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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Screen Space Reflections]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11744</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Added Support for Screen Space Reflections<br />
Preview screens here:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/posts/pfbid0sZkSJDoTZDorMdFJmsodpbRuWgvctk7p7Hgj1iwDrE3KsMsqAHrveq44YoRRb35El" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/...4YoRRb35El</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Added Support for Screen Space Reflections<br />
Preview screens here:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/posts/pfbid0sZkSJDoTZDorMdFJmsodpbRuWgvctk7p7Hgj1iwDrE3KsMsqAHrveq44YoRRb35El" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/...4YoRRb35El</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Next-Gen Bloom+Glow]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11725</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 08:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Next-Gen Bloom+Glow Available Now for all Esenthel Supporters!<br />
Please support - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store</a><br />
<br />
More Screens:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/posts/pfbid037HK3VEg3HYqdnyzeDRKVPMx3wEYhkEjyF9JkXYHM48C9bVeZc1xGDsbXWG9PdWUAl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/...XWG9PdWUAl</a><br />
<br />
OLD:<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Next-Gen Bloom+Glow Available Now for all Esenthel Supporters!<br />
Please support - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store</a><br />
<br />
More Screens:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/posts/pfbid037HK3VEg3HYqdnyzeDRKVPMx3wEYhkEjyF9JkXYHM48C9bVeZc1xGDsbXWG9PdWUAl" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EsenthelEngine/...XWG9PdWUAl</a><br />
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OLD:<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Engine Source now available only to Esenthel Supporters]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11452</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
<br />
Due to following reasons:<ul>
<li>Very Low User Donations</li>
<li>No User Source Code Contributions</li>
<li>Growing Competition<br />
</li></ul>
<br />
I've decided to make source access available only to Esenthel Supporters.<br />
If you haven't yet subscribed, please do so - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store&amp;cat=1" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store&cat=1</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">I really need your support!</span><br />
<br />
For subscribers - thank you for your support, here are full instructions how to access source code - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=doc#Accessing_Source" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=doc#Accessing_Source</a><br />
In case of any issues please contact me.<br />
<br />
Thank you for your understanding.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello,<br />
<br />
Due to following reasons:<ul>
<li>Very Low User Donations</li>
<li>No User Source Code Contributions</li>
<li>Growing Competition<br />
</li></ul>
<br />
I've decided to make source access available only to Esenthel Supporters.<br />
If you haven't yet subscribed, please do so - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store&amp;cat=1" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store&cat=1</a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">I really need your support!</span><br />
<br />
For subscribers - thank you for your support, here are full instructions how to access source code - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=doc#Accessing_Source" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=doc#Accessing_Source</a><br />
In case of any issues please contact me.<br />
<br />
Thank you for your understanding.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[World of Esenthel]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11450</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 16:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm excited to show you latest progress on the Engine and my Game - World of Esenthel<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeD_Sh6As7w" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeD_Sh6As7w</a><br />
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⭐PLEASE SHARE &amp; DONATE⭐ if you appreciate my work - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store&amp;cat=1" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store&cat=1</a><br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm excited to show you latest progress on the Engine and my Game - World of Esenthel<br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeD_Sh6As7w" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeD_Sh6As7w</a><br />
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⭐PLEASE SHARE &amp; DONATE⭐ if you appreciate my work - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store&amp;cat=1" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store&cat=1</a><br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Atmospheric Sky Rendering]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11407</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 10:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Atmospheric Sky Rendering, with seamless transition between planet and space view, coming soon.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Please subscribe/donate to keep the engine going!</span> - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store&amp;cat=1" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store&cat=1</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/0.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/1.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/2.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 2.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/3.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 3.webp]" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Beautiful Atmospheric Sky Rendering, with seamless transition between planet and space view, coming soon.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Please subscribe/donate to keep the engine going!</span> - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=store&amp;cat=1" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=store&cat=1</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/0.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/1.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/2.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 2.webp]" /><br />
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<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Atmospheric%20Sky/3.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: 3.webp]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[STAR - Social Network]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11395</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 08:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11395</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[I've tried to make my own Social Network App,<br />
here's STAR - <a href="https://star.esenthel.com/" target="_blank">https://star.esenthel.com/</a><br />
<br />
Would you like to try ? <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /><br />
