Thanks to Hans the problem is solved.

Yes, Warp3D SI does not add the specular at blending, something Warp3D RV200 does by default or even OpenGL does by enabling (GL_COLOR_SUM);

But I was not aware Warp3D allow you to select the SPECULAR as argument for texture unit. So by simply activating a third TMU and using this trick, the specular is back.

Thank you!

Alain: Hummm. Actually it looks correct on my system (?). Just moving lights does nothing.

Hey guys!

Thanks to Creols, our elder french amigans, I'm now a proud owner of an AmigaOne X1000, so I'm back to code. :)

After two years without any serious activity, I'm a bit lost, and I don't know who is in charge of Warp3D SI (Hans?), so I make my request here.

My actual code uses 2 features from the RV200 driver not working on the SI driver:

1- Compressed texture: That's not a big deal, we already discussed this with Hans, and modern hardware are really hard to init, so I wrote a DXT unpacker and use uncompressed texture: Problem solved.

2- More problematic: I can't make the specular color to work on SI. The secondary color use is very basic, by enabling it, it just add the secondary color at blend stage. But it doesn't work. And I really need it.

So maybe I missed something? Maybe something else must be set? On RV200 just calling W3D_SetState(context, W3D_SPECULAR, W3D_ENABLE); is enough, but maybe something else must be done on SI? Maybe playing with texparameters, texenv?

If it not yet implemented, would it be be very hard to add this "little" (I think?) feature?

Thanks

It's the motherboard unfortunately, CPU modules are easy to fix as long as it only a dead G4, but I just don't understand what goes wrong with my motherboard.

I'm still working on the game, but I'm actually porting it to Windows, and honnestly this will help me work faster (faster compilation + working on the same computer I use to build 3D/Textures + protected memory + no crash + task killing, etc...)

Of course the game is still designed to work on Os4.1/Warp3D.

Wow so cool !!! So much thanks !!!

It's the price of an XE motherboard ahah but at least it can solve my problem ! ☺️

Hey Rob! Unfortunately I tryed passive adapters with no success. Any modern mouse/keyboard does not work with thoses anyway :(

But it's the first time I hear about active converters? Maybe it's the solution? !!! :)

EDIT: Just looked on the web. I can find PS2->USB active converter, but no USB->PS2. Thoses are passive only :(

Thank you anyway! :)

Grmbl... I see.

The problem is not to find PS/2 peripherals. It's to find GOOD PS/2 peripherals. Actually I'm used to my Logitech wireless setup, I used it on my XE for years, and I can hardly go back to stuff looking like 1990

About the AmigaOs Open Bootloader timer, any advice? This timer bother me

Hey Amigans!

My XE motherboard is dead, and my friend Huno gave me his old Pegasos 2. But I'm facing some problems and I can't find any answer on any forum. (+amigaworld.net looks dead).


Small questions:

-I'd like to remove the Os4.1 openfirmware loader timer. I only have 1 Os on my SSD, but I still have to wait 4-5 seconds on every boot. I can't found any command to reduce (remove?) this timer.

-My keyboard only have 1 Windows key. On the XE, UBoot can remap the right Windows key to the menu key, but the Pegasos 2 just can't. I tryed with AmigaKeyRemapper with no success. I just can't have a second working Amiga key. I've seen people with the same question, but no real answer :(


BIG problem!

-When running any Warp3D application (either MiniGL games or my own W3D game), the USB mouse/keyboard inputs are very laggy. The mouse is freezed most of the time, the keyboard answer with delay.

I tryed with a fresh install of Os4.1 FE, also with update 1, without success.

3 mouses and 2 keyboards tested: Same problem.

Pegasos 2 onboard USB or VIA PCI USB: Same problem.

The only workaround I've found is using PS/2 peripherals, but since we are in 2017, it's not really a solution.

Maybe I missed something?


