Visualizing Lighting Values | Handmade Hero Episode Guide

0:01Note Twitch's latest twitchiness¹

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0:01Note Twitch's latest twitchiness¹

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0:01Note Twitch's latest twitchiness¹

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1:26Determine to do a lighting quality pass

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1:26Determine to do a lighting quality pass

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1:26Determine to do a lighting quality pass

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4:50Debugging the lighting: 1) Trial-and-error eyeballing

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4:50Debugging the lighting: 1) Trial-and-error eyeballing

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4:50Debugging the lighting: 1) Trial-and-error eyeballing

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5:28Debugging the lighting: 2) Create and validate against our own definition of correct lighting behaviour

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5:28Debugging the lighting: 2) Create and validate against our own definition of correct lighting behaviour

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5:28Debugging the lighting: 2) Create and validate against our own definition of correct lighting behaviour

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7:48Regret not having gained much experience with lighting

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7:48Regret not having gained much experience with lighting

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7:48Regret not having gained much experience with lighting

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8:27Demo our ability to debug the raycaster

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8:27Demo our ability to debug the raycaster

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8:27Demo our ability to debug the raycaster

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10:19ComputeLightPropagationWork cycle use: 82%

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10:19ComputeLightPropagationWork cycle use: 82%

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10:19ComputeLightPropagationWork cycle use: 82%

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11:23Approaching lighting transfer

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11:23Approaching lighting transfer

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11:23Approaching lighting transfer

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13:52Approaching lighting transfer: Draw lines through the centre of each grid cube, derived from the octahedral map, with brighter directions drawn longer

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13:52Approaching lighting transfer: Draw lines through the centre of each grid cube, derived from the octahedral map, with brighter directions drawn longer

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13:52Approaching lighting transfer: Draw lines through the centre of each grid cube, derived from the octahedral map, with brighter directions drawn longer

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15:59Try increasing the W modification from ×0.75 to ×0.1 in BuildDiffuseLightMaps()

16:23Demo the slow, but feeding back, lighting transfer, with the determination to step the lighting frame-by-frame

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16:23Demo the slow, but feeding back, lighting transfer, with the determination to step the lighting frame-by-frame

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16:23Demo the slow, but feeding back, lighting transfer, with the determination to step the lighting frame-by-frame

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17:49Determine to draw those octahedral lines in a smaller secondary debug bounds

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17:49Determine to draw those octahedral lines in a smaller secondary debug bounds

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17:49Determine to draw those octahedral lines in a smaller secondary debug bounds

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19:34Introduce DebugDrawOctahedralValues() for UpdateLighting() to call

21:05Note that the diffuse blur is probably providing too much power to the system

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21:05Note that the diffuse blur is probably providing too much power to the system

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21:05Note that the diffuse blur is probably providing too much power to the system

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22:23Make DebugDrawOctahedralValues() draw out our desired debug bounds

29:44Introduce a version of * that takes a v3s and s32, and fix compile errors

31:00Check out our debug boxes

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31:00Check out our debug boxes

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31:00Check out our debug boxes

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31:37Make DebugDrawOctahedralValues() draw our octahedral lines

39:13Check out our octahedral lines

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39:13Check out our octahedral lines

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39:13Check out our octahedral lines

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40:00Make PushLightingRenderValues() Clamp01() the Color

42:46The octahedral lines do not remain white

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42:46The octahedral lines do not remain white

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42:46The octahedral lines do not remain white

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43:10Fix PushLightingRenderValues() to Clamp01() the Line->Color and pass the resulting Color to PushLineSegment()

43:24Our octahedral lines still do not remain white

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43:24Our octahedral lines still do not remain white

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43:24Our octahedral lines still do not remain white

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43:49Fix PushLightingRenderValues() to pass the clamped Color to PushLineSegment() for both ends

44:01Our octahedral lines now remain white

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44:01Our octahedral lines now remain white

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44:01Our octahedral lines now remain white

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44:20Determine to support stepping the lighting frame-by-frame

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44:20Determine to support stepping the lighting frame-by-frame

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44:20Determine to support stepping the lighting frame-by-frame

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44:58Prevent UpdateAndRenderWorld() from calling UpdateLighting()

46:08We get no lighting

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46:08We get no lighting

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46:08We get no lighting

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46:19Make UpdateAndRenderWorld() call UpdateLighting() when we press F9

47:58Step the lighting frame-by-frame with F9

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47:58Step the lighting frame-by-frame with F9

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47:58Step the lighting frame-by-frame with F9

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49:25Delete moonlight variables from GridRayCast()

50:41Our system contains no moonlight, yet our octahedral maps are seeing more light from above

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50:41Our system contains no moonlight, yet our octahedral maps are seeing more light from above

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50:41Our system contains no moonlight, yet our octahedral maps are seeing more light from above

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52:11Make PushLight() draw the light

53:55Check out our lights, and see that our octahedral maps are not really responding to them

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53:55Check out our lights, and see that our octahedral maps are not really responding to them

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53:55Check out our lights, and see that our octahedral maps are not really responding to them

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55:38Move the DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex DEBUG_VALUE() initialisers from UpdateLighting() to PushLightingRenderValues()

