SA WIP SA::Render

[Gramps]

HD5770 here. Game takes AGES to load (I also said this about your previous release as well, R95 worked fine in terms of loading times)

. Once the loading screen has disappeared it takes 2 mins for that text to appear, which stays on the screen for a minute before the cutscene starts. After skipping cutscene, screen is again black for at least another minute before CJ appars in the alley.

This is what it looks like when I start the game. Can you see those coronas on the fence .. ?

 

This is what happens when I change from 1080p to 1680*1050. When I change it back, it goes back to full screen, but has some weird bugs with rendering.

 

Game runs @ 15FPS for me when CJ is first in the alley .. About another minute later its at a stable 40+FPS

(vanilla game, 'cept for Widescreen Fix, set @ 1080p.)

 

Look @ the palm trees ..

 

Blacked out windows ..

 

 

Shadows .. In a vehicle they only draw like 10m infront, but on foot, its like 50m.

And just two random shots.

 

And F12 is for the in-game editor isn't it? .. Crashes my game.

 

Also, my shadows aren't blurry.. they are pixelated ..

Edited September 18, 2014 by Methical

[Agem]

This is how it looks for me on a ATI Radeon R9 290

 

 

 

[BS_BlackScout]

@Mega Looks the same on my 750 Ti, not sure if there are mods conflicting, but I don't think so...

The SMG look like a big triangle, completely bugged too...

Edited September 18, 2014 by BlackScout

[Silent]

#FirstDayAfterARelease

Edited September 18, 2014 by Silent

[nkjellman]

Tried this. I see nothing but the hud and sky.

 

I'm on an Nvidia card by the way.

 

Edit: Never mind, forgot that certain graphics settings don't work.

Edited September 18, 2014 by nkjellman

[NothingSpecial]

2 months of waiting and this is the result.

 

Yes, I'm aware that the new revision "doesn't work" on NVIDIA GPU, but this guy somehow made the mod worked smoothly on NVIDIA GT360, the same GPU as mine.

Guess I have to wait for the next revision then.

Edited September 19, 2014 by NothingSpecial

[pep legal]

Well....no luck on Win 8.1 x64 + AMD 7950

 

Some stranger messages on start-up...several compilation errors of shaders.

 

Tested on a vanilla game, no modification, only Cleo and WideScreenLite.

 

It's OK...take your time people...It's just a beggining.

 

I wish I could help more.

 

Thanks.

 

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EDIT.: I got it ! ...after updating DirectX 9 - ( it seems like D3DX9_43.dll does the job ! ) - No compilation errors.

 

But after first cutscene...only sky over and under...and some few objects.

 

 

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EDIT2 : Got some progress !

 

I forgot to say I was using silent patch for skipping nVidia logo....and THAT WAS my problem !

 

Just removing it....the whole thing worked ! ( EDIT 2b : not necessary to remove Silent Patch, just disable NVCshaders and TwoPassRendering )

 

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EDIT3

 

Shadow artifacts everywhere !

 

Tree leaves vanished...probably due to layered alpha.

 

...but ilumination system is beautiful...much more realistic !

 

F12 key ----> instant crash !

Edited September 19, 2014 by pep legal

[Marty McFly]

Oh cmon, these error messages are important, that why they show up. Why do you people always click them away and never look at them?

[Silent]

Mm, so guess it's another mod I need to add compatibility to. Anyone can confirm you need to disable BOTH NVC shader and twopass?

 

@Petka - can I assume the mod will always be named Render.asi? Unless it's renamed already, haven't checked.

[miclin]

Mm, so guess it's another mod I need to add compatibility to. Anyone can confirm you need to disable BOTH NVC shader and twopass?

 

@Petka - can I assume the mod will always be named Render.asi? Unless it's renamed already, haven't checked.

Will test it, when I'm home.

I think its only twopass.

Edited September 19, 2014 by miclin

[PetkaGtA]

@Silent yep(SARender.asi)... about nvc and twopass(not sure about that one) - can it happen because you replacing some values or functions for nvc rendering?
Well as far as #FirstDayAfterARelease past I assume here is the list of bugs and erros(i didn't wrote all list because other errors) you guys found:

1) Z-Buffering problems on some NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.

Q: What can I do if some objects seen trough or don't render?
A: Firstly check if you have fully or almost fully cleaned GTA SA that contain only ASI Loader(Silent Loader works fine). If you have the same issues check if you enabled antialiasing, if yes - disable it! Still have same result? Report here or there - https://code.google.com/p/sa-render/issues/list .
2) Game crashes at start.
Q: What can I do with that?
A: Check if you have all drivers up to date. Yes but still crashes? Get error? Do printscreen(or even crashdump) and send here or there - https://code.google.com/p/sa-render/issues/list .

What info I need about your pc?
* OS version

* Game version

* Videocard

* RAM

And as I said before I need testers who can spend they time to compile and test game to check for future bugs to be fixed.

Edited September 19, 2014 by PetkaGtA

[gajrajgchouhan]

 

Invisible Uzi,ground,small sun,invisible markers at door,black glasses,flickering ground\

Sorry for horrible quality

Edited September 19, 2014 by gajrajgchouhan

[tommzy2]

how do i install this, because i placed asi loader in my root sa folder and also this mod and yet it doesn't work, i go ingame and it's all the same.

[Silent]

@Silent yep(SARender.asi)... about nvc and twopass(not sure about that one) - can it happen because you replacing some values or functions for nvc rendering?

