Shader is a program located at the lower levels of image formation and is responsible for the final parameters of a virtual graphic object. Using shaders, they describe light effects of refraction and reflection, darkening, surface displacement, texture effects, and more.
Necessary
- - the Internet;
- - administrator rights.
Instructions
Step 1
To install shaders in the Source SDK, you need to install Perl and DirectX. Download ActivePerl for Windows from the manufacturer's website https://www.activeperl.com/ and install it on the hard drive of your computer. You can find the latest DirectX SDK at https://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx. Install all software to the system partition of the hard drive.
Step 2
Copy the executables to the mod Source SDK folder. This is necessary so that the shader files are available to the program during compilation of the Source SDK. Locate and copy the files perl.exe, perl58.dll, fxc.exe, psa.exe, and vsa.exe. You can use folder search. To do this, click the "Find" button on the top tab and enter the request you are interested in.
Step 3
The Source SDK uses Microsoft DirectX HLS and Shader Assembler to program shaders. To ensure stable shader performance, use MHLS predominantly and refrain from using assembler. It provides great opportunities in solving this problem.
Step 4
For more detailed instructions on using HLSL and on programming shaders in assembly, see the MSDN documentation on the developer's official site. For a lot of documentation on working with the Source SDK, visit the Material System for Graphics Developers on the SDK site.
Step 5
With the help of programmable shaders, you can easily create a texture of any complexity. Depending on the type of shader (there are three of them), the logic of the shader, its capabilities and application depends. As practice shows, it is quite difficult to install shaders on a personal computer, since a large number of operations have to be performed. If you fail, contact the computer center for help.