56:43Edit our DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 and 100

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56:43Edit our DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 and 100

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56:43Edit our DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 and 100

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58:30Make UpdateLighting() set DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 + (SpatialGrid.CellCount.x × SpatialGrid.CellCount.y) and 100

58:55Edit our DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 and 99

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58:55Edit our DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 and 99

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58:55Edit our DebugGridIndex and DebugRayIndex to 17912 and 99

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1:02:10Make UpdateLighting() set DebugGridIndex to 17912

1:02:31Edit our DebugRayIndex to 156, and wonder if we are writing back into the wrong parts of the octahedral map

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1:02:31Edit our DebugRayIndex to 156, and wonder if we are writing back into the wrong parts of the octahedral map

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1:02:31Edit our DebugRayIndex to 156, and wonder if we are writing back into the wrong parts of the octahedral map

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1:04:21Make UpdateLighting() set DebugRayIndex to 156

1:04:30Edit our DebugRayIndex to 155

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1:04:30Edit our DebugRayIndex to 155

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1:04:30Edit our DebugRayIndex to 155

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1:05:35Make UpdateLighting() set DebugRayIndex to 155

1:05:42Try making FullCast() pass an Ignored buffer to GridRayCast(), to rule out the debug system interfering with the SpecAtlas

1:08:57Our problem remains

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1:08:57Our problem remains

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1:08:57Our problem remains

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1:09:38Make FullCast() draw the ExpectedDirection that our rays point into their octahedral map

1:15:38Our rays and octahedral directions are closely aligned

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1:15:38Our rays and octahedral directions are closely aligned

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1:15:38Our rays and octahedral directions are closely aligned

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1:16:52Try increasing the W modification from ×0.1 to ×0.75 in BuildDiffuseLightMaps()

1:17:16Step through the lighting

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1:17:16Step through the lighting

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1:17:16Step through the lighting

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1:17:43Make DebugDrawOctahedralValues() increase the length of our octahedral lines

1:18:34Step through the lighting

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1:18:34Step through the lighting

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1:18:34Step through the lighting

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1:19:07Make DebugDrawOctahedralValues() draw the diffuse atlas lines, introducing DebugDrawColorDir()

1:22:03Step through the lighting, to see that the diffuse atlas grows quickly

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1:22:03Step through the lighting, to see that the diffuse atlas grows quickly

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1:22:03Step through the lighting, to see that the diffuse atlas grows quickly

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1:23:06Temporarily prevent DebugDrawOctahedralValues() from drawing the diffuse atlas lines

1:23:19Step through the lighting, and note the upwards bias

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1:23:19Step through the lighting, and note the upwards bias

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1:23:19Step through the lighting, and note the upwards bias

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1:23:54Prevent GridRayCast() from transferring the light for non-hits

1:27:16Our SpecAtlas is getting light from the wrong directions

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1:27:16Our SpecAtlas is getting light from the wrong directions

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1:27:16Our SpecAtlas is getting light from the wrong directions

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1:28:14Prevent GridRayCast() from transferring the light for hits

1:28:32We correctly see no light

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1:28:32We correctly see no light

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1:28:32We correctly see no light

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1:29:00Our bug possibilities: 1) False hit reports; 2) Incorrectly writing the direction; 3) Incorrect debug drawing

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1:29:00Our bug possibilities: 1) False hit reports; 2) Incorrectly writing the direction; 3) Incorrect debug drawing

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1:29:00Our bug possibilities: 1) False hit reports; 2) Incorrectly writing the direction; 3) Incorrect debug drawing

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1:30:41Scrutinise FullCast() for write-back errors

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1:30:41Scrutinise FullCast() for write-back errors

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1:30:41Scrutinise FullCast() for write-back errors

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1:33:38Check out our apparent ray hit

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1:33:38Check out our apparent ray hit

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1:33:38Check out our apparent ray hit

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1:33:56Prevent GridRayCast() from transferring the light for non-hits

1:34:21Our target ray is correctly not drawn

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1:34:21Our target ray is correctly not drawn

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1:34:21Our target ray is correctly not drawn

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1:34:55Move the debug line drawing branch in GridRayCast() outside of the SomethingHit condition

1:35:25Check out our misinformed octahedral lines

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1:35:25Check out our misinformed octahedral lines

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1:35:25Check out our misinformed octahedral lines

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1:37:00Edit our DebugGridIndex to 17788

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1:37:00Edit our DebugGridIndex to 17788

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1:37:00Edit our DebugGridIndex to 17788

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1:38:08Make UpdateLighting() set DebugGridIndex to 17788

1:38:29Edit our DebugRayIndex, hopefully towards a light

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1:38:29Edit our DebugRayIndex, hopefully towards a light

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1:38:29Edit our DebugRayIndex, hopefully towards a light

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1:42:01Try decreasing the W modification from ×0.75 to ×0.1 in BuildDiffuseLightMaps()

1:42:51Edit our DebugRayIndex to 325, directly towards a light

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1:42:51Edit our DebugRayIndex to 325, directly towards a light

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1:42:51Edit our DebugRayIndex to 325, directly towards a light

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1:43:31Make UpdateLighting() set DebugRayIndex to 325

1:44:16Check out our direct hit

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1:44:16Check out our direct hit

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1:44:16Check out our direct hit

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1:45:16Rename ControlMask to FPControlMask in SetDefaultFPBehavior()²

1:46:40uplinkcoder Q: Maybe just have one light source?

