• @[email protected]
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    662 years ago

    The author wasn’t selling DLSS, they were selling a shim to make it work with Starfield. That does require original work.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      The author wasn’t selling DLSS

      So NVidia’s DLLs for DLSS are not included? (Honest question, I don’t even own the game.)

      • @[email protected]
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        32 years ago

        No, they are not included. The mod I use to enable it linked to a site that archives all the different DLSS DLL file versions. Honestly though, I couldn’t tell a difference between FSR2 and DLSS 3.5 in graphical fidelity nor performance (I have a 5950x and RX 3090).

        In case anyone’s curious about the performance with those specs: I average around 60fps at 1440p with everything maxed out when I’m in the major city, New Atlantis (haven’t gotten to another huge hub yet). In smaller areas/indoors/in space, I get around 100fps.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 years ago

          Are you sure the mod you’re using is injecting DLSS3? Using the DLSS 3.5 DLL is not related to that. If it’s only injecting DLSS2, it would be entirely expected to see negligible performance difference vs. FSR2.

            • @[email protected]
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              12 years ago

              “DLSS2” and “DLSS3” are not references to the version of the DLL. They are references to different output modes of the DLL, which is also backwards compatible, i.e. the 3.5 DLL can output either mode. The Starfiels mods that were available immediately at launch do not use DLSS3, or by extension frame generation. It doesn’t matter which DLL version you use

              • @[email protected]
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                12 years ago

                Well that’s what I’m saying. My 3090 can use 3.5 but it can’t do the frame generation feature that 3.5 is capable of, therefore the performance gain is negligible over FSR2. The mod I used did support DLSS 3 + frame gen.

                • @[email protected]
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                  12 years ago

                  Sure it can, I’ve got no problems using frame generation on my 3060. Any RTX card can do it

      • @[email protected]
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        12 years ago

        I don’t know in this particular case, but the mods I have seen require you to provide the Nvidia DLL yourself.

    • @[email protected]
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      132 years ago

      Do you copy and paste comments from reddit? I read this exact comment last night I am SURE of it

        • @[email protected]
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          52 years ago

          Yes. Lemmy still sucks and everybody who isn’t in niche communities knows it. Lemmy is the same article spammed across 100 communities cross posted again across 100 instances, memes for teenagers, and Star Trek memes apparently.

    • kadu
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      882 years ago

      It’s not original work. The reason he can do that to Starfield but not, say, Bully Scholarship Edition is because the work was done for him on Starfield: the engine already provides the data.

      Replacements from FSR 2 to DLSS are not uncommon, not new, and not special. They require very little work.

      There is indeed a tiny nugget of original code there, but it’s absolutely useless without the actual DLSS tech and the actual engine doing the work.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        Strange how they felt the need to pirate his non-work instead of just doing it themselves?

        • kadu
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          72 years ago

          Considering there are 3 alternative versions, free, made in less than 24 hours, looks like people made it themselves.

          But alas, commenting without a 10 second search is a good idea indeed.

          • @[email protected]
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            22 years ago

            There’s no need to do a search. People are paying for this product. Meaning they couldn’t find it elsewhere.

            • kadu
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              32 years ago

              The literal top page of Nexus Mods is got a free alternative, so your claim that people can’t find it elsewhere is laughable

              • @[email protected]
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                I mean that assumes that literally everyone is going directly to Nexus Mods to look for this, which is laughable…

      • @[email protected]
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        252 years ago

        Things don’t need to be novel and amazing to be marketable. And if it’s that trivial, rather than pirating it people would just rewrite it. The fact that they’re stealing it means it has value.

        • @[email protected]
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          262 years ago

          The fact that they’re stealing it means it’s priced above its perceived value though.

          • @[email protected]
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            22 years ago

            That’s not true at all. People often steal because they value the item but cannot afford the price.

          • @[email protected]
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            72 years ago

            So it has perceived value…

            But that guy above was saying that it’s worthless and trivial to implement…

            You can’t have it both ways.

        • kadu
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          72 years ago

          novel and amazing

          They don’t need to be, you’re right. They should be more than a third party’s DLL file though.

          people would just rewrite it

          They did in less than 24 hours.

          it has value

          DLSS is got a lot of value, people want that into their games. If that’s using two lines of code from modder X or Y is irrelevant.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 years ago

        And starfield itself is useless without a huge stack of technology that someone else made. That’s just how software works.

        • Simple Jack
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          22 years ago

          Hang on. You are telling me that schooling, parenting, and growing up in a community contributed to MY knowledge. And that, magically, will influence my art? Nonsense! I am a conduit for God.

      • @[email protected]
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        342 years ago

        Knowing how to do the work is most of the value here. Yes, it’s easy for those of us with the knowhow, but most people do not have that.

        Think of an artist who can whip up a cool drawing in about 10 minutes. It was “easy” in the moment, but only because they spent years learning and practicing the skills to make it so. You aren’t entitled to that artists labor for free just because it only took them a few minutes.

        Sit your average gamer down with a copy of Starfield and nvngx_dlss.dll and they won’t be able to do anything useful with it.

        It’s great that most modders and some artists like to share their work for free with the rest of the world, but the rest of us aren’t entitled to any of it.

          • @[email protected]
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            102 years ago

            You only have to pay for this mod once.

            An artist isn’t going to continue making modifications to a painting once you’ve bought it, not unless you pay them to do so. Presuming they aren’t feeling generous with their time.

        • @[email protected]
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          12 years ago

          I still might choose to take a picture of my buddy’s cool drawing that he bought rather than buying my own copy. Though I agree that I am certainly not entitled to a free print at the author’s expense.

          Conversely, if I bought that drawing myself and it came with reflective glass glued to the front, so that pictures turned out blurry, I might be a little annoyed. Now I can’t roll it up and put it with my other drawings without special accommodations. Also, I bought it and if I want to take a picture of it or wipe my ass with it then that is my choice. Making the life of your customers more difficult so you can make a little extra money is going to lose you some of those customers.

          Not that I begrudge someone for making good money, but that dude said he is making $40k a month from his Patreon for DLSS3 mods. Does he really feel like he isn’t get paid what his time was worth, or is he just getting greedy in a community that is usually more aligned with FOSS concepts?