Major color overhaul

[func_qbism]

In progress: This drastically changes the look of super8. Color distortion is greatly reduced. It may be a new engine name.

Map credits: ID; Necros; Scampie; MFX.

[Woolie Wool]

Are those overbrights I see? The lighting engine is going to be fully restored?

[func_qbism]

TEST BUILD with new color tweaks:

qbism Super8 v258.zip

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Overbrights are back (at least closer to the truth) and the standard Quake palette is the default. For an existing setup, change the cvar r_palette from s8pal to palette or it will look very washed-out.

The super8 folder is no longer referenced by default. The old pak88 is optional. The only useful items now are alternate palettes. Move super8.cfg to the base id1 folder, or use one of the game slots at startup: -game, -game2, -game3, or -game4.

Another interesting change: Added cl_beams_quakepositionhack cvar in support of the Quake 1.5 project or other mods that might need it. This can turn off the position hack that keeps lighting beams centered on player.

[Woolie Wool]

I gave it a quick spin in Honey and I'm impressed! The lighting is leagues ahead of v238. Is there any chance for proper 16:10 modes? I recently got a 1920x1200 monitor.

[Woolie Wool]

I discovered a z-fighting issue in the new build, I didn't think to take a screenshot of it the first time I saw it in ad_crucial from Arcane Dimensions, but I saw it again in jam2_skacky ("An Angel Was Heard to Cry Over the City of Celephais") from Mapjam 2:



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[func_qbism]

screen aspect: super8 should autodetect all modes but may be limited to 1920x1080. I'll check it out.

z-fight: Usually means surfaces are too close for the z-buffer to distinguish. Uses fixed-point math for speed and so is not super-accurate. Can MarkV Winquake open it? Aaway from my comp ATM .

[func_qbism]

Res is limited to 1080p. Next test build will attempt up to 4k which is 2000+p.

[func_qbism]

Another test build:

qbism super8 v267.zip

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EDIT- forgot to include dlls for music, if you don't have a previous version installed:

qbism super8 v267 with dlls.zip

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• Most overlapping transparencies render correctly now- cumulative and without clipping. Thanks to mankrip code- based on Makaqu 1.6 renderer restart solution.
• Resolution support up to 4K. Does it work??
• 'Final' colored light tweaking. Attempt to match original intent more closely at the expense of smoothness.

Pics: Map Jam 6 entry by Ionous; Back2Forwards by Kendrick, classic overlapping transparency example; the murky depths of ad_swampy by Maik Franz Xaver showing overlap of water and vine 'fence' textures (cutouts).

[Woolie Wool]

I can confirm that 1920x1200 works just fine in the new test build.

[func_qbism]

I can confirm that 1920x1200 works just fine in the new test build.

Great, thanks for reporting!

Check this out: yet another build. Automatic pixel-doubling for compatible modes, noted with 'S' in video mode menu. Bigger pixels, faster FPS... win/win.
EDIT- Links removed - see newer build in later post. (Also testing updated 'edited by' reporting on posts)
Modes numbers can get mixed-up the first time this pixel-doubling version runs... now it will revert gracefully instead of error, then just reselect a mode. Sorry for any confusion.