Texture and Shadows

[keichan2]

I've been seeing a lot of servers lately with HD textures, shadows, and sun positioning, along with new hairstyles and faces.
Is there any thread that teaches how to make a server look that good?
I could make dynamic shadows for my client but just for char/npcs, failed to make it for structures, if anyone could help <3

^this one is on my server

^this is how it looks on some new servers REALLY FKING COOOOOOL

 

[Mothanna]

its not hd textures or anything if u open their clients they used more depth colors on scene textures
mostly top will crash if u use 2k images inside it & alot of memory waste
about shadows u can do it with dx9 as u posted in your screenshot but high gpu costs and u will see all people turn it off while playing so does it worth to be added? if all people turn it off means its worthless feature?