Split: Planet rendering issues

[Pleb]

[Moderator: Split from Source Code discussion thread.]

The planet rendering issue is probably due to graphics drivers. I have the same problem on my Intel HD Graphics, but I have found that if I switch from Extra Detail setting in Game Options to Normal Shaders, things look much better so I would suggest you try that.

I have this same problem with my graphics card, it's a Nvidia Geforce with 1GB dedicated memory but still has issues with planets for some reason...odd as I don't have any other issues with it for anything else...

[Diziet Sma]

The planet rendering issue is probably due to graphics drivers. I have the same problem on my Intel HD Graphics, but I have found that if I switch from Extra Detail setting in Game Options to Normal Shaders, things look much better so I would suggest you try that.

I have this same problem with my graphics card, it's a Nvidia Geforce with 1GB dedicated memory but still has issues with planets for some reason...odd as I don't have any other issues with it for anything else...

Likewise for me with the AMD/ATI X2300 on my laptop. The switch back to Normal Shaders works for me.

[cim]

I wonder if there's a specific OpenGL extension or version needed: if it isn't working for you, could you post or PM me the graphics system lines from your Latest.log?

[another_commander]

Looks like the issue with planets could be more widespread than initially thought. I am splitting this to its own thread.

Initially we thought that this might have to do with the implementation of smoothstep, which seems to be standardized only in more recent OpenGL revisions. However, I tried a small test on my system which proves that smoothstep is almost certainly not the problem here. I edited oolite.app\Resources\Shaders\oolite-default-planet.fragment where it sets the color for the day/night terminator to look as follows:

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#if OO_REDUCED_COMPLEXITY
	// Hardish terminator.
	//float rev = min(1.0 - globalTerm, 1.0); // this line commented out
	//rev *= rev; // this line commented out
	//vec3 baseLight = vec3(1.0 - (rev * rev)); this line commented out
   vec3 baseLight = smoothstep(vec3(0.0), kTerminatorThreshold, vec3(globalTerm)); // this line copied from three lines below
#else
	// Hard terminator with slight redish-orange tinge. Note: threshold values are cosines.
	vec3 baseLight = smoothstep(vec3(0.0), kTerminatorThreshold, vec3(globalTerm));
#endif

This gets to use the same smoothstep code for the terminator in both Normal Shaders and Extra Detail settings. The result is that in Normal Shaders I see properly rendered planets, while at Extra Detail I see as always the hard terminator and very bright / very dark day and night sections. So it's probably nothing to do with smoothstep.

If the guys reporting issues are using up-to-date drivers (and btw I have received another report from Getafix giving me the same results with Intel HD 4000 and drivers from last November installed), then maybe we will have to look at it a bit more rather than relay the cause to the drivers in use. It may be worth investigating deeper what we do differently with the shader setup in Extra Detail and that could lead us to a possible solution. For now, I would suggest going with the Normal Shaders setting for those who encounter this issue.

In response to cim's post above, my gfx lines from Oolite are reported as follows:

11:12:38.863 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 2.1.0 ("2.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.2418"). Vendor: "Intel". Renderer: "Intel(R) HD Graphics".
11:12:38.863 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (99):
GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_EXT_transform_feedback, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_INTEL_performance_queries, GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_WIN_swap_hint, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_packed_float, GL_ARB_compatibility, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_NV_blend_square
11:12:38.885 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.

[kanthoney]

I've just upgraded my graphics card, and the blending is smoother but doesn't look right. For example, at the poles the divide is quite sharp and then gets more blurry towards the equator. It's as if the boundary has been "faked" by drawing a circle around the planet where the boundary should be, then creating a second circle slightly twisted from the first to create an intermediate region and blurring that region.

I don't know much yet about how OpenGL works or does shading, but I don't think that's right.

[cim]

This gets to use the same smoothstep code for the terminator in both Normal Shaders and Extra Detail settings.

For planets, Normal Shaders just uses the static pre-shader methods - the shader program is never even executed. There isn't currently any way that the OO_REDUCED_DETAIL code path can be run.

[cim]

I've just upgraded my graphics card, and the blending is smoother but doesn't look right. For example, at the poles the divide is quite sharp and then gets more blurry towards the equator.