<br />
It has clients for Windows, Android, iOS.<br />
<br />
Let me know what you think, or what would you like to add to it.<br />
<br />
If it's good, don't forget to share with friends!<br />
<br />
Thanks!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've tried to make my own Social Network App,<br />
here's STAR - <a href="https://star.esenthel.com/" target="_blank">https://star.esenthel.com/</a><br />
<br />
Would you like to try ? <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /><br />
<br />
It has clients for Windows, Android, iOS.<br />
<br />
Let me know what you think, or what would you like to add to it.<br />
<br />
If it's good, don't forget to share with friends!<br />
<br />
Thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Dragon Fury]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10638</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2022 04:21:24 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10638</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Started working on my next game <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dragon Fury</span><br />
<br />
Steam - <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020590/Dragon_Fury/" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020590/Dragon_Fury/</a><br />
<br />
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DragonFuryGame" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/DragonFuryGame</a><br />
<br />
YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC26Spz_V-zI7r5XXFGJFCqQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC26Spz_...5XXFGJFCqQ</a><br />
<br />
Let me know what you think!<br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Dragon%20Fury/0.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Dragon%20Fury/1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.jpg]" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Started working on my next game <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /><br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Dragon Fury</span><br />
<br />
Steam - <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020590/Dragon_Fury/" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/2020590/Dragon_Fury/</a><br />
<br />
Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DragonFuryGame" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/DragonFuryGame</a><br />
<br />
YouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC26Spz_V-zI7r5XXFGJFCqQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC26Spz_...5XXFGJFCqQ</a><br />
<br />
Let me know what you think!<br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Dragon%20Fury/0.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Dragon%20Fury/1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.jpg]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Into The Dark - My first Kickstarter]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10590</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<br />
The Remake of my Dungeon Hero game, called "Into The Dark" is taking shape!<br />
<br />
It's nearing completion and I'm launching Kickstarter project to get some funds :&gt;<br />
Any money I get will help me with The Game, The Engine and all other future games.<br />
<br />
Please Visit, Support and Share <img src="images/smilies/grin.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="grin" title="grin" /><br />
<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/esenthel/into-the-dark-1" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ese...the-dark-1</a><br />
<br />
Steam Store page is also live:<br />
<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1938330/Into_The_Dark/" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/19383..._The_Dark/</a>]]></description>
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<br />
The Remake of my Dungeon Hero game, called "Into The Dark" is taking shape!<br />
<br />
It's nearing completion and I'm launching Kickstarter project to get some funds :&gt;<br />
Any money I get will help me with The Game, The Engine and all other future games.<br />
<br />
Please Visit, Support and Share <img src="images/smilies/grin.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="grin" title="grin" /><br />
<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/esenthel/into-the-dark-1" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ese...the-dark-1</a><br />
<br />
Steam Store page is also live:<br />
<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1938330/Into_The_Dark/" target="_blank">https://store.steampowered.com/app/19383..._The_Dark/</a>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nintendo Switch support]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10427</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10427</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Esenthel Engine Nintendo Switch™ support is now complete and available to all Nintendo Authorized Developers.<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
Request Nintendo Switch support from - <a href="https://developer.nintendo.com/group/development/getting-started/g1kr9vj6/middleware/esenthel" target="_blank">https://developer.nintendo.com/group/dev...e/esenthel</a><br />
<br />
Video - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waJHjzFs6M" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waJHjzFs6M</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Esenthel Engine Nintendo Switch™ support is now complete and available to all Nintendo Authorized Developers.<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />
Request Nintendo Switch support from - <a href="https://developer.nintendo.com/group/development/getting-started/g1kr9vj6/middleware/esenthel" target="_blank">https://developer.nintendo.com/group/dev...e/esenthel</a><br />
<br />
Video - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waJHjzFs6M" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7waJHjzFs6M</a><br />
<br />
<br />
Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Game Engine Comparison]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10426</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10426</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[In my attempt to attract more users to the engine, I've created a Game Engine Comparison between Esenthel Unreal and Unity - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=compare" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=compare</a><br />
<br />
I've tried to gather most important things, highlight strengths and weaknesses.<br />
<br />
Is there anything that you like in Esenthel that it's not available in other engines, that I didn't include on the page already?<br />
<br />
Or is there anything important that you think Esenthel is missing?<br />
(I can't promise to add those things near-term, but it might affect my long-term planning)<br />
<br />
Thanks! <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In my attempt to attract more users to the engine, I've created a Game Engine Comparison between Esenthel Unreal and Unity - <a href="https://esenthel.com/?id=compare" target="_blank">https://esenthel.com/?id=compare</a><br />
<br />
I've tried to gather most important things, highlight strengths and weaknesses.<br />
<br />
Is there anything that you like in Esenthel that it's not available in other engines, that I didn't include on the page already?<br />
