Graphics bug with direct x
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So I'm having an issue where items in my game seem to blur and parts of the screen don't update each frame. When I change the line
md3dPP.PresentationInterval = D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT;
to
md3dPP.PresentationInterval = D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE;
to this line it all but gets rid of the problem but the problem still persists rarely.
Here are some pictures of it happening.
Do you clear your screen before each frame? Simply drawing over and over will give this result. You should call Clear() on your IDirect3DDevice9 object with flags to clear both the target and the zbuffer.
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I'm using a skybox which I call before every beginScene() call and that should replace all the needed clear calls. But if i do make the clear call it fixes the problem but my skybox flashes the clear color.
Maybe it has something to do with the shader I'm using.
Maybe it has something to do with the shader I'm using.
uniform extern float4x4 gWVP;uniform extern texture gEnvMap;sampler EnvMapS = sampler_state{ Texture = <gEnvMap>; MinFilter = LINEAR; MagFilter = LINEAR; MipFilter = LINEAR; AddressU = WRAP; AddressV = WRAP;};void SkyVS(float3 posL : POSITION0, out float4 oPosH : POSITION0, out float3 oEnvTex : TEXCOORD0){ oPosH = mul(float4(posL, 1.0f), gWVP).xyww; oEnvTex = posL;}float4 SkyPS(float3 envTex : TEXCOORD0) : COLOR{ return texCUBE(EnvMapS, envTex);}technique SkyTech{ pass P0 { vertexShader = compile vs_2_0 SkyVS(); pixelShader = compile ps_2_0 SkyPS(); CullMode = None; ZFunc = Always; // Always write sky to depth buffer StencilEnable = true; StencilFunc = Always; StencilPass = Replace; StencilRef = 0; // clear to zero }}Quote:Original post by ScreamerThat indicates to me that you're only clearing on every other frame. Your skybox should completely cover the backbuffer, so you won't see the clear colour.
I'm using a skybox which I call before every beginScene() call and that should replace all the needed clear calls. But if i do make the clear call it fixes the problem but my skybox flashes the clear color.
Also, any output from the Debug Runtimes?
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Nah I was just saying that if I cleared and called the draw of the skybox the background flashes because both are being called. That isn't the issue.
My debug output looks like this
Miss rate before optimization: 1.000000
Miss rate after optimization: 1.000000
First-chance exception at 0x7590f35f in Bird.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: long at memory location 0x0017fab8..
D3DX: Warning ID3DXEffect::EndPass. Changes have been made but not commited. CommitChange must be called before each DrawPrimitive call
Miss rate before optimization: 1.000000
Miss rate after optimization: 1.000000
With a lot more miss rate messages before and after. Then some memory leaks being dumped.
Oh and for the debug runtimes It wont let me click on it because the option is greyed out. I suppose I can update the DX version and post the output.
Thanks for the help,
Screamer
My debug output looks like this
Miss rate before optimization: 1.000000
Miss rate after optimization: 1.000000
First-chance exception at 0x7590f35f in Bird.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: long at memory location 0x0017fab8..
D3DX: Warning ID3DXEffect::EndPass. Changes have been made but not commited. CommitChange must be called before each DrawPrimitive call
Miss rate before optimization: 1.000000
Miss rate after optimization: 1.000000
With a lot more miss rate messages before and after. Then some memory leaks being dumped.
Oh and for the debug runtimes It wont let me click on it because the option is greyed out. I suppose I can update the DX version and post the output.
Thanks for the help,
Screamer
Quote:Original post by ScreamerIt sounds to me like it is - you shouldn't see any flash because you're overwriting the clear colour with the skybox, and then presenting, right? If you get flashing, then there's a fairly major problem.
Nah I was just saying that if I cleared and called the draw of the skybox the background flashes because both are being called. That isn't the issue.
Quote:Original post by ScreamerThe error is right there:
So I got the new version of the directx to run the debug runtime with and here is the output i got.
Quote:Direct3D9: (ERROR) :Need to call BeginScene before rendering.Somewhere in your code you're rendering before calling BeginScene(), which is illegal.
Also, it looks to me like you're not checking your return values, because you call DrawIndexedPrimitive() (Or render a mesh, which calls DrawIndexedPrimitive internally), which could cause all manner of bugs on other hardware - you MUST check the return value (With the FAILED() or SUCCEEDED() macro, not testing against D3D_OK) of every function that returns data you rely on (Any Create*() calls, and functions like GetDeviceCaps()), and some other functions - in this case, if BeginScene() fails, you can't do any rendering.
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Ok so I fixed the first issue by putting the skybox call in the proper place. Don't know why i put it out there. But an issue persists. Right now im getting randomly colored holes in the draw. It looks like this but everywhere randomly.
If I uncomment the line above then the flashing holes are just the clear color.
Thanks,
Screamer
gd3dDevice->BeginScene();//gd3dDevice->Clear(0, 0, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER, 0x0087CEEB, 1.0f, 0);mSky->draw();If I uncomment the line above then the flashing holes are just the clear color.
Thanks,
Screamer
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I figured out that the issue lied with a rounding error when i put my skybox at infinity. The stenciling was fighting with the draw distance.
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