Crossout’s post-apocalyptic world just looks better!
Gaijin Entertainment announces the release of the Supercharged update for its online action game Crossout. The update to version 2.0 of the Targem Engine fundamentally optimizes the representation of furious battles with post-apocalyptic armored vehicles on all platforms, while the new controls, sound, camera and interface ensure more comfort and a more immersive gaming experience.
The PC version of Crossout also now supports NVIDIA DLSS 2 technology, which enables high-resolution images and high frame rates at the same time. Battles in Crossout are now even more varied thanks to a new PvP map, new parts for crafting post-apocalyptic armored vehicles, and the limited-time Witch Hunt mode.
Global illumination, contact shadows (SSC), local reflections in screen space (SSLR) – these are just some of the technologies that have been added with the switch to Targem Engine 2.0.
You can see the effects of the individual technologies on the new look of Crossout in the trailer and other videos:
Additionally, new and revised effects – such as motion blur, lens flare, bloom and updated post-processing – can be customized by the player as desired.
“With the Supercharged update, we have not only further developed Crossout technologically, but also fundamentally overhauled the visual style, controls and gameplay. To make it easier for experienced wasteland warriors to get started with the new Crossout, many features – such as the operation of the camera or the new hovercraft control system – can be adjusted to offer the most comfortable gaming experience possible,” said Stanislav Skorb, head of Crossout. Development teams.
Acer has announced the release of two 27-inch LCD gaming monitors. Both new products use backlight modules based on quantum dot technology (Quantum Dots). Important advantages of this technical solution compared to currently widely used LED backlight modules are a wider color gamut and reduced power consumption while maintaining the same brightness level.
“Our line of gaming monitors has been expanded with two new models created using Quantum Dot technology. Modern gaming reality is closer than ever to the real world,” said Victor Chien, president of Acer’s monitors and projectors business group. – Predator X27 delivers stunning visuals with 4K resolution, 144Hz refresh rate and Acer HDR Ultra technology. Our new Acer Predator Z271UV will also delight fans of computer games, because the curved display will convey the finest shades of any color and enhance the effect of presence.”
The Acer Predator X27 monitor screen has Ultra HD resolution (3840×2160 pixels). Maximum brightness is 1000 cd/m2, pixel response time (GtG) is 4 ms, viewing angles are 178° on both axes. The color gamut of this model covers 99% of the Adobe RGB space.
This display features Acer HDR Ultra technology for maximum contrast and high dynamic range, while advanced local dimming divides the screen into 384 sections and lets you control the backlight in each section.
The maximum frame refresh rate at 3840×2160 resolution is 144 Hz. Support for NVIDIA G-Sync image synchronization technology has been implemented.
The design of the standard stand allows you to adjust the height and angle of the screen, as well as rotate it left and right.
The Acer Predator Z271UV monitor screen has a curved shape (curvature radius – 1.8 m) and a resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels. The color gamut of this model covers 125% of the sRGB space. The pixel response time is as low as 1ms (GtG) and the maximum frame refresh rate is 165Hz. This allows for high image clarity even when displaying fast moving objects. Support for NVIDIA G-Sync image synchronization technology has been implemented.
To connect video sources, the Acer Predator Z271UV monitor has DisplayPort and HDMI inputs. The display panel housing has a 4-port USB 3.0 hub. To reproduce sound, there is a built-in stereo speaker with a power of 2×7 W with Acer TrueHarmony technology.
One of the interesting features of the Predator Z271UV is the built-in Tobii controller, which, using non-contact optical sensors, can track the user’s gaze direction. If this function is supported in the games you are using, this makes it possible to control the movement of the sight, camera or virtual character using your gaze.
The design of the standard stand allows for height adjustment (within 120 mm) and screen tilt angle (from –5 to 25°), as well as its rotation left and right (up to 30° in each direction).
Both new products feature a suite of Acer VisionCare technologies, which includes Flickerless (to eliminate backlight flickering), BluelightShield (to reduce the intensity of the blue component in the spectrum of light emitted by the screen) and ComfyView (providing gradual dimming of the screen). These solutions make it possible to minimize the load on the user’s visual apparatus and thereby provide the most comfortable conditions during long gaming battles.
Acer Predator X27 and Predator Z271UV monitors will go on sale in our country in the third quarter of this year. Retail prices of new products will be announced separately.
Although noise cancellation technology is becoming more popular and there are models that deliver what they promise with surprising efficiency, ANC still has a lot of room for improvement and much of the blame lies with its performance. And it is that noise cancellation technology does not eliminate noise, but generates another signal that neutralizes it, which is effective in some scenarios, but not in all. But that could change with the latest innovation carried out in the sector: there is no neutralizing signal, but it is possible to truly isolate the noise.
The invention comes from the École Polytechnique de Lausanne in Switzerland, where it has been developed a noise reduction technology that aims to revolutionarynot only considering its mechanics, but also the results, since it is capable of canceling both high and low frequencies.
How current noise cancellation technology works and its limitations
Until now, when a headset has ANC, what it actually does is integrate a set of microphones capable of picking up the sound from around it and it is an algorithm that interprets it to produce a sound signal as opposed to noise in order to neutralize it through its integrated speakers.
This technology works especially well with monotonous and low-frequency noisessuch as traffic, but it falters more when faced with unexpected noises, especially if they occur at high frequencies.
The second limitation has to do with space to neutralize noise. The ideal scenario for this ANC is its application in headphones, since the sound reaches our ears directly. In predetermined, reduced places and with an adequate sound system, such as the interior of the passenger compartment of a car, it also offers moderately convincing results. However, applied to a room it is more complicated, since it would take more speakers arranged in different planes to have a convincing effect.
Well, the new noise cancellation technology does not need the membrane of the speakers and is based on the pressure variations of the ionized air plasma.
The new noise cancellation system, explained
The idea is based on a point common to both ANC technologies: the existence of integrated microphones to capture the sound waves of the environment and thus generate other opposing waves that neutralize them.
The result of the research is plasma ion speakers prepared to eliminate sounds extremely thin, light and more affordable than current.
This set of speakers uses an ionized air plasma by means of an electric field to generate sound waves, so they do not need cones or diaphragms like the usual speakers. Inside the speaker is a parallel wiring system responsible for creating SamaGametrical field that ionizes the particles. Because of this ionization, the ions generate pressure waves against the environment. So, the more volts applied changes the amount of air in which they operate. This point is important to act in large spaces, for example on walls.
According to the research results, this ANC system is effective in neutralizing both low and high frequencies. In fact, this 17mm loudspeaker with this technology serves to cancel waves below 20Hz (with a wavelength of 17 meters), lower than the threshold of human hearing.
The applicability of this new technology is wide, since it can be used for clubs, concert halls, recording studios. Due to its effectiveness, lower cost than current technology and lightness, it is possible to think that this technology is a candidate for also revolutionize the world of speakers with ANC. For the moment, the company in charge of commercializing the technology will be Sonexos.
