So last time I saw Martinsh work I was like “man this is awesome, how do I get it in my game ?”. But I was a bit unpleased by the way the shaders were applied in the BGE… So I made a submodule for my bigger framework, that can work independently: materials.
This is some kind of wrapper/framework, it is meant to allow people to write shaders in a slightly better way, I hope.
I need your input on the utility of such a module, and maybe your own shaders if you get to make one !
I could embed them into the builtins if done right
Feel free to look at the sources, especially in the materials/builtins/skybox0 to see an example of use for the module.
Looks Great is it optimized and how is its impact on the performance of the Game, Im going to make use of this in one of my game projects but for now id just like to see how optimization can be applied especially for an open world map. The Code behind it is pretty neat i like neat work … Doesn’t really matter if it can be edited or tweaked u but nice framework so far buddy.
I would love to help but shader programming for me is like reading ancient Egyptian algebra. Still, I think it is a really good idea and if implemented well would be nice to see included in UPBGE, as it sounds like it’s intention is of broader and more generalized scope.
I don’t really know GLSL either lol
But this allow for “easier” testing of shaders, as the code required to run one becomes maybe a bit simplier/clearer:
from materials import ShaderMaterial
from materials import ReadFile
class MyShader(ShaderMaterial):
FragmentShader = ReadFile("./MyFragmentProgram.fs", __file__)
VertexShader = ReadFile("./MyVertexProgram.vs", __file__)
def init(self):
# you can initialize the shader there
def pre_draw_setup(self, shader):
# and you can process stuff on events too
def pre_draw(self, shader):
# you have access to the shader and the object holding it
print("owner:", self.owner)
def post_draw(self, shader):
# this is the last event you have access to
print("shader:", shader)
With this you can really easily try to make your first shaders, and more sophisticated ones aswell as shown in the demo !
I think there may be some issues with the way it is managed right now, but I was hoping people could point a finger on the problems, so that the package could improve from there.
Its still a bit early to speak about putting this in UPBGE, we still have to really iron this out !
The main goal is to provide a strong foundation for some “alternative API”, programming is not necessarly easy, but it can be easier.