[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.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

The error now reads "Failed to make texture 9 bindless.  Format: 139"

Only took 19 seconds to get the error rather than 5 minutes so that's good.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

I got an error!  I waited 5 minutes and finally got an error.  "Failed to make texture 9 bindless."

Call Stack:

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

I waited 2 minutes but it still hangs at the same place.  Call stack is the same as I posted above.  Project is up to date and cleaned.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

It still hangs in the same place.  Project is up to date.  This is the call stack when I pause it after a minute or so.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Will test very soon.  I just woke up.  🥱

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Maybe a remote debug then?

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

A different error but it might help pinpoint this problem... just simply creating the terrain crashes to "encodeData" or something like that.

#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);

    //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)
    {
        world->Update();
        world->Render(framebuffer);
    }
    return 0;
}

 

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Um... well the errors gone but I think it's now stuck in a loop or something... currently at 3 minutes at time of posting.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

It says it does.  I have had other shaders of mine compiling and running that use that extension.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Kind of.  This is the call stack.

...did you say that terrain textures need to be the same size as the terrain resolution?

I see the extra parameter for the texture size.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

GTX 980 Ti.  I'm seeing if there's a driver update now.

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Could it be problem with Refraction.fx or might it be totally unrelated?

[CreateTerrain Assert Error]

Downloaded the latest update and updated the project and still the same error.  Do you get this error on your machine or is it specific to my machine you think?