Firstly, I watched a demo for Oblivion before it was released, and the game featured dynamic shadows. They appeared to add A LOT to the game. They weren't in the final game, however. Do you think the final version of Skyrim will still contain dynamic shadows? And secondly, will Skyrim feature "god rays"? I was recently replaying Read Dead Redemption, and the best thing about it's graphics (imo) is it's "god rays". They make the game look so much better.

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/franchises/wiki/grandtheftauto.ign.com/default/uploads/2/20/RDR_Sunrise.JPG

Dynamic shadows are confirmed and will be/stay in Skyrim.

God rays are confirmed not to be in.

These pictures don't have God-rays, but you can see the sun effects.

http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/117/1172982/e3-2011-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-screenshots-20110606000901679.jpg

http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/116/1162158/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20110415033050799.jpg

Hopefully DX11 shaders will be a vanilla option, or added by modders..

I hope they are vanilla

Dynamic shadows are in but haven't seen any indication of god rays.

Put that out of your mind now so your not disappointed later. It's been confirmed that this isn't going to happen at release. Probably never will even by modders. Well, modders might do it in 3 to 5 years.

I believe one on line review mentioned there being no god rays in the version they played. It's a shame because they look awesome.

http://www.successandfailure.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bigstockphoto_Rays_Of_The_Sun_738401.jpg, so lovely

oops sorry for double post, my bad :biggrin:

Unfortunately not, DX11 is only being used to optimize the engine, not even the dynamic shadows are using it apparently, which is quite a shame as that would greatly improve performance.