S.T.A.L.K.E.R. : Clear Sky Patch v1.5.06
Deep Silver has issued a new patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky, bringing the official prequel to the survival FPS game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl to v1.5.06. The patch includes balance tweaks, bug fixes, and adds DirectX 10.1 support, for which ATI released a hotfix earlier today.You can download patch for the retail edition from AtomicGamer, FileFront, GH and The Patches Scrolls. There is also a patch for digitally downloaded versions on AtomicGamer, FileFront, GH, and The Patches Scrolls.
- Added MSAA for alpha-tested objects ("alpha-to-coverage" for DX10.0, custom "alpha-to-coverage" for DX10.1 for better performance, native DX10.1 implementation for better quality).Note: 1.5.04 and 1.5.05 saved games will be compatible with new patch.
- Added new quality level for sun-shadows (ultra) for better picture quality.
- Added new min/max shadowmap technique (which takes advantage of DX10.1 when available) allows to speed up high quality sunshafts rendering for top video boards and high resolutions.
- Added high quality sunshafts acceleration for DX9 renderer
