Information on VU 15.8.5 On Tuesday, May 17, MindArk will implement Entropia Universe Version Update 15.8.5. This update focuses on improving the visual appearance and client performance of Entropia Universe, and includes: Improved compression of terrain textures, resulting in smoother landscapes and removal of the tiling effect Level of detail (LoD) enhancements and bug fixes. Improved billboard rendering with transform and color. Post-processing added to rendering of items displayed in the item info panel, and item icons. A new client setting available in the Advanced Options panel for managing anisotropic filtering. Due to the types of changes being implemented, VU 15.8.5 will require a larger than usual client patch (approximately 4 GB). Our development and graphics teams have been working hard on these improvements, which we hope will enrich everyone’s Entropia Universe experience! Continue reading...
