lot of money.
It is just their business-model to earn quick money.
In over 90% of all EA Games, the product released unfinished with a very long planed release date.
I trust in Codemasters and what they will make of the engine.
And to be honest, for their first game with the new engine it is already pretty good.
But of course far from perfect. We should have patient and let them work.
And also we should stop to punish the Devs for things that the publisher does wrong.
Sadly it developed to a normal thing with building a hypetrain to increase the stockworth and finaly disappointing people.
Keep your heads up guys.
Future is coming.

[Tripokaridos]

Originally posted by Raffi:

Is it the graphics engine or the team that makes the difference?
To me, Dirt Rally still looks better than DR 2.0.
The DR 2.0 team had the newer EGO engine available. Now they have Unreal 4 and it looks pretty good to me, but I'm curious to see what it looks like in VR.
Dirt Rally was worlds ahead of DR 2.0. on my Oculus Rift 2!

I have to agree with u , Dirt Rally looks to me better than DR2.0 I have rec Greek Stages side by siade many times, Also VR looks better on DR1.0.
Other than that i DONT like UE perfomance is not there , Stutter problems ,VRR problems and These Devs have no XP with this engine. DF seems to agree on that , they are pro after all.

[Tripokaridos]

Originally posted by Paradox1126:

slightly longer? incredibly longer. i haven't had any issues. hope they stay with the engine and just improve on it.

Do u really bealive that ? , the longer stages was the Reason for UE ? personally i dont buy that. Overall its a nice game but the engine needs a lot of work . I guess we all are beta testers for now and maybe next year they have more XP on this Engine.