That, at least, is probably a bug in the logic rather than in the shader implementation or the driver.

[Diziet Sma]

if it isn't working for you, could you post or PM me the graphics system lines from your Latest.log?

Here's mine:

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23:31:58.489 [display.mode.list.native]: X11 native resolution detected: 1280 x 800
23:31:58.630 [joystick.init]: Number of joysticks detected: 1
23:31:58.632 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 2.1.0 ("2.1 Mesa 9.2.1"). Vendor: "X.Org R300 Project". Renderer: "Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV515".
23:31:58.632 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (141):
GL_ATI_texture_mirror_once, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_NV_texture_barrier, GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_ATI_draw_buffers, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_NV_fog_distance, GL_INGR_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_ARB_sync, GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, GL_EXT_texture_object, GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_ATI_texture_compression_3dc, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_MESA_pack_invert, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object, GL_EXT_subtexture, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba, GL_ARB_debug_output, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_ARB_internalformat_query, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_MESA_window_pos, GL_ARB_texture_storage, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_copy_texture, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_OES_EGL_image, GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_EXT_point_parameters, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate, GL_OES_read_format, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_EXT_texture_mirror_clamp, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment, GL_EXT_texture_compression_latc, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp
23:31:58.668 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.

[kanthoney]

Is the Extra Details setting causing the game to draw a day/night boundary using some old legacy code instead of the shiny new stuff?

[cim]

Is the Extra Details setting causing the game to draw a day/night boundary using some old legacy code instead of the shiny new stuff?

No, definitely the new stuff. The old legacy code is giving the better results, at least for that bit...

[another_commander]

This gets to use the same smoothstep code for the terminator in both Normal Shaders and Extra Detail settings.

For planets, Normal Shaders just uses the static pre-shader methods - the shader program is never even executed. There isn't currently any way that the OO_REDUCED_DETAIL code path can be run.

Oops. Hadn't realized that was the case. Please disregard my earlier comment then.

[Pleb]

Okay I've figured out the problem for me was because i have two graphics cards, one is an integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 and the other is a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M. Because Windows was selecting the Intel one as the default card to use for Oolite, it was showing me problems, but when I switch to the NVIDIA card it works fine.

This the log for the Intel card:

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12:28:44.565 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 4.0.0 ("4.0.0 - Build 10.18.10.3316"). Vendor: "Intel". Renderer: "Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000".
12:28:44.566 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (159):
GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GL_ARB_transform_feedback_instanced, GL_ARB_depth_texture, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_internalformat_query2, GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_ARB_half_float_vertex, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_ARB_gpu_shader_fp64, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_shadow_funcs, GL_ARB_gpu_shader5, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ATI_separate_stencil, GL_ARB_shading_language_packing, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_ARB_sync, GL_ARB_compatibility, GL_ARB_sampler_objects, GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, GL_ARB_vertex_shader, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_ARB_base_instance, GL_INTEL_performance_queries, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend, GL_ARB_texture_compression_bptc, GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_shader_precision, GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_ARB_texture_gather, GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_KHR_debug, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_ARB_texture_query_lod, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_gpu_shader4, GL_ARB_sample_shading, GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding, GL_EXT_transform_feedback, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_ARB_tessellation_shader, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, GL_ARB_debug_output, GL_ARB_timer_query, GL_ARB_depth_clamp, GL_ARB_point_sprite, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_NV_blend_square, GL_ARB_instanced_arrays, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_ARB_copy_buffer, GL_EXT_texture_storage, GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex, GL_ARB_geometry_shader4, GL_ARB_transform_feedback2, GL_ARB_multi_draw_indirect, GL_ARB_transform_feedback3, GL_ARB_viewport_array, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_internalformat_query, GL_ARB_texture_storage, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_ARB_texture_multisample, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_EXT_texture_snorm, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode, GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack, GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev, GL_ARB_robustness, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_ARB_texture_env_combine, GL_WIN_swap_hint, GL_ARB_fragment_program, GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location, GL_EXT_packed_float, GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object_rgb32, GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic, GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_shader_subroutine, GL_ARB_draw_indirect, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_ARB_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects, GL_EXT_geometry_shader4, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range, GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1, GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counters, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_EXT_secondary_color, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap, GL_EXT_draw_buffers2, GL_EXT_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_program_interface_query, GL_ARB_blend_func_extended, GL_ARB_arrays_of_arrays, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_ARB_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_INTEL_map_texture, GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage, GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_64bit, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_map_buffer_alignment, GL_ARB_provoking_vertex, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_env_combine, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, GL_ARB_conservative_depth
12:28:44.584 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.