<br />
Or is there anything important that you think Esenthel is missing?<br />
(I can't promise to add those things near-term, but it might affect my long-term planning)<br />
<br />
Thanks! <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[AMD Fidelity FX Super Res]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10425</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10425</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Added new upscaling shader EASU (Edge Adaptive Spatial Upsampling) from AMD Fidelity FX Super Res (also new "Sharpen" functionality from the same package).<br />
<br />
Linear:<br />
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Cubic:<br />
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EASU:<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Added new upscaling shader EASU (Edge Adaptive Spatial Upsampling) from AMD Fidelity FX Super Res (also new "Sharpen" functionality from the same package).<br />
<br />
Linear:<br />
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Cubic:<br />
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EASU:<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Alpha Test with Dither]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10424</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[This semi-transparent object is actually opaque, rendered using new alpha-test with dither technique, allowing to achieve smooth transparency and still get all the benefits of opaque materials (depth sorting and all lighting support)<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This semi-transparent object is actually opaque, rendered using new alpha-test with dither technique, allowing to achieve smooth transparency and still get all the benefits of opaque materials (depth sorting and all lighting support)<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Motion Blur]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10423</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Greatly improved Motion Blur<br />
<br />
It's much more smooth, has jitter which makes it look like uses more samples, and now works correctly with Glow.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/Motion%20Blur%20Esenthel.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: Motion%20Blur%20Esenthel.jpg]" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greatly improved Motion Blur<br />
<br />
It's much more smooth, has jitter which makes it look like uses more samples, and now works correctly with Glow.<br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/Motion%20Blur%20Esenthel.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: Motion%20Blur%20Esenthel.jpg]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ambient Occlusion]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10422</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10422</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Greatly improved Ambient Occlusion (again <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="wink" title="wink" /> )<br />
<br />
In my tests it's close to precalculated per-vertex ray tracing.<br />
<br />
per-vertex ray tracing:<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/AO%20RayPerVtx.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: AO%20RayPerVtx.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
real-time shader:<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/AO%20Esenthel.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: AO%20Esenthel.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
Even in lowest rendering quality, the results look pretty good.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greatly improved Ambient Occlusion (again <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="wink" title="wink" /> )<br />
<br />
In my tests it's close to precalculated per-vertex ray tracing.<br />
<br />
per-vertex ray tracing:<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/AO%20RayPerVtx.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: AO%20RayPerVtx.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
real-time shader:<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/AO%20Esenthel.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: AO%20Esenthel.jpg]" /><br />
<br />
Even in lowest rendering quality, the results look pretty good.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Temporal Super Resolution]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10421</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10421</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Now you can boost rendering performance ~2x with Temporal Super-Resolution <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20Off.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20Off.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20On+Sharpen.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20On+Sharpen.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20Off.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20Off.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20On+Sharpen.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20On+Sharpen.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<br />
Rendering quality for static objects is nearly identical, the downside however is increased ghosting/artifacts in movement, though I did my best to minimize it as much as possible <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="wink" title="wink" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Now you can boost rendering performance ~2x with Temporal Super-Resolution <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20Off.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20Off.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20On+Sharpen.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20On+Sharpen.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20Off.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20Off.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/Compare%20Engines/TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20On+Sharpen.webp" border="0" alt="[Image: TSR%20Esenthel%20Zoom%20On+Sharpen.webp]" /><br />
<br />
<br />
Rendering quality for static objects is nearly identical, the downside however is increased ghosting/artifacts in movement, though I did my best to minimize it as much as possible <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="wink" title="wink" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Forest]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10374</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 13:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some more show-off screens <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="wink" title="wink" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/0.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/2.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 2.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/3.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 3.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/4.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 4.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/5.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 5.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/6.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/7.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 7.jpg]" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some more show-off screens <img src="images/smilies/wink.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="wink" title="wink" /><br />
