xyz's Minetest win32 builds

[Inocudom]

Jungles were added back to Minetest and a few other fixes were made. I have to be able to play Minetest in DirectX because if I play it in OpenGL my computer will blow up and I will not be able to get another one ever again. Ever.

[xyz]

New build: 73a5e987f4352ebeda8ba122d1be60316ae7784e

[Inocudom]

It is a shame that DirectX is not a default option for Minetest, but rather something you have to put in yourself in your builds. I am not sure why, but the game seems to be getting more and more hostile towards DirectX. No longer does DirectX have the power to reduce the load on the CPU anymore. This is just what I noticed after testing this build. It must be due to the changes that took place in Minetest around and after 0.4.5.

It seems that Minetest uses more RAM these days, so that must be the reason why. Direct X most certainly is a necessity for my computer now. A person by the name of Fess started making Windows builds that can use Direct X like yours do, but are also 64-bit. Nevertheless, I do thank you for your efforts and hope you will continue to make builds.

[qwook]

I've read somewhere the DirectX goes through windows first, and OpenGL goes straight to hardware. So just with OpenGL you can get the capabilities of DirectX 11. I think Valve might have said this at the GDC.

Read here: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/133824-valve-opengl-is-faster-than-directx-even-on-windows

[xyz]

New build: f85c1165c2ea9abbfe426b014dacb7b04238fbea (Minetest 0.4.6)

[Likwid H-Craft]

Good to hear for the MT 0.4.6 Builds!
Hey what is your build and the one Adam posted differents?

[PilzAdam]

Good to hear for the MT 0.4.6 Builds!
Hey what is your build and the one Adam posted differents?

Translations and a minor bug fix in the API.

[Likwid H-Craft]

Oh, ok just asking so when I make my builds I don't have same as you guys, but do I have to make up a random thing like you and xyz builds.

Random thing:
f85c1165c2ea9abbfe426b014dacb7b04238fbea

[Cheesus]

quick question: whats the difference between this build and pilzadam's build?

[PilzAdam]

quick question: whats the difference between this build and pilzadam's build?

We both build always the latest version of Minetest.
I do my builds with MinGW in Linux, so they dont have DirectX support.
xyz does his build with MSVC (I guess in a VM), so they have DirectX support. But this method is a lot more work than doing it in Linux, so his builds aren that frequent.

[Zsoltisawesome]

quick question: whats the difference between this build and pilzadam's build?

We both build always the latest version of Minetest.
I do my builds with MinGW in Linux, so they dont have DirectX support.
xyz does his build with MSVC (I guess in a VM), so they have DirectX support. But this method is a lot more work than doing it in Linux, so his builds aren that frequent.

Why the Hell Have DirectX Support (It's Twice As Slow) When You Can Have OpenGL Stuff

[Calinou]

Why the Hell Have DirectX Support (It's Twice As Slow) When You Can Have OpenGL Stuff

DirectX used in the same way as OpenGL will almost always be faster. However, it's a proprietary API that isn't cross-platform.

[Mito551]

waiting for the new build :(

[prestidigitator]

Why the Hell Have DirectX Support (It's Twice As Slow) When You Can Have OpenGL Stuff

DirectX used in the same way as OpenGL will almost always be faster. However, it's a proprietary API that isn't cross-platform.

This is flat out not true at this point in time. As part of the Steam port to OpenGL, they reported last year that it was (EVEN ON WINDOWS) faster after a small amount of re-optimization than their optimized DirectX version. The only thing that is likely to keep DirectX alive at this point is M$ pulling more shady business B.S. (which is admittedly very likely).

[Inocudom]

It has been some time since the last time you made a build, xyz. There are likely to still be people that need them, so it would be a good idea to make a new one.

[crystallize]

I can't get Direct3D8 mode to work, it keeps saying "invalid driver, reverting to OpenGL". I want to try D3D mode with EnbSeries wrapper.

[Inocudom]

I can't get Direct3D8 mode to work, it keeps saying "invalid driver, reverting to OpenGL". I want to try D3D mode with EnbSeries wrapper.

Have you tried Direct3D9?

[crystallize]

I can't get Direct3D8 mode to work, it keeps saying "invalid driver, reverting to OpenGL". I want to try D3D mode with EnbSeries wrapper.

Have you tried Direct3D9?

I did, and it works. I just can't get EnbSeries' "Ambient Occlusion" effect to work with Direct3D9 driver. So I hope I'll have better luck with D3D8.

[Inocudom]

I can't get Direct3D8 mode to work, it keeps saying "invalid driver, reverting to OpenGL". I want to try D3D mode with EnbSeries wrapper.

Have you tried Direct3D9?

I did, and it works. I just can't get EnbSeries' "Ambient Occlusion" effect to work with Direct3D9 driver. So I hope I'll have better luck with D3D8.

I don't know if Ambient Occlusion even works with Minetest. What is it?

[crystallize]

I don't know if Ambient Occlusion even works with Minetest. What is it?

It darkens narrow places and enlightens edges.

[Lunos]

04.04.13 — Minetest 0.4.6 — minetest/minetest@f85c1165c2ea9abbfe426b014dacb7b04238fbea <--- Doesn't working for me, Windows 8 Build 9200 x86
When i execute "Minetest.exe" it says: "Minetest.exe has stopped working" blah blah :/

Cya~

[Inocudom]

4.04.13 — Minetest 0.4.6 — minetest/minetest@f85c1165c2ea9abbfe426b014dacb7b04238fbea <--- Doesn't working for me, Windows 8 Build 9200 x86
When i execute "Minetest.exe" it says: "Minetest.exe has stopped working" blah blah :/

Cya~

That is an old build I am afraid. Try the latest 0.4.7 dev build by sfan5 or PilzAdam. You will get things like better sound effects and bug fixes that way.