Thank you for reading me

To have much more "realtime" feedbacks, I opened a Facebook page and a Twitter for the game project.

https://www.facebook.com/odyssey4.1/

https://twitter.com/SoeN212

I hope to have some returns from Amiga users, because actually most of my "followers" avec Windows users.

@328gts

It's a game, not a demo.

@zzd10h

+1!!!

Hi,I don't have the answer but another question.

Is it possible to register Codebench?

This years old 10 seconds demo timer on every launch is boring and kills productivity. I asked devs but still wait an answer...

Hey guys!

The latest fresh picture:

http://soen.hd.free.fr/odyssey/wp-con ... s/2016/04/speCTAcular.jpg

Just to inform you the work on the game has restarted some months ago, I just wanted to give you once again the link to my blog for people wanting to follow/support me.

http://soen.hd.free.fr

Thank you! :)

It's just 2 different softwares with the same goal... Like AmigaAmp vs Tunenet, Blender vs Lightwave, Gimp vs Photoshop, etc...

Just use the one you prefer (look and feel...).

@Hans

Hey! :)

Nova looks like a cool stuff :) The demos were perfect to explain people the interest of shaders: Vertex shaders for things like transformations, pixel shaders for pixel per pixel lighting, with all those glossy reflects, mirror effects, etc... :) Very nice.

It's the smoothest thing I've ever seen on Amiga, with a perfect tearing free screen, and not even a single frame skipped.

This "basic" demo logo is the most advanced 3D stuff we ever have. And it's only a few % of what we can achieve/port with Nova and so powerful cards. :)

Huno was able to port some OpenGL ES 2.0 functions quickly. With an unlimited support of GPU capabilities, having a real OpenGL may be "easy enough". Much more than having to rewrite everything (like MiniGL was).

It as been said a lot, but I also hope someone will be able to give Nova to our old Radeons. Shaders are more limited, but sufficient to get rid of all Warp3D/MiniGL limitations and make really good and fast port of older games. And I'll also be happy to do real "Radeon class" engine.

I will also have a look at PEX8112 adapter for my XE...

Thank you :)

Radeon 9000 pro on a great working XE with fast CPU and plenty of ram. For many reasons I can't consider changing the whole system, but I admit the 9000 pro is a bit frustrating.

@samo79

I can't explain you why, but I can assure you this won't change anything. To be honnest, I'm not sure going from 25 MB/sec to 250 MB/sec will make a real difference.

Video memory is "never" read.

EDIT: Ho, well, on software like SREC, sure this value will make a hudge difference, since it's raw video memory reading... Appart from that...

@kas1e

Quake3 is not bus intensive enough to take part of a faster video bus.

When it comes to 3D performances, GPU > CPU > ALL.

@ChrisH

BTW, about Quake 3 tuning. You may have noticed sound is really jerky when reaching low FPS. Just uses thoses consoles commands:

s_mixprestep 0
s_mixahead 1

This wont improve performances, but at least you'll have much better sound.

Quote:
This is one of the most important visual setting, Lightmap gives much better experience. Try to lower other settings to keep good performances with Lightmap.


Lightmap


Vertex

The patch improved a bit the graphics read performance.

In a such game, the graphic memory is never read.

The bottleneck is: Warp3D/MiniGL are slow.
Q3 runs 2x to 4x faster on a G4. Difference: CPU.

@m3x

Happy to see this small benchmark enlightened a MMUCR problem on 440.

But about the 460, maybe you can explain me the L2 write speed?

---> L2 <---
READ32: 1061 MB/Sec
READ64: 1061 MB/Sec
WRITE32: 521 MB/Sec
WRITE64: 520 MB/Sec

---> RAM <---
READ32: 311 MB/Sec
READ64: 310 MB/Sec
WRITE32: 521 MB/Sec
WRITE64: 521 MB/Sec
WRITE: 1251 MB/Sec (Tricky)

Read speed is acceptable, but write speed is strange. Once again a problem, or just the PPC460 design?