Crimson Desert
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Crimson Desert stunned an environment artist from Red Dead Redemption 2, David O'Reilly says its water simulation outclassed his Rockstar work. MIND-BLOWN 🤯
Speaking as a river artist rather than a programmer, he praises natural cascades, eddies and the water's tendency toward a horizontal equilibrium, not baked flowmaps but a live sim reminiscent of FLIP, adapted for real‑time with simplified verticality. Pearl Abyss largely keeps the tech under wraps.