<br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/0.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/2.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 2.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/3.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 3.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/4.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 4.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/5.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 5.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/6.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 6.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Forest/7.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 7.jpg]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Emissive/Bloom/Glow improvements]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=10370</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2021 03:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/0.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/2.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 2.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/3.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 3.jpg]" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/0.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 0.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/1.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 1.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/2.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 2.jpg]" /><br />
<img src="https://esenthel.com/site/images/screens/Engine/Spider/3.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: 3.jpg]" />]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Image Upscale Magic]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9772</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I've just integrated a fantastic filter for upscaling images called Waifu2x.<br />
<br />
Here's a small-res original image:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3091" target="_blank">original.png</a> (Size: 133.05 KB / Downloads: 93)
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<br />
Here it's upscaled 4x using FILTER_LINEAR:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3092" target="_blank">linear 4x.png</a> (Size: 991.04 KB / Downloads: 91)
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<br />
Here upscaled 4x using my own cubic filter (FILTER_CUBIC/FILTER_BEST), which was already quite good:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3093" target="_blank">cubic+ 4x.png</a> (Size: 1.08 MB / Downloads: 91)
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<br />
And now.. get ready for some magic, here is 4x FILTER_WAIFU:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3094" target="_blank">waifu 4x.png</a> (Size: 1.15 MB / Downloads: 91)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've just integrated a fantastic filter for upscaling images called Waifu2x.<br />
<br />
Here's a small-res original image:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3091" target="_blank">original.png</a> (Size: 133.05 KB / Downloads: 93)
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<br />
<br />
Here it's upscaled 4x using FILTER_LINEAR:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3092" target="_blank">linear 4x.png</a> (Size: 991.04 KB / Downloads: 91)
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<br />
<br />
Here upscaled 4x using my own cubic filter (FILTER_CUBIC/FILTER_BEST), which was already quite good:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3093" target="_blank">cubic+ 4x.png</a> (Size: 1.08 MB / Downloads: 91)
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<br />
<br />
And now.. get ready for some magic, here is 4x FILTER_WAIFU:<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".png" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3094" target="_blank">waifu 4x.png</a> (Size: 1.15 MB / Downloads: 91)
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			<title><![CDATA[PBR Progress]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9700</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 03:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9700</guid>
			<description><![CDATA[Majority of PBR is complete <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /> although still need a couple weeks to finish up everything.<br />
Here you can see the results so far.<br />
<br />
Normal demon and as if turned to metal.<br />
<br />
There's quite a lot going on under the hood, GGX specular, environment maps, smoothness/roughness/gloss, reflectivity, multi-scattering energy preservation, Burley/Disney based diffuse.<br />
It's a lot more advanced than the previous shading model<br />
<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3087" target="_blank">0.jpg</a> (Size: 445.04 KB / Downloads: 139)
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3088" target="_blank">1.jpg</a> (Size: 374.9 KB / Downloads: 138)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Majority of PBR is complete <img src="images/smilies/smile.gif" style="vertical-align: middle;" border="0" alt="smile" title="smile" /> although still need a couple weeks to finish up everything.<br />
Here you can see the results so far.<br />
<br />
Normal demon and as if turned to metal.<br />
<br />
There's quite a lot going on under the hood, GGX specular, environment maps, smoothness/roughness/gloss, reflectivity, multi-scattering energy preservation, Burley/Disney based diffuse.<br />
It's a lot more advanced than the previous shading model<br />
<br />
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3087" target="_blank">0.jpg</a> (Size: 445.04 KB / Downloads: 139)
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<br /><img src="images/attachtypes/image.gif" border="0" alt=".jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="attachment.php?aid=3088" target="_blank">1.jpg</a> (Size: 374.9 KB / Downloads: 138)
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			<title><![CDATA[Sponsorship on GitHub]]></title>
			<link>https://esenthel.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9686</link>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2019 13:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Donations are running low, so I'd like to invite users to donate to the development of the engine.<br />
Now there's one extra way to do it, via GitHub.<br />
GitHub is launching sponsorship programs<br />
To donate/sponsor Esenthel Engine, you can do so by visiting this link:<br />
<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/GregSlazinski" target="_blank">https://github.com/sponsors/GregSlazinski</a><br />
<br />
Thank you]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Donations are running low, so I'd like to invite users to donate to the development of the engine.<br />
Now there's one extra way to do it, via GitHub.<br />
GitHub is launching sponsorship programs<br />
To donate/sponsor Esenthel Engine, you can do so by visiting this link:<br />
<a href="https://github.com/sponsors/GregSlazinski" target="_blank">https://github.com/sponsors/GregSlazinski</a><br />
<br />
Thank you]]></content:encoded>
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