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1:46:40uplinkcoder Q: Maybe just have one light source?

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1:46:40uplinkcoder Q: Maybe just have one light source?

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1:47:07Temporarily prevent GenerateRoom() from adding lamps

1:47:26Check out our one light

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1:47:26Check out our one light

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1:47:26Check out our one light

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1:47:53Try increasing the W modification from ×0.1 to ×0.75 in BuildDiffuseLightMaps()

1:48:00Our octahedral maps are still seeing light from the wrong directions

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1:48:00Our octahedral maps are still seeing light from the wrong directions

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1:48:00Our octahedral maps are still seeing light from the wrong directions

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1:48:38A few words on languages with non-helpful "error-catching" features

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1:48:38A few words on languages with non-helpful "error-catching" features

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1:48:38A few words on languages with non-helpful "error-catching" features

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1:50:56Consider our problem to be an indexing one

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1:50:56Consider our problem to be an indexing one

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1:50:56Consider our problem to be an indexing one

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1:53:12Q&A

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1:53:12Q&A

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1:53:12Q&A

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1:53:29uplinkcoder Q: Try moving the light

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1:53:29uplinkcoder Q: Try moving the light

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1:53:29uplinkcoder Q: Try moving the light

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1:53:42Step through the lighting

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1:53:42Step through the lighting

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1:53:42Step through the lighting

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1:53:57Make UpdateAndRenderWorld() offset the debug light in X

1:54:23See how that affects our octahedral lines

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1:54:23See how that affects our octahedral lines

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1:54:23See how that affects our octahedral lines

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1:55:01Make UpdateAndRenderWorld() offset the debug light the opposite direction in X

1:55:17See how that affects our octahedral lines

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1:55:17See how that affects our octahedral lines

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1:55:17See how that affects our octahedral lines

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1:56:32Prevent UpdateAndRenderWorld() from offsetting the debug light

1:57:02miltondts Q: Why are there two lit areas in the map with only one light source?

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1:57:02miltondts Q: Why are there two lit areas in the map with only one light source?

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1:57:02miltondts Q: Why are there two lit areas in the map with only one light source?

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1:57:14The lighting gets tiled around the world

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1:57:14The lighting gets tiled around the world

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1:57:14The lighting gets tiled around the world

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1:58:37Disable LIGHTING_USE_GRID

1:58:53Our debug visualisation is wrong

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1:58:53Our debug visualisation is wrong

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1:58:53Our debug visualisation is wrong

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1:59:27Let UpdateAndRenderWorld() call UpdateLighting() every frame

1:59:40Our debug visualisation is wrong

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1:59:40Our debug visualisation is wrong

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1:59:40Our debug visualisation is wrong

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2:00:01Scrutinise DebugDrawOctahedralValues() and related functions for bugs

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2:00:01Scrutinise DebugDrawOctahedralValues() and related functions for bugs

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2:00:01Scrutinise DebugDrawOctahedralValues() and related functions for bugs

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2:06:11Check out our octahedral lines while moving the light

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2:06:11Check out our octahedral lines while moving the light

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2:06:11Check out our octahedral lines while moving the light

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2:07:41Let LIGHT_ATLAS_ASSERT() actually Assert()

2:09:51Happily fail to hit any LIGHT_ATLAS_ASSERT()

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2:09:51Happily fail to hit any LIGHT_ATLAS_ASSERT()

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2:09:51Happily fail to hit any LIGHT_ATLAS_ASSERT()

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2:11:03uplinkcoder Q: PushDebugLine() parameter order maybe?

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2:11:03uplinkcoder Q: PushDebugLine() parameter order maybe?

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2:11:03uplinkcoder Q: PushDebugLine() parameter order maybe?

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2:12:05uplinkcoder Q: Direction inverted?

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2:12:05uplinkcoder Q: Direction inverted?

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2:12:05uplinkcoder Q: Direction inverted?

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2:12:11Eyeball the octahedral lines, not seeing inversion

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2:12:11Eyeball the octahedral lines, not seeing inversion

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2:12:11Eyeball the octahedral lines, not seeing inversion

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2:13:35Briefly scrutinise DirectionFromTxTy() for bugs

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2:13:35Briefly scrutinise DirectionFromTxTy() for bugs

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2:13:35Briefly scrutinise DirectionFromTxTy() for bugs

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2:14:29vaualbus Q: Does this not pass through the thing we did for having the 3D texture? Maybe we are tilting the line in the shader

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2:14:29vaualbus Q: Does this not pass through the thing we did for having the 3D texture? Maybe we are tilting the line in the shader

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2:14:29vaualbus Q: Does this not pass through the thing we did for having the 3D texture? Maybe we are tilting the line in the shader

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2:15:17Thank you, everyone

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2:15:17Thank you, everyone

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2:15:17Thank you, everyone

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