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==== Summary ====
 
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This lesson is about how to use the HelixMod debugger to find shaders, and how to save shader ASM code. <br>
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This lesson demonstrates how to use the HelixMod debugger to find shaders, and how to save shader ASM code. <br>
  
 
Level of difficulty: Easy<br>
 
Level of difficulty: Easy<br>
 
Time required: 15 minutes
 
Time required: 15 minutes
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Save and share a shader file from the game.
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Save and share an ASM shader file from the game.
 
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Now that we have HelixMod installed with the red text, we are clearly running the debugger version.  Let's see how to navigate the HelixMod UI.
  
 
* Shader hunting keys
 
* Shader hunting keys
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* Editing dx9settings.ini
 
* Editing dx9settings.ini
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* Improved shader hunting
 
* Improved shader hunting
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* Shader saving
 
* Shader saving
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If you sucessfully saved the ASM text file, then congratulations! You now know how to use the HelixMod debugger to hunt shaders.
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If you have any questions or suggestions, please use the [[Talk:Lesson_1|Discussion]] tab, and start a new topic.
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Revision as of 02:11, 15 August 2014

Summary

This lesson demonstrates how to use the HelixMod debugger to find shaders, and how to save shader ASM code.

Level of difficulty: Easy
Time required: 15 minutes


Objective

We'll run the HelixMod debugger and learn the commands to hunt shaders.
We'll create and learn about the dx9settings.ini file with good default settings.
We'll find a shader and save and look at the ASM file.

Quiz

Save and share an ASM shader file from the game.


Now that we have HelixMod installed with the red text, we are clearly running the debugger version. Let's see how to navigate the HelixMod UI.

  • Shader hunting keys



  • Editing dx9settings.ini



  • Improved shader hunting



  • Shader saving



If you sucessfully saved the ASM text file, then congratulations! You now know how to use the HelixMod debugger to hunt shaders.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please use the Discussion tab, and start a new topic.