- Not to be confused with Engineering Works.
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Engineer's Workshop is a series of official blogs exploring the programming and engineering details behind World of Warcraft.
Blogs[]
- Enhancing Character Customization — November 17, 2020
- Designing the WoW Companion App — September 15, 2020
- Developing for Mobile and PC — August 26, 2020
- Enabling Ray-Traced Shadows in Shadowlands — August 21, 2020
- Recreating the Ahn'Qiraj War Effort — August 20, 2020
- Extended Draw Distance — June 3, 2016
- Anti-Aliasing & Lighting February 12, 2015
- Engine Evolution in Warlords of Draenor — September 17, 2014,
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Gallery[]
- Enabling Ray-Traced Shadows
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Campfire Scene before -
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Character neck before -
After
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Softer Shadows before
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After
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Before
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After
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More Shadows before
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After (two shadows from Character)
- Extended Draw Distance
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View distance in Draenor. Before and after.
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View distance in the Broken Isles. Before and after.
- Anti-Aliasing & Lighting
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No Ambient Occlusion
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SSAO High
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HBAO+
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No Ambient Occlusion
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SSAO High
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HBAO+
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Comparisons
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No Anti-Aliasing
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CMAA
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MSAA
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SSAA+CMAA
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Lighting before
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Lighting after
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Lighting before
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Lighting after
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Lighting before
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Lighting after
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