[Can't select model in editor]

Hmm, I made sure the "position" button is selected and it doesn't work still.

[Shadows show wrong LODs]

In this video the shadows show the wrong LOD's.  You can see at the start of the video that the shadow belongs to a higher LOD of the model then it pops to the billboard shadow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b486UD5LaJA

[Multiple instances still running after crash to desktop.]

Oh okay.  Yeah, I get the exact same problem.  No errors or anything it's just ignored.

[Multiple instances still running after crash to desktop.]

I was going to see if this happens for me too but I tried your map file and it didn't load for me.  I mean it didn't do anything, it's like the editor ignores it.  Is it missing assets or are they included in the file?  I don't know how the map system works, I don't use them much.

[LOD's casting shadow when they shouldn't]

The attached model has LOD's.  If you disable shadows for LOD3, it won't cast shadows if you drag that LOD into the editor by itself, but it will still cast shadows as part of it's parent.  In the shot below you can see that LOD3 (a billboard) on the right casts no shadow but half the shadow of the tree on the left has the billboards shadow still.

 

 

[Editing an Asset will not update in editor]

If you have a model in the editor and then edit it in the model editor - like toggling it's shadow casting ability - upon saving and closing the model editor it will not update in the editor viewports until you move the viewport with the mouse.  Should it update when the editor is closed?

[Can't select model in editor]

Drag this model into the editor and click away from it to deselect it.  Then try and select it again and it can't be done.

PineLeaves_DIFF.zip

[Shadow Maps Not Using Correct Shaders]

This shot is from the editor.  You can see the shadows are not using the alpha masked shader.  Also different sections of the shadow use different LOD levels of the model?

 

 

[Model Dark in Model Editor]

The attached model is very dark in the model editor.  I don't think the materials are wrong as the model appears ok in when dragged into the editor.

[0.9.5 seems slower than 0.9.4]

Here's a short video on the unstable FPS I'm seeing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm7dVy-pqHM

[0.9.5 seems slower than 0.9.4]

Don't really see a problem with any of these stats.  Besides the FPS that is.  It gets down to 90 for a second or two then back up to about 200 for a bit.  I wish I could use FRAPS to verify the FPS but it doesn't seem to work with ultra.  It decided to work now.  FRAPS confirms the FPS is correct.

[RenderHooks not working]

Honestly all I needed it for was to get a valid material ID, but after all objects are rendered and before post effects sounds like it'll work to me.

@klepto2 What do you think?

[0.9.5 seems slower than 0.9.4]

Yeah I'll take a closer look at those and see what they say.

[0.9.5 seems slower than 0.9.4]

No geometry streaming. Everything is static with default shaders.

[0.9.5 seems slower than 0.9.4]

I hate to say it, but I'm seeing it a lot slower overall.  Actually, it seems 2.5x slower. 

These shots are in release.  In 0.9.5 I've had to remove the skydome due to some shader errors, and the terrain due to it not texturing.  The terrain was replaced with a single plane.  So 0.9.5 is doing less work but is a lot slower and the grass don't look as good.

Also in 0.9.5 I've seen the FPS fluctuate between 120 and 60 FPS like a seesaw even when the camera is still.

Scene in 0.9.4:

Same scene in 0.9.5:

[Debug vs Release : No Change in FPS]

5 hours ago, klepto2 said:

Just my thought. The debug-build was mainly slower because the vulkan validation-layer kicks in and slows everything down. In Leadwerks there was also no difference between debug and release (for simple apps). 

That makes sense. 

[Debug vs Release : No Change in FPS]

Maybe a bug - maybe.  In this example I see no change in the FPS between debug and release builds.  I get a consistent 500 FPS (+/- 10 FPS).  I'm seeing this across a few of my smaller projects.  I mean, is debug build just that good now or is release slower than it should be?  I would've thought there should be at least a small difference being the debugger isn't running in Release - but I've been wrong before.

