Difference between revisions of "Bo3b's School for Shaderhackers"

Revision as of 23:02, 31 August 2014

Lesson 0 - prerequisites

• Ensure user account is Admin
• Game setup and installation
• Text editor setup and installation
• HelixMod tool installation
• Create page on wiki.bo3b.net

Quiz: Save and share 3D image with red debug text

Lesson 1 - using HelixMod

• Shader hunting keys
• Editing DX9Settings.ini
• Improved shader hunting
• Shader saving
• Save shader text file

Quiz: Save and share an ASM shader file from the game

Lesson 2 - disable effect

• Shader hunting a specific effect
• Saving the shader, then moving it into ShaderOverride
• Editing shader to disable effect
• Load shader to see changes

Quiz: Save and upload before and after 3D snapshots

Lesson 3 - Const

• Create an on/off mechanism using HelixMod constants

Quiz: Modify the toggle code, then upload your changes.

More lessons to be added...