Originally posted by [BoA]_Scoob
JKA's dynamic glow is most likely either
a) High Dynamic Range
b) Light Blooming
High Dynamic Range is only possible on newer cards I think (full DX9 support)
I don't know what High Dynamic Range is, but I know Light Blooming is what Deus Ex: Invisible War uses, and its a HUGE graphical improvement when used on DX:IW.
As far as Jedi Academy goes it is a similar effect but it doesnt affect the ENTIRE world lighting like DXIW, just certain dynamic light special effects like lightsabers, lava, and spacecraft lighting *HINT HINT*. The kind that DX:IW uses seems to be very different but it could be the same thing for all I know.
I'm just saying, even though it would utterly annihilate the framerate, I still think it ought to be added, just in case in the future some card comes out specifically optimized for dynamic glow effects or what-not (dynamic glow is a relatively new feature, after all, and new features generally get faster over time)...Who knows? It could happen.
And if it did...hooooooo yeah.
...but yeah to get Dynamic Glow we'll prolly need DirectX 9, not 8