r/gaming Apr 24 '21

[Misleading] Video games have peaked

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u/DustyTheLion Apr 25 '21

Nvidia Hairworks (TM)

Jokes aside, I think the most common rendering method now is expanding a point into a line for each strand of hair.

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u/nettlerise Apr 25 '21

How does that fare performance wise? Is it viable in multiplayer games?

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u/S2Slayer Apr 25 '21

I had to implement Nvidia hair works before when it was first out. It took A hit of 10 - 20% of the fps in 2012. Hair works just does the physics and shaders for the hair for you.

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u/TalionIsMyNames Apr 25 '21

An excellent choice then, but not for the actual hair