rfuzzo / d3d8to9

A D3D8 pseudo-driver which converts API calls and bytecode shaders to equivalent D3D9 ones.

MGE-XE Remix

This is an experimental port of MGE-XE onto d3d8to9 to enable distant land with rtx-remix

Branches

• morrowind-remix main dev branch
• morrowind-remix-d3dx9 experimental branch that uses d3dx9 dll directly
• morrowind-remix-mwse only pass-through MWSE no distant land

⚠️ enable MGE_DEBUG directive to test y-up transformations

Testing

Set up game

• download TES3: Morrowind - GOTY

• copy-paste the install folder twice and rename, so that you have e.g.

  • C:\morrowind\mge
  • C:\morrowind\d3d8
  • C:\morrowind\d3d8-remix

Set up compare installs

• clone https://github.com/Hrnchamd/MGE-XE

  • this is the vanilla compare install
  • ⚠️ fix the VS c++ output folders to C:\morrowind\mge

• clone https://github.com/rfuzzo/d3d8to9/tree/d3dx9

  • this is the mge-fuzzo port compare install
  • ⚠️ fix the VS c++ output folders to C:\morrowind\d3d8

set up remix

• clone https://github.com/rfuzzo/d3d8to9/tree/d3dx9

  • this is the mge-fuzzo port + remix install
  • ⚠️ fix the VS c++ output folders to C:\morrowind\d3d8-remix

• clone https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/dxvk-remix and follow the build instructions

  • ⚠️ set the gametargets.conf dir to C:\morrowind\d3d8-remix

• clone https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/bridge-remix and follow the build instructions

  • ⚠️ copy the contents of _output to C:\morrowind\d3d8-remix

• ⚠️ If debugging from d3d8to9 make sure to NOT SKIP THE STARTING VIDEO otherwise the d3dx device will break

On first launch with remix you need to:

• follow the remix wiki guide
• alt+X to display the remix overlay
• always show developer menu
• always show cursor
• tag UI textures on first launch otherwise the screen is just black
• tag terrain textures to blend the ground

⚠️ disable remix in-game to debug distant land! it will render distant land without rtx artifacts!