This is how it looks with the Intel card on Extra Shaders (one set is with Povray Planets and the other is in strict mode):









And this is with Normal Shaders turned on instead:









So then I did the same tests again, but this time with the NVIDIA card. This is the log:

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12:32:11.105 [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 4.4.0 ("4.4.0"). Vendor: "NVIDIA Corporation". Renderer: "GeForce GT 620M/PCIe/SSE2".
12:32:11.105 [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (286):
GL_ARB_draw_instanced, GL_NV_float_buffer, GL_NV_vertex_attrib_integer_64bit, GL_ARB_occlusion_query, GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_ARB_texture_storage, GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3, GL_ARB_sync, GL_EXTX_framebuffer_mixed_formats, GL_ARB_texture_multisample, GL_ARB_buffer_storage, GL_ARB_explicit_uniform_location, GL_NV_texture_env_combine4, GL_NV_bindless_multi_draw_indirect, GL_ARB_compute_variable_group_size, GL_ARB_point_parameters, GL_ARB_vertex_array_object, GL_NVX_gpu_memory_info, GL_NV_vertex_buffer_unified_memory, GL_ARB_blend_func_extended, GL_NV_explicit_multisample, GL_EXT_provoking_vertex, GL_NV_texture_shader2, GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate, GL_ARB_compressed_texture_pixel_storage, GL_NV_texture_shader3, GL_ARB_texture_stencil8, GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two, GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_debug_output, GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays, GL_NV_fence, GL_ARB_timer_query, GL_ARB_texture_buffer_object, GL_ARB_texture_buffer_range, GL_NV_occlusion_query, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_ARB_vertex_program, GL_NV_shader_buffer_load, GL_ATI_texture_float, GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend, GL_NV_shader_storage_buffer_object, GL_ARB_viewport_array, GL_KTX_buffer_region, GL_ARB_shadow, GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_EXT_texture_cube_map, GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1, GL_ARB_shader_atomic_counters, GL_NV_texture_multisample, GL_NV_primitive_restart, GL_EXT_framebuffer_object, GL_EXT_texture_sRGB, GL_ARB_shader_storage_buffer_object, GL_ARB_conservative_depth, GL_ARB_get_program_binary, GL_NV_shader_atomic_float, GL_ARB_multitexture, GL_ARB_clear_texture, GL_NV_half_float, GL_NV_copy_image, GL_NV_path_rendering, GL_NV_register_combiners, GL_ARB_shader_image_size, GL_ARB_sparse_texture, GL_NV_compute_program5, GL_NV_draw_texture, GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_shader_objects, GL_EXT_blend_func_separate, GL_EXT_bgra, GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object, GL_ARB_vertex_attrib_64bit, GL_NV_fragment_program2, GL_EXT_Cg_shader, GL_ARB_draw_buffers, GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar, GL_ARB_fragment_shader, GL_EXT_texture_swizzle, GL_EXT_fog_coord, GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra, GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit, GL_ARB_shader_draw_parameters, GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color, GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc, GL_ARB_sample_shading, GL_NV_vertex_program1_1, GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map, GL_WIN_swap_hint, GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent, GL_ARB_shading_language_420pack, GL_ARB_shader_subroutine, GL_EXT_geometry_shader4, GL_EXT_direct_state_access, GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_NV_parameter_buffer_object2, GL_KHR_debug, GL_ARB_copy_image, GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store, GL_NV_vertex_array_range2, GL_ARB_shading_language_include, GL_EXT_texture_storage, GL_EXT_shader_image_load_store, GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev, GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_ARB_shading_language_100, GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample_blit_scaled, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_ARB_texture_float, GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil, GL_EXT_bindable_uniform, GL_ARB_texture_swizzle, GL_ARB_half_float_pixel, GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc, GL_EXT_draw_instanced, GL_NV_blend_equation_advanced, GL_ARB_occlusion_query2, GL_NV_transform_feedback, GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc, GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui, GL_SGIS_texture_lod, WGL_EXT_swap_control, GL_ARB_geometry_shader4, GL_NV_point_sprite, GL_ARB_framebuffer_object, GL_NV_conditional_render, GL_EXT_stencil_two_side, GL_ARB_texture_rg, GL_NV_texture_expand_normal, GL_ARB_color_buffer_float, GL_NV_gpu_program4_1, GL_NV_framebuffer_multisample_coverage, GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil, GL_NV_geometry_shader4, GL_NV_texture_rectangle, GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra, GL_EXT_texture_integer, GL_EXT_texture_array, GL_ARB_base_instance, GL_EXT_import_sync_object, GL_ARB_shading_language_packing, GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow, GL_ARB_fragment_layer_viewport, GL_NV_gpu_program4, GL_EXT_texture_buffer_object, GL_NV_vertex_program2_option, GL_NV_gpu_program5, GL_ARB_map_buffer_range, 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12:32:11.121 [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders are supported.

