<s>
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
Relic	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
featured	O
many	O
new	O
graphical	O
effects	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
including	O
high-dynamic-range	B-General_Concept
lighting	O
,	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
and	O
shadows	O
,	O
advanced	O
shader	O
effects	O
and	O
normal	B-Application
mapping	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
RTS	O
engines	O
to	O
create	O
detailed	O
faces	O
with	O
facial	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Opposing	I-Application
Fronts	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
was	O
further	O
improved	O
to	O
include	O
weather	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
DirectX	B-Application
10	I-Application
on	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dawn	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
(	O
Essence	O
2.0	O
)	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
more	O
detailed	O
models	O
and	O
textures	O
;	O
more	O
advanced	O
lighting	O
and	O
shading	O
effects	O
;	O
more	O
complex	O
"	O
sync-kills	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
Dawn	O
of	O
War	O
;	O
and	O
better	O
support	O
for	O
multi-processor	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
3rd	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Essence	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
(	O
Essence	O
3.0	O
)	O
which	O
features	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
