Smartshader Ns

explodingheadboyexplodingheadboy Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15636Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Almost off topic.</div> Hey, I just got an ATI card, been trying out the smartshaders in NS... I remember I saw somebody around here who had a pic of "matrix mode" ns... Any clue where I could find a smartshader plugin for that?

TIA.
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  • Ashaman_JoeAshaman_Joe Join Date: 2003-11-11 Member: 22559Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-explodingheadboy+Feb 20 2004, 07:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (explodingheadboy @ Feb 20 2004, 07:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hey, I just got an ATI card, been trying out the smartshaders in NS... I remember I saw somebody around here who had a pic of "matrix mode" ns... Any clue where I could find a smartshader plugin for that?

    TIA. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Green ASCII should do the trick. On mine, its only available in Open Gl.

    Hope that helps.
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  • Renegade.Renegade. Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12313Members, Constellation
    Whats a Smartshader?!
    It's good to be a nub again! <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • 0003900039 Join Date: 2003-03-18 Member: 14653Members
    This is a Smartshader

    <img src='http://home.earthlink.net/~jjtrynlds/HL.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • UnderDOGUnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members
    edited February 2004
    wow i actully know what/where that SS is from
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  • Griff-512Griff-512 Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25220Members
    what do i do to make it look like that? <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ChargeCharge Join Date: 2003-02-05 Member: 13144Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-explodingheadboy+Feb 20 2004, 10:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (explodingheadboy @ Feb 20 2004, 10:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Hey, I just got an ATI card, been trying out the smartshaders in NS... I remember I saw somebody around here who had a pic of "matrix mode" ns... Any clue where I could find a smartshader plugin for that?

    TIA. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    its the ASCII mode.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    Griff, you buy an ATI Radeon 9500 or better, and then you enable it in the drivers. Personally, I love playing Specialists in green-ASCII mode. NS gets a little too frantic or sneaky for it to do much good.
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  • SizerSizer Join Date: 2003-10-08 Member: 21531Members
    Pics? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Ashaman_JoeAshaman_Joe Join Date: 2003-11-11 Member: 22559Members, Constellation
    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=59107&hl=smartshader' target='_blank'>Link to the place with a link to the place that has the pics</a> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Jabba_The_HuntJabba_The_Hunt Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11850Members
    cool didn't know you could do that with an ATI card, /me wants my radeon 9800 pro now! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • explodingheadboyexplodingheadboy Join Date: 2003-04-18 Member: 15636Members, Constellation
    Hehe, I've got a 9800 pro... very nice card.

    Anywho, I've tried out the Green ASCII mode, and It didnt quite look the same. It's prolly just my imagination.

    For a while I thought there might be custom pss plugins or something from that contest a while back. Oh well.

    Thanks guys.
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  • DaxxDaxx Join Date: 2002-04-16 Member: 460Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Thats just bizarre...
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  • WingdingsWingdings Join Date: 2003-02-14 Member: 13542Members
    I can't find the settings for it... Where are they? I'm using Catalyst 3.6 drivers.
    Where on the advanced settings are the SMARTSHADER settings?
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  • LuukasLuukas Join Date: 2004-01-03 Member: 25009Members
    edited February 2004
    Smartshader support was added for Catalyst 3.9 (or was it 3.8?), you'll need to update yer drivers. Cat 4.2 is the latest version.

    edit: Oh and you can make your own smartshader effects for 4.2. Just don't ask me how because I haven't tried. I'm not so sure it's a good thing either, might be abused...
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited February 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->edit: Oh and you can make your own smartshader effects for 4.2. Just don't ask me how because I haven't tried. I'm not so sure it's a good thing either, might be abused... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That would be very difficult since smartshaders are applied AFTER rendering the actual image. The kinds of things smartshaders do are the kinds of things you can do with a filter on an image in photoshop.
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  • Renegade.Renegade. Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12313Members, Constellation
    Thx guys... after seeing that pic of the Radeon properties I realized I had it all along (I have a 256 Radeon 9800 XT Pro) and I was passing by it every time I went to make changes to my D3D and Opengl settings, its just that I had no clue what it did. Thx a bunch! hope to try it out soon! ( sorta reminds me of when you set gl_nobind to 1 (another cool matrix effect I highly recommend trying!))
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  • WarfareWarfare Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1697Members
    <img src='http://medlem.spray.se/evaan2/heatvision2.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

    It's a wee edited, though. The characters appear MUCH brighter and near impossible to see on long distances (they turn white and blend with the surroundings).
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  • AhnteisAhnteis teh Bob Join Date: 2002-10-02 Member: 1405Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Tried this today. It's incredibly cool and incredibly useless in an actual game except possibly sketch mode. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Jabba_The_HuntJabba_The_Hunt Join Date: 2003-01-05 Member: 11850Members
    is there any way todo this with a geforce card? (i know its unlikely) <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->is there any way todo this with a geforce card? (i know its unlikely)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Long shot indeed, the only thing I can think of is to take the source to an openGL hack and edit it to only do "nice" effects but you still wouldn't get as much versatillity if you intend to do effects in hardware(as in not with the processor because that is sloooow) and there would obviously be much more room for abuse. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • WarfareWarfare Join Date: 2002-10-29 Member: 1697Members
    Speaking of abuse. I'd think that using inverted colours would be absuive, since black becomes white, thus shadow becomes light, but as players go into the shadow, they too become white, so it's just as hard, only you get half blinded by an everlasting flashbang <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    It's also hard as heck to navigate sometimes. You don't always recall where you are, and your movement will be slightly delayed, as if you were running in Direct 3D.

    But it's still awsome <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Almost off topic.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Seeing the way the thread progressed, I think we can scratch the 'almost'.
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    How do I activate Smartshaders with the 4.2 Omega Drivers? I can't find it anywhere...
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  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    Shameless bump, I'm missing out on the goods here.
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited February 2004
    Don't know if they're in the Omegas at all, Tequila.

    In the standard Catalysts, they're under the 3D tab. Pick your interface protocol button (OGL or D3D) check 'use custom', and hit the custom button. The second tab on the window that pops up is the SmartShader tab.
    I'd stopped using the Omegas once I found out they do *nothing* for a Radeon 9500 Pro... they don't softmod to anything, as they're already just underclocked R9700 Pros.

    Quick way to tell though. Are the latest Omegas about 23MB? If not, the SS stuff probably got stripped out.

    And no, there's no way to do these effects with a GeForce. Too bad, so sad.
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