[PLUGIN] - D3DVSync

[Calin Leafshade]

Ok so i'm not 100% sure this works since my computer and graphics card are too fast to make it tear but it should fix it in theory.

So can people test it in a game that they know to tear in D3D

Including the plugin in your game will automatically turn vsync on.

http://www.thethoughtradar.com/AGS/AGSD3DVSync.zip

[Calin Leafshade]

anyone manage to test it?

[subspark]

Impeccable timing Calin. AGS is now asking for d3dx10_43.dll
Otherwise this plug-in will be very useful for our full-screen effects!

Cheers,
Sparky.

[subspark]

Just to clarify, AGS is asking for d3dx10_43.dll however I have a Direct X 11 Machine (Win 7) with the latest GeForce GFX 200 drivers installed.

Am I missing something? I'd love to test it for you Calin and I have the perfect GIP (Game In Progress) but I can't seem to launch AGS with the plugin. Am I meant to put your dll in the AGS directory and compile the game, then make a local copy of the dll to the game path?

Cheers,
Sparky.

[Calin Leafshade]

I'm not really sure why it's asking for the DLL.. i mustve compiled it with the debug version or something.

I'll see if i can fix it.

If you are really dying to try it then you cand just download and install the DX SDK.

[subspark]

Yeah I considered the SDK, but I'll wait for your fix. Im patient enough...I think
Thanks for sorting it out.

Sparky.

[xenogia]

Hey Calin I look forward to this one

[Pumaman]

If you use any D3DX functions in your plugin, you need to distribute the D3DX DLL with it. This is why AGS doesn't use D3DX but just uses raw D3D.

[Calin Leafshade]

Ahh, I see.

It's because I left references to ID3DXEffect in from a different project.

I can fix this easily enough.

[Calin Leafshade]

Ok here we are.

It only has a reference to d3d9.h so it should be fine.

http://www.thethoughtradar.com/AGS/AGSVSync.zip

[Knox]

Hey Calin,

Dont know if Im the only one but when I place your new dll version into my AGS folder, I get "MSVCR100D.dll" is missing + error loading "agsvsync.dll"

Ok I downloaded it and placed into my sys32/syswow folders.

Can this plugin diminish your fps?

Testing now

[Calin Leafshade]

I think i compiled it in debug mode.. thus it uses the debug version of the DLL.

try this one compiled for release

http://www.thethoughtradar.com/AGS/AGSVSyncR.zip

and yes Vsync can negatively impact your framerate.

[xenogia]

Hey Calin,

I get the same issue as general_knox on my Win XP virtual machine.  I'll try and update my directx drivers.

EDIT: Still no luck and this is with your re-uploaded dll.

[Knox]

Hey Xenogia,

I just downloaded the dll directly, and copied it into my system32 and sysWOW64 folders:

http://www.dll-download-system.com/home/m-dlls-not-system-/msvcr100.dll/details.html

[Calin Leafshade]

knox, does it actually work?

[Knox]

Yep! No errors once I place that dll in those folders...

For the tearing, my game hasnt done it yet so I cant really test to see if it prevents it...but so far my framerate hasnt changed with this plugin on.

[Calin Leafshade]

So thats something of a null result

If it doesnt tear with it on or off then we havent proved anything.

[Knox]

yeah I know...lol!

I cant test the tearing until I actually get my game advanced enough so it could actually tear (I dont have much oging on right now)...so for me I wont be able to give you any results until a good while..I just wanted to see if it did anything to the framerate by default, if that makes any sense 

[xenogia]

What exactly is the msvcr1000.dll for though?  And will I require to put it in the package when releasing the game?

[Calin Leafshade]

well MSVCR100D.dll is the debug version of the visual c++ library.

I compiled the it with the release settings which should mean it requires the release version (MSVCR100.dll) but i have no idea why.. the plugin is literally 2 lines of code.