Spring RTS Engine

I have found a Python file from OpenGL, since I am missing this extension. I have no idea whatsoever about graphical stuff....but as Spring obviously needs this file, I downloaded it. Now, what do I do with it?

It's called: fragment_program_shadow.py (size: 1KB)


Additional off-topic question: where can I find the official Spring IRC channel?

Erm, extensions are features of your graphics card, there is no file you can dl to get them. That file is probably just example code.

There is no Spring IRC but there is the Spring lobby which, while looking like IRC, isn't IRC.

So my graphics card is missing an extension. Does that basically mean you can't play Spring with a GF 4200ti?

My drivers are of August 2006.

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Set Shadows=-1 in .springrc (if on Linux) or
edit the corresponding Spring registry entry
(if on Windows) to get around this.

A vague hint into the registry... well I am not familiar with registry entries, but it's told everywhere that one should proceed with caution whilst editing its values.

Can I safely put Shadowmapsize (current value: 1024) to 0?
It's located here: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SJ\spring

Shadows is already set to 0 and there is no other entry that offers shadow*.

Kloot wrote:Set Shadows=-1...

Linebacker wrote:Shadows is already set to 0...

0 != -1

No negative values allowed.

You are running a 4200ti

Basic shader support was added to the Geforce series cards in the FX/5 generation.

And even if shadows worked, I wouldnt expect a very high fps from a 4200ti.

There are newer cards on sale for $10 that give a better fps count.

Bottom line: a GF4200ti is too old for Spring, it just supports newer cards.

too old for shadows

Shadows is 0, if -1 has a "healing" effect on this problem, someone tell me how and where to enter the negative value.

-1 prevents the shadow handler from
attempting to load the OGL extensions
needed to render shadows, but there's
no guarantee you won't run into other
problems related to your hardware or
drivers. Apparently though REG_DWORD
type values are unsigned, so this trick
won't actually work under Windows.

4294967295 unsigned should be -1 signed. You may want to try that.

Hmm, just 8 figures allowed, I entered the value as hexadecimal then. It that OK as well?

In my first game I experience quite a lot of framedrops to 1, so you can't even move your mousepointer, but I don't know whether its due to this new value or something else.

in hex it should be all f's, but if it works it's ok.