Yes – the tree LOD is managed dynamically by the GPU, so we can tune the parameters to provide different settings, including possibly a low-end “all 2-d” mode for users who want to get by with older hardware.

I would like to ask, if there will be a feature where you can reduce the draw distance through the settings, so less trees will be drawn. Possibly even changing to 2d trees after a certain distance?

Instead of commentating on something completely off-topic to what you’re asking for, here’s a video where such topics are already in discussion. (including AI traffic where Jim Kier of Traffic Global fame is working on it).

https://youtu.be/wBY4X6kQ0KY

The new trees looks great!!
Never mind colliding with those though..
Still any places like FLAT ROOF TOPS should really be hard objects by default for helicopters.

Johns question above – about using an even smaller forest LOD – a single (draped) polygon for the furthest away forests. Sounds like a reasonable idea to extend distant visual accuracy??

I’m a bit confused, Metal already has support for draw callbacks. The only one unsupported is the modern 3D drawing phase that Vulkan has, due to limitations in how Metal and GL interop works. If you are asking about the modern 3D drawing phase, then no, Metal will not gain that one. But at the moment, there also isn’t a clear future for the modern 3D drawing phase under Vulkan either, given how the scene is rendered now.

I am talking about the realism of knowing _when_ you collided with something. You are talking about the post-impact realism.

I could care less about the post-impact, just give me a red screen to communicate “you crashed”. Post-collision realism is for video games, not for flight simulators.

Thanks