ODVS
1st Lieutenant
Hi @YCDTD and @Netsab,
For WC3 that's basically right, yes. There have been some mentions around the forums that someone with the right skill set could potentially modify the Kilrathi Saga executable for WC3 to get the original game files to run as a Windows native application, rather than in DOS emulation - which would then open the possibility of adding in hooks to play modern video formats with modern hardware acceleration. I'm not aware of anyone currently working on this, though.
Until such time as we have that patch, I'm not developing the WC3 HD pack further. Should it ever arise though, I do have some improvements I'll be applying to an "in-game" version of the pack. I have better AI upscaling techniques now, I can interpolate the frame rate up without those blend frames between jump cuts, and I'd probably incorporate all four (so far) language audio streams into the files, so there would be one pack for all (although I'd need to liase with whoever developed the patch to make sure this could work).
The WC4 HD pack has pretty much hit the limit of what the original game is able to play back. Development is ongoing, though, for the WC4 remake project. For that project, I'll be able to use h.265 encoding to get the overall file size down considerably, we'll have optional 60fps HFR playback, the AI upscale is far superior and, once again, all three languages will be streamed into each video. Suffice to say, the video for the remake will be far superior even to the most recent HD pack for the original game - and at close to half the file size.
I'm afraid the playback issues in Prophecy are outside my remit - that's a software issue. Others may very well be working on it, but I'm afraid it's outside my bubble and not something I'd be directly involved with. I know he's not working on it because he has his hands full with the remake, but @Pedro might know if anyone else is![Smile :) :)](/chatzone/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png)
For WC3 that's basically right, yes. There have been some mentions around the forums that someone with the right skill set could potentially modify the Kilrathi Saga executable for WC3 to get the original game files to run as a Windows native application, rather than in DOS emulation - which would then open the possibility of adding in hooks to play modern video formats with modern hardware acceleration. I'm not aware of anyone currently working on this, though.
Until such time as we have that patch, I'm not developing the WC3 HD pack further. Should it ever arise though, I do have some improvements I'll be applying to an "in-game" version of the pack. I have better AI upscaling techniques now, I can interpolate the frame rate up without those blend frames between jump cuts, and I'd probably incorporate all four (so far) language audio streams into the files, so there would be one pack for all (although I'd need to liase with whoever developed the patch to make sure this could work).
The WC4 HD pack has pretty much hit the limit of what the original game is able to play back. Development is ongoing, though, for the WC4 remake project. For that project, I'll be able to use h.265 encoding to get the overall file size down considerably, we'll have optional 60fps HFR playback, the AI upscale is far superior and, once again, all three languages will be streamed into each video. Suffice to say, the video for the remake will be far superior even to the most recent HD pack for the original game - and at close to half the file size.
I'm afraid the playback issues in Prophecy are outside my remit - that's a software issue. Others may very well be working on it, but I'm afraid it's outside my bubble and not something I'd be directly involved with. I know he's not working on it because he has his hands full with the remake, but @Pedro might know if anyone else is
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