Ceb Cin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuKVbvxWd0w)summarizes two articles that he links to. The first is with Pavel Šafář, the Project Lead for the Enfusion engine. The interview is at 80 Level, a website dedicated to developer interests. It provides additional detail around the engine and the editor that they are building to provide modding support.
The second is from the Czech edition of Forbes with BI's founder and CEO, Marek Španěl. (Sorry, I couldn't find an English translation so we're out of luck reading it.) Marek apparently confirms that there will be a demo of some sort in players' hands this year. Ceb Cin thinks that demo may be Arma Reforger with an Arma Four coming out in 2023 or 2024.
CallMeTOMMEH (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhNa1gLb6n0) reviews the same interview at 80 Level. A slightly different take here. More of a gamer than a modder's perspective.
TL;DW version? Three highlights for me:
- While the in-engine footage looks absolutely spectacular, both vids mention that the engine is meant to be cross platform; PC, XBox, and PS. That suggests that it will gracefully degrade the visuals in order to let the game run on all three platforms. That in turn means that those of us with older PCs shouldn't be left out in the cold.
- One goal is creating a modding environment where a modder will never have to step outside the editor to do anything. "No more text editors." That should make mod and mission development more efficient.
- The interview with Pavel puts a lot of emphasis on no more worrying about locality. IOW, a modder shouldn't have to worry about where code is running.
More to come!!