the basic articulable principle is the thicker and less translucent a given object is, the more it mimics standard solid objects. the more transparent, the less light bounces back since it continues on uninterrupted, casuing less backscatter.
-Adds reversed depth projection model, dramatically increasing depth buffer effective resolution.
-Adds 32F depth 8U stencil format GFXFormatD32FS8X24 (following DX naming conventions). Note this is a 64-bit format, and likely not suitable for mobile platforms. Revert to GFXFormatD24S8 in renderManager.tscript for mobile & "ancient" platforms.
-Corrects alignment of texture type details array.
cliffsnotes:
$Core::WetnessTexture = "core/rendering/images/wetMap.png"; //for the influence degree map
probes/skylight have a new canDamp boolean, set to off for probes, on for skylight by default.
:levelinfo has a dampness multiplier (0-1)
kicked up numTextures from 8 to 16 for shaderdata and postfx since that hit the 8 texture-in prior limit, and we've already adopted apis that can handle the higher count
Ensure that probes are masked to be rendered during bake passes so they can contribute during a bake allowing multibakes
Adjusted order of the connect data for the forward shaders to fix a mis-port issue
It was mixing vars up between it and forward. resolved by prefixing the forward vars with "in" as the rest are, as well as pointing the val at the const String ShaderGenVars::lightSpotParams("$inlightSpotParams");
1) we do *not* in fact want to early out in the presence of MFT_ImposterVert. it mangles the position-send.
2) dx sucessfuly handles the if ( !fd.features[MFT_NormalMap] ) case, so use the same for gl
Also fixes handling of metal materials during bakes to render properly, and fixes a possible double-up return in findObjectByType, which could cause doubling when getting probes in the scene
Temporarily disabled wsNormal addition when we have no defined normal map until it's finished being integrated
Fixed the structure for the lighting/probe shadergen logic in GL so it generates correctly, resolving a crash on unix machines.
Added templated getObjectsByClass to Scene for easier engine-side polling of objects, including nested checks for subscenes
Proper init'ing of mGamemodeName in LevelAsset, as well as proper fieldType for mIsSubLevel
D3D11 added logic to handle scaling down of textures in cubemap arrays for lower texture resolution preferences
Added ability to collapse groups programmatically to GuiVariableInspector
Upped PSSM shadowmap max size to 4096
Caught GL deferred lighting/probes up to D3D11
Temporarily disabled forward lighting/probes on GL materials until conversion finished
Upped smMaxInstancingVerts to 2000 from 200 to support slightly more detailed meshes being instanced
Reordered project settings so they load ahead of core modules, so that core modules can actually use project settings
Established current preset file for PostFXManager to use for reverting
WIP logic for forcing probes to update as part of level lighting load step in loading process
Streamlined PostFXManager code, removing unnecessary/redundant files
Coverted HDR, Lightrays and SSAO and ExamplePostEffect to use new PostFX Manager/Editor paradigm
PostFX manager now enacts callbacks so that postFXs' can process their own settings as well as provide editor fields
Changed PostFX editor to work with new callbacks via using VariableInspector
Updated PostEffectAsset's template file so new PostFX's will now automatically register with the PostFXManager and have the needed new callbacks for integration
Made HDR on by default, removed enable field from editing
Made probe bake resolution a project setting
Updated many GL postFX shaders to have proper case for PostFx.glsl
Example module now loads ExampleGUI and ExamplePostEffect during init'ing
Removed unneeded autoload definitions from ExampleModule's module file
Fixed Graphics Adapter settings field to properly display as well as apply setting
Updated many referenced profiles in tools folder to use the Tools specific gui profiles to make theming more consistent
Fixed coloration of tools button bitmap to make theming more consistent
Updated a few theme settings for improved visibility with theme, particularly selected/highlighted text
Moved AssetBrowser field types to separated folder/files
Updated new module creation to properly utilize template file instead of overriding it with a programmatic script generation.
Removed unneded default autoload definitions from new modules
Added WIP for editing Module/Asset dependencies
Updated the PostEffectAsset to properly generate glsl and hlsl files from templates
Updated module editor window to display only necessary fields
Added WIP of TerrainAsset
Added shaderCache gitignore file so folder isn't lost
`Engine\source\gfx\gfxDevice.cpp(837,0): {Fatal} - GFXDevice::setTexture - out of range stage! -1>16` though the shaders themselves are now in a compling state (ostensibly)