This is how it looks with Extra Shaders:









And this is how it looks with Normal Shaders:









So the problem for me is with the Intel card. At least I now know what the problem is - and Oolite looks better than ever now I'm using the correct card!

[Cody]

At distance, the terminator looks much better with normal shaders than with extra detail - but up close, it's the reverse.

This is with my usual set of OXPs, using the Nvidia GTX 550Ti. <scratches head>

[cim]

Okay, so between the cards that works and those that don't, there are only 44 extensions that the working cards have and the not-working cards don't.

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+ GL_ARB_imaging
+ GL_ARB_shading_language_include
+ GL_EXT_Cg_shader
+ GL_EXT_depth_bounds_test
+ GL_EXT_direct_state_access
+ GL_EXT_import_sync_object
+ GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects
+ GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1
+ GL_EXT_texture_lod
+ GL_EXT_timer_query
+ GL_KTX_buffer_region
+ GL_NV_copy_depth_to_color
+ GL_NV_depth_clamp
+ GL_NV_ES1_1_compatibility
+ GL_NV_fence
+ GL_NV_float_buffer
+ GL_NV_fragment_program
+ GL_NV_fragment_program2
+ GL_NV_fragment_program_option
+ GL_NV_framebuffer_multisample_coverage
+ GL_NV_half_float
+ GL_NV_multisample_filter_hint
+ GL_NV_occlusion_query
+ GL_NV_pixel_data_range
+ GL_NV_point_sprite
+ GL_NV_register_combiners
+ GL_NV_register_combiners2
+ GL_NV_texture_compression_vtc
+ GL_NV_texture_expand_normal
+ GL_NV_texture_shader
+ GL_NV_texture_shader2
+ GL_NV_texture_shader3
+ GL_NV_vertex_array_range
+ GL_NV_vertex_array_range2
+ GL_NV_vertex_program
+ GL_NV_vertex_program1_1
+ GL_NV_vertex_program2
+ GL_NV_vertex_program2_option
+ GL_NV_vertex_program3
+ GL_NVX_conditional_render
+ GL_S3_s3tc
+ GL_SGIX_depth_texture
+ GL_SGIX_shadow
+ GL_SUN_slice_accum

So far ... both working cards are Nvidias, and all three not working cards are not. Does anyone have it working on a non-Nvidia card? Or not working on a Nvidia card?

Thinking about it ... if it is smoothstep, I wonder if it's the non-Nvidia cards being (as usual) stricter about GLSL compilation. What happens if you add

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#version 130

to the top of the fragment shader?

[another_commander]

Thinking about it ... if it is smoothstep, I wonder if it's the non-Nvidia cards being (as usual) stricter about GLSL compilation. What happens if you add

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#version 130

to the top of the fragment shader?

No change for me, I'm afraid.