III Released Sharptrails

[The Hero 7,471]

I reimplemented trails in III and VC using d3d9 pixel shaders to remove the blur.

 

You need a d3d8 to 9 wrapper (d3d8to9 included in the zip as d3d8.dll) and rwd3d9.dll, which adds d3d9 functionality to renderware (also included in the zip, but see the topic: http://gtaforums.com/topic/819551-rwd3d9-d3d9-extension-for-rw/).

 

As of version 1.0 (finally a proper version number) it exposes some settings in the debug menu

 

In III disabling trails now removes the overlay completely as there is no point in rendering the half-assed version.

 

This mod also enables the trails menu option in Vice City, thanks Silent.

 

See this post for some screenshots of VC: http://gtaforums.com/topic/750681-skygfx-ps2-graphics-for-pc/?p=1067959209

 

Get it here:

https://github.com/aap/sharptrails/releases

 

Changelog:

- no version number: the basic features of this mod

- 1.0: support for debugmenu

- 2.0: support for skygfx postfx

 

Enjoy!

Edited December 18, 2017 by The Hero

[Jinx. 9,080]

Interesting. Will install this and SkyGFX later.

[ThirteenAG 3,851]

[NTAuthority 2,585]

>not calling it ♯trails.

Edited September 11, 2015 by NTAuthority

[Marsi4eg 420]

hmm, now having troubles with Ginput (thumbsticks doesn't work), and I cannot minimize the game =\
and it's related on new dlls

Edited September 15, 2015 by Marsi4eg

[The Hero 7,471]

Maybe the d3d8to9 wrapper? Same problem if you only install the d3d8.dll and not the others?

[Marsi4eg 420]

Maybe the d3d8to9 wrapper? Same problem if you only install the d3d8.dll and not the others?

Exactly

[Blackbird88 1,677]

Yesssss! Exactly what I wanted. VC looks a lot less dull with Trails on and blur won't bother me no more!

Edited September 11, 2015 by Blackbird88

[crosire 89]

I'm really happy to see my d3d8to9 tool comes to use somewhere =). Nice job!

Edited September 11, 2015 by Crosire

[Sneed 13,760]

Break rain droplets for me.

0/10

(JK, but really rain droplets doesn't work with this)

[The Hero 7,471]

f*ck, you're right. How the hell could that happen? gaahhh...

[Sneed 13,760]

This guy did it!

[The Hero 7,471]

Water drops are there again, shouldn't have left out CMBlur::OverlayRenderFx(). I had wondered what that function did and the game looked alright without out. Renders water drops among others apparently...

[Sneed 13,760]

Beautiful (even xbox droplets would be even more beautiful ) But still nice. Today's fixing day, R* fixed minor bugs, you fixed minor bugs.

[Mugetsuga 727]

The droplets are better rendered with sharptrails.

Sorry to ask that The Hero but would it be possible to add an option to keep the blur from trails with the droplets from sharptrails ?

[The Hero 7,471]

The code that renders them is exactly the same, so: no

[The Hero 7,471]

Update:

Sergeanur ported Sharptrails to steam III and 1.1 and steam VC, thanks for that!

[The____Mostwanted 5]

Nice GPS ! it very cool !

[The Hero 7,471]

New version that uses new functionality of rwd3d9. This is just to improve compatibility, no other changes.

[Marsi4eg 420]

What have I did wrong? I get msvcr120d.dll error on game startup. Older version of sharptrails works.

I have installed over9000 vcredists

 

[Silent 16,164]

You did nothing wrong, the monkey broke compilation options again. *d.dll aren't redistributable and no released application should link against them

[Marsi4eg 420]

ahaha okay

[stef_92 982]

I've got the same issue as Marsi4eg. I also thought that the problem is in me.

[Marsi4eg 420]

sooooooo what about recompiled working plugin?

[The Hero 7,471]

Should be fixed now. I also integrated Silent's trails mod that enables the options in the menu.

[Sneed 13,760]

Is it just me or are trails while looking thru Sniper broken again?

[The Hero 7,471]

Looks fine to me. Should have that green tint.

[Sneed 13,760]

That's the problem. I don't have the green tint.

[The Hero 7,471]

Screenshot? Actually this is a fix in skygfx, I wonder what's happening...

[Sneed 13,760]