How to change renderer of the editor?

Post by **UnrealGGecko** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:13 pm

Right now my editor is using software renderer and I want to change that to d3d, but how do I do that?

UT99.org · Post by **UT99.org** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:58 pm

medor wrote:
GEx wrote:Right now my editor is using software renderer and I want to change that to d3d, but how do I do that?
can you rephrase ? I do not understand.

editor = unrealed ?

indiedb.com · Post by **Creavion** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:05 pm

medor wrote:editor = unrealed ?

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... No comment!

Simply right-click on one of the grey bars above the viewports (where you can switch the displayed mode as well).

BTW: This belongs to the mapping section, nowhere else!

Post by **UnrealGGecko** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:42 pm

I feel stupid

Thanks!

Post by **Shadow** » Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:50 pm

Alternatively: go to your UnrealEd.ini, in the section of the viewport you want to have a different renderer than the stock software render (normally this is [U2Viewport0]) change Device=RendererClass to the class you want the viewport to be displayed with:

SoftDrv.SoftwareRenderDevice (CPU/Software)
D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice (DirectX7)
D3D8Drv.D3D8RenderDevice (DirectX8)
D3D9Drv.D3D9RenderDevice (DirectX9)
OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice (OpenGL)

This way you can even set renderers you can't choose inside UnrealEd normally

Post by **UnrealGGecko** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:00 am

WOW!

Thank you very much, Shadow!

YouTube · Post by **Dr.Flay** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:47 pm

This is covered in the tutorials section (where I also show you how to replace all the renderers for UT, eg. the preview windows and bot selection screens).

indiedb.com · Post by **Creavion** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:12 pm

Shadow wrote: D3D8Drv.D3D8RenderDevice (DirectX8)
D3D9Drv.D3D9RenderDevice (DirectX9)
OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice (OpenGL)

This way you can even set renderers you can't choose inside UnrealEd normally

This is a half-way solution. You should mention you can not do a shit with these ones within the Ed. You can not select any actor, any surface, not anything. You can only use the camera to "browse" through the map and that`s it already. Impressive! These are not for mapping suitable render devices.

YouTube · Post by **Dr.Flay** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:57 am

I have had no problems using the D3D9 renderer for UEd (it may depend on your settings?)
I would recommend, if you want an alternative renderer for UEd, install the SDK and use OpenGL renderer included with that.

ASLY · Post by **ASLY** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:01 am

For me D3D9 is buggy in UEd
After "Build-All" the lights are black and looking interesting, and when I take a look for the map in 3D not Top view my UEd is quit
But thats better render than other, looks in UEd the map like in the game

indiedb.com · Post by **Creavion** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:26 am

Dr.Flay wrote:I have had no problems using the D3D9 renderer for UEd (it may depend on your settings?)
I would recommend, if you want an alternative renderer for UEd, install the SDK and use OpenGL renderer included with that.

OK... you are right. I actually tried it out to reconfirm myself until I got an arrow into the knee.
I have no idea since WHEN this is possible, years ago it was definitely not possible with sightly older versions as it seems (you really could not do anything). I am totally surprised because me was told it could not be done for UT, since the render devices would have been required to implement into the engine - or something like that - kinda like with U1. But maybe because of U1 this "service" is now available for UT as well. Who knows. But since I am barely using the UT Ed anymore... for years, I did not notice. Clearly my bad! What else might I have missed?

YouTube · Post by **Dr.Flay** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 3:00 pm

It is likely that you last tried it with an earlier version of the D3D9 renderer maybe.
The basic D3D renderer definitely does not work.

*Note to all*
It is possible to swap all of UT's renderers for all windows in the Editor and Game by changing one line.
http://www.ut99.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3625#p35098
Do this once you have a reliable renderer that you trust.
I have had UT totally swapped to use the SDK for everything with no problems.

Post by **Shadow** » Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:19 pm

Yes, yes. Crev is partially right of course. The selection bug was removed by newer versions of the UTGLR Drivers. Since I update mine with them the problem was removed in the SDK too... well it was really really annoying to have that glitch since I simply didn't know where it came from..

Torax · Post by **Torax** » Tue Mar 12, 2013 3:12 pm

Is it possible to enable bloom in UTEditor?
I had found one old topic here with UTBloom instruction and needed files that adds bloom inside the game.

Need this to see how will look lights that i want to customize..

YouTube · Post by **Dr.Flay** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:14 pm

Are you talking about ENB bloom ?

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