Mikal's Forum Posts

  • Did a performance update for the Draw() calls.

    Reduced CPU load during Draw() calls. Animation and rotation still require CPU performance, but Draw() call load has been reduced by about 50%. This is especially true for static 3D Objects (e.g. objects that do not have varying rotation, animation or scaling). It will benefit static objects that have changing translation (e.g. changing x, y, zElevation.)

    Also reduced the 3D render load in the C3 editor, which can sometimes impact preview performance. Sometimes your 3D Object may not be rendered in the editor, but if you resize the window or switch tabs, the object should render.

    Please let me know your experience if you see any improvement in performance.

    kindeyegames.itch.io/c3-3dobject-alpha/devlog/320426/improved-draw-performance

  • Do not use 3.8.75 it has some compatibility problems with the spine-ts runtime (from esoteric software), use a later version of Spine. Also on property leave 'skeleton' blank, if there is only 1 skeleton in your file.

    Also for debug, always check the dev console for errors at runtime, there is an error there that says to use a later version of Spine.

    Good luck!

  • Mattertainment

    Ok, it looks like the Cinema4D exporter doesn't include a base 'scene', which our importer does not recognize as a valid format.

    As a quick fix, do this:

    import gltf to Blender, then export gltf from Blender with these settings, and then it should work (it worked for me.)

    Here's the result:

    sendgb.com/hUYJdwTpo2e

    Meanwhile, I will see if there is a way to have the importer recognize this type of gltf format.

  • Do you know what version of the Spine those files? They need to be 3.8 (There is a converter on the github if they are earlier versions.) Also, they cannot be 4.0.

    I think we are connected on Discord, if you can DM me a simple project with the files Spine png, json and atlas, I can also test on my side.

  • Make sure you are using 3.8 output and if you still have problems, send me a link to a small test project with your Spine model instantiated in it and I'll take a look. I am not up to make step by step tutorials, but perhaps another user will do it.

    Also, don't forget to look at dev console for any errors.

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  • I did add ignoring some missing elements R0J0hound, but I definitely did not do an exhaustive check of a lot of gltf files. Thanks for all the initial work though!

    Mattertainment how about uploading the gltf and png files, so we can take a look? (I use sendgb.com for quick temp file sharing.)

  • Check the dev console for errors. Otherwise, carefully follow the instructions on how to add a 3DObject to your project. Also, test out your gltf in the Babylon sandbox.

  • Thanks! I'll take a look at the texture filtering, but as far as I know, it should use the same filtering as the project setting.

    In terms of lighting, will add it to the to-do list to explore at least, but I don't think you can set per face color on the 3DShape (you can change the object a face is using.) It might cause a big perf hit, since it will break the batch every time you change the color (which is a uniform to a shader.)

  • Adding animation blending (new property animation blend). This is lightly tested, so looking for feedback from tests with other models and animations. Please leave comments if you see issues (and a sample project with model would be very helpful.)

    Set the animation blend property to the length of time in seconds to blend between the last animation (last position of the last animation) and the new animation. From my experience, something in the range of 0.2 - 0.5 seconds works pretty well.

    kindeyegames.itch.io/c3-3dobject-alpha/devlog/315377/add-animation-blending

    Before and after:

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  • Here's a simple MoveTo example I did a while back, as dop2000 says, it works well with EasyStar.

    sendgb.com/C4PmwuZUbv7

  • Ashley checking in again on this, is there an option available?

  • Using the new effect compositor with 3DObject in r270, nice work Ashley!

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    Example of 3DObject plug-in with a stack of two effects. The second effect (outline glow) operates on the entire rendered image (e.g. the bounding box in case of 3DObject) instead of per face. The first effect works on a per face basis.

  • Looks great, I really like the idea of the Digital Backpack, so remote players have a little more agency. In other games, I've been doing this manually with screenshots and Discord to share images, so others can look at them async. The DB is a nice idea!

    Tech question, what did you use for your backend (to coordinate between backpack and the main game, etc.)?

  • Understood, thanks. Yes, I see many browsers are starting to have the trial /experimental option, which is promising!

    caniuse.com/webgpu

  • Thanks Ashley - any estimate on when we could start testing this with C3 and WebGPU (I understand we can start dev now with webGL, since we'd be using the C3 SDK interface and it won't change.)