It's not that Rage has higher resolution textures, it's the engine using what id dubbed "megatextures." Instead of the usual programming style of using 1000 different files to create a level, Rage's engine utilizes one gigantic file for an environment. It allows level artists to make each environment 100% unique and basically paint on the canvas of a megatexture without having to worry about memory limits whereas say in Skyrim, every time they add a new texture or tree or something, there's a possibility of the memory throttling the framerate or some other technical problem. Also, Bethesda is one of the best in the business at programming huge games with such a limited storage capacity. A Bethesda rep said they have much, much better compression tools since Oblivion.Spooky Apparition wrote:also, can anyone with any technical knowledge explain how a game like skyrim is one disc while rage is two? (i know it had three but one is for multiplayer so i don't count that) i know higher-resolution textures take up more space, but i assume skyrim has a ton of dialogue, a much larger world, etc. i don't get how they do it.
This is just from what I've read so it could be a completely jumbled mess of words above.
FBTC, if you like spaghetti Westerns, RDR is a must play.
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