#include "UltraEngine.h"
#include "ComponentSystem.h"

using namespace UltraEngine;

int main(int argc, const char* argv[])
{
    //Get the display list
    auto displays = GetDisplays();

    //Create a window
    auto window = CreateWindow("Ultra Engine", 0, 0, 1280, 720, displays[0], WINDOW_CENTER | WINDOW_TITLEBAR);

    //Create a world
    auto world = CreateWorld();
    world->SetAmbientLight(0);
    world->RecordStats();

    //Create a framebuffer
    auto framebuffer = CreateFramebuffer(window);

    //Create a camera
    auto camera = CreateCamera(world);
    camera->SetFov(70);
    camera->SetPosition(0, 50, 0);
    camera->SetRotation(45, 0, 0);
    camera->SetClearColor(0.125);

    //Sunlight
    auto light = CreateDirectionalLight(world);
    light->SetRotation(45, 35, 0);
    light->SetColor(2);

    //Create terrain
    auto terrain = CreateTerrain(world, 512, 512, 2048);
    terrain->LoadHeightmap("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Assets/Terrain/512.r16");
    terrain->SetScale(1, 100, 1);

    //Create base material
    auto ground = CreateMaterial();
    auto diffusemap = LoadTexture("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Assets/Materials/Ground/river_small_rocks_diff_2k.dds");
    auto normalmap = LoadTexture("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Assets/Materials/Ground/river_small_rocks_nor_gl_2k.dds");
    ground->SetTexture(diffusemap, TEXTURE_BASE);
    ground->SetTexture(normalmap, TEXTURE_NORMAL);
    terrain->SetMaterial(ground);

    //Create paint material
    auto rocks = CreateMaterial();
    diffusemap = LoadTexture("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Assets/Materials/Ground/Rocks_Dirt_Ground_2k.dds");
    normalmap = LoadTexture("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Assets/Materials/Ground/Rocks_Dirt_Ground_2k_dot3.dds");
    auto dispmap = LoadTexture("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/UltraEngine/Documentation/master/Assets/Materials/Ground/Rocks_Dirt_Ground_2k_disp.dds");
    rocks->SetTexture(diffusemap, TEXTURE_BASE);
    rocks->SetTexture(normalmap, TEXTURE_NORMAL);
    rocks->SetTexture(dispmap, TEXTURE_DISPLACEMENT);

    int rocklayer = terrain->AddLayer(rocks);

    //Apply material based on terrain slope
    for (int x = 0; x < terrain->resolution.x; ++x)
    {
        for (int y = 0; y < terrain->resolution.y; ++y)
        {
            float slope = terrain->GetSlope(x, y);
            if (slope > 15.0f)
            {
                float wt = Min((slope - 15.0f) / 10.0f, 1.0f);
                terrain->SetLayerWeight(rocklayer, x, y, wt);
            }
        }
    }

    //Camera controls
    //camera->AddComponent<CameraControls>();

    //Main loop
    while (window->Closed() == false and window->KeyDown(KEY_ESCAPE) == false)
    {
        auto stats = world->renderstats;
        window->SetText("FPS : " + WString(stats.framerate));

        world->Update();
        world->Render(framebuffer, false);
    }
    return 0;
}

 

[Loading custom model format throws error]

The addition of a small header fixed the problem, thankyou.

[Loading custom model format throws error]

Oh, I get it now.  So just anything that Identifiers my binary format.

[Loading custom model format throws error]

Oh okay.  What does SPGM stand for?

[RenderHooks not working]

I know this is probably not on your list yet, but do you think you'll have render hooks working with OpenGL soon?

[Loading custom model format throws error]

I'm not fully convinced this issue is solved yet.  

14 hours ago, SpiderPig said:

Thanks.  I'm now seeing that "Unknown chunk in model file" is spamming the output window for about 20 seconds before it finally fails to load.

Should it really take 20 seconds before finally failing to load?

5 hours ago, Josh said:

No, it just loads data from a stream which may not have any file path associated with it at all.

How then are we to create plugins for new models types, custom or not, if the stream is not looking at the file extension?  At what point does LoadModel look to see if a plugin might have the function it needs to load that extension?

If you could please also try this file as it throws an out of bounds error and crashes the program.

Test.zip

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Yes that was the underlying problem.  Fixed now. 

[Loading custom model format throws error]

6 hours ago, Josh said:

This file mimics the beginning of a Leadwerks MDL file. I added some more checks that prevent the loader from trying to load this as such.

Shouldn't it load the file based on the extension type rather than trying to load data from the file first?

[Loading custom model format throws error]

Thanks.  I'm now seeing that "Unknown chunk in model file" is spamming the output window for about 20 seconds before it finally fails to load.

Also the first file in this thread gives a "Seek position out of file bounds error" still.