 

Well yes, shader code replaces DN pipeline instance function to the other, luckily unused func and injects a vertex shader responsible for handling this. Twopass is just a custom renderer callback for some atomic modelinfos, which calls default renderer callback twice, changing some rw renderstates. Might be useless since you don't do forward rendering at all.

 

EDIT:

Is rendering weapons inside CPed::Render a problem? That's how I do it.

Edited September 19, 2014 by Silent

[damiann69]

 

Performance is quite good. I expected worse.

 

My PC:

Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Home Premium Edition 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) DirectX Version 11.0Intel Core i3 CPU M 330 @ 2.13GHzATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730, Memory size 1024 MBRAM DDR3, 4Gbytes, DRAM Frequency 532.1 MHz

San Andreas:

HOODLUM

13,7 MB (bytes: 14 383 616)

AA off

Edited September 19, 2014 by damiann69

[SarahPilko]

I found out the solution to my problem.

I just got HOODLUM v1 US exe and it now boots up the game. I thought I had this one but apparently not

 

Well I finally got it to work

However, everything looks pink and game crashes every single time as I leave the safehouse and after two seconds being outside.

 

http://i.imgur.com/1obkE5S.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/A5lNwJu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/gOG2NrY.jpg

 

The only mods I have are very few vehicle mods, improved timecyc by format c: and UltraThing (it is like ENB) but I already tried to disable UT and it is still pinkish.

 

Crash dump?

 

http://pastebin.com/2cGjdVBR

 

However, game still refuses to boot up on dual monitors it is no problem though, I can always disable second monitor easily by windows key + P.

 

Other information:

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

v2 downgraded to v1 - HOODLUM v1 US (14,383,616 bytes)

nVidia GT 330

8GB RAM

Edited September 19, 2014 by SarahPilko

[damiann69]

Maybe first try install it on actually clean game.

[jochuan]

this mod work on computers with 2.gb ram and 1.60 ghz with pixel shader 2.0 intel pentium dual cpu 32bits ?

Edited September 19, 2014 by jochuan

[uokka]

Intel chip on a netbook!?

[Silent]

Why won't you test it? Afaik it doesn't make the PC explode.

[TJGM]

Why won't you test it? Afaik it doesn't make the PC explode.

Probably my biggest issue with the modding community right now.. so lazy and refuse to test things.

 

"Will it work on this PC with (insert specs here)" - Most annoying thing ever. It takes you 25-30 seconds to download and test it, if it doesn't work, quick undo with ctrl+z and you're fine. You'll get your answer quicker than you would spamming up the thread asking questions that honestly never get answered.

 

EDIT: Oh, and this isn't anything personal with anyone. This is an issue that almost everyone on this forum seems to have, fairly annoying.

Edited September 19, 2014 by TJGM

[PetkaGtA]

Is rendering weapons inside CPed::Render a problem? That's how I do it.

 

Not sure about that, but probably... I'll try later myself.

@SarahPilko Improved TC can be problem as well as ultrathing(but this one can work I think never tested) and probably it's pink because its 20:00 in game)

[jochuan]

i am just waiting dk let the download link

[jochuan]

it doesnt work

[TJGM]

it doesnt work

Awesome feedback!

 

Seriously, stop with your double posting and useless posts. You keep doing this and its not helping anyone around here.

[SylpheedW]

 

Works..

 

GTX 260 Core 216

Win 7 HP x64 SP1

8GB Ram

GTA US 1.0

[SarahPilko]

 

Is rendering weapons inside CPed::Render a problem? That's how I do it.

 

Not sure about that, but probably... I'll try later myself.

@SarahPilko Improved TC can be problem as well as ultrathing(but this one can work I think never tested) and probably it's pink because its 20:00 in game)

Seems like modded d3d9.dll (UltraThing) was the problem.

Thank you !

[Meheraj7]

i was wondering, does it support imfx?

[uokka]

[...] can be problem as well as ultrathing(but this one can work I think never tested) [...]

 

UltraThing has some nice features. Would be cool if those two mods could coexist, if it's not too much of a hassle.

[pep legal]

Just reporting the results of some more tests :

(conditions : Vanilla files (no mod) + starting new game + Cheat for NO Wanted Level + AMD octocore CPU + AMD 7950 + Win 8.1 x64)

1 - Still some issues using Silent Patch. (sorry Silent ! )

If I keep the Patch ON, game crashes after some few minutes driving. If I turn it OFF, I can mess around for looong (15 minutes tested). It's not a question of disabling NVCshaders....I need to remove it.

...and yes, I'm using 1.0 EXE.

2 - Shadows are a Nightmare !

Building shadows have a "triangle" pattern...and Flick and Blink as Hell.... Ped shadows are good !

3 - Low performance !

Even for a Vanilla game (no mods, no textures pack, nothing ) running on my system.

4 - No environment lighting during Night Time !

Some few light poles have coronas...but there is no light casting at night ! (tested on San Fierro -> almost tottaly dark at night)

5 - LODs are not being properly rendered.

Getting some big holes on the ground at some distance from the player. When I get closer, they are fixed.

6 - Alpha not being rendered properly.

Glasses are dark. (mostly noticeable on cars)

7 - No Water

Yeah...physically there is water. Just not being rendered. Someplaces there are seabeds...othe places none.

.

Edited September 19, 2014 by pep legal