WinQuake without SciTech MGL (now with added DirectDraw)

[mh]

This is a 100% drop-n-go replacement for vid_win.c that will enable you to build a version of WinQuake that doesn't need or use the SciTech MGL library.



I've taken it from a WinQuake build I'm currently experimenting with (interpolation, console alpha, some extended limits) and may release some day, but it can be used in any WinQuake engine. No other changes are needed, replace your vid_win.c with this one, compile and run.

No DirectDraw (it's nasty stuff), just pure unadulterated Windows GDI goodness. Performance is about on a par with the MGL version.

[leileilol]

Awesome! Modern card stabilities be damned.

Interestingly, this lead me towards a step for a Windows 3.1 Quake port using Win32s, but it left me hanging at a error unable to create a timing event. Oh well, I came close, anyway. Needed to dummy out all the display changing functions so no fullscreen support for Win31 (Unless WinG is used...)

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WOW! My laptop can now go native resolution in software mode (1280 x 800).

caveat- vid.rowbytes can be negative, so some engine mod stuff may need to abs() it, like high-res waterwarp from makaqu-
warpbuffer = Q_malloc(abs(vid.rowbytes)*vid.height);

Here's a 480x600 slice


Full screenshot link:

Featuring alpha water and particles, stainmaps, and oq+ items! Map is anti clan IV.

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My test implemention of this, MH's rewritten vid_win.c actually beats the MGL version by 14 frames per second in a timedemo demo1.

timedemo demo1: vid_win.c = 251 frames per second.
timedemo demo1: vid_win_mh.c = 265 frames per second (!)

This is in 320x200 mode. Of course, MH's code doesn't allow that mode

But I consider that standard software Quake's native mode.

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