[Windows] BlockMen's builds (32 & 64bit): LevelDB, DirectX

[sfan5]

well it is much better then LUA api it is C#'s Graphics side
meaning it is better
its powerr is kinda like openGL
or Direct3d
meaning if you need any thing like 2 things in 1 hand use DirectX

<semi-ironic>..And this, kids, is the result of Microsoft's propaganda that everyone should use DirectX and it is better.</semi-ironic>
Also Direct3D and DirectX are the same thing.
And "well it is much better then LUA api it is C#'s Graphics side" does not make any sense.

For me following difference:
OpenGL: ~40 FPS
Direct3d9: ~65 FPS

How is that propaganda?

Microsoft relies on graphic card drivers to provide an OpenGL functionality, but they make sure DirectX works good themselves.
This way Microsoft makes sure their (own) Direct3D stack works fastest while OpenGL may be slower.
If one were to port Direct3D to Linux and compare it to OpenGL it would have the same performance.
-> Microsoft (kind of) forced OpenGL to be slower.
www.grokdoc.net/index.php/Dirty_Tricks_history#OpenGL (Snapshot 7. Oct 2013 on Wayback Machine)

[Inocudom]

Is there a way to restore OpenGL's speed?

[sfan5]

Is there a way to restore OpenGL's speed?

Without switching to Linux or Max OS X, no.

[BlockMen]

New build: 0.4.9-dev20140118 (66b24cc9ff)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lh8nqpgjy26tp6b/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140118.zip

[spoiler=Commits since last build]
- Fixed mainmenu lua errors because of changes in get_textlist_index
- Deindent HTTPFetchRequest::HTTPFetchRequest()
- Prevent player jumping into nodes from below
- Prevent placing node when player would be inside new node
- Fix win32 reading semaphore count not working (broke all queues)
- Make default User-agent follow RFC 2616
- Fix building with MinGW
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[Krock]

I've tested the new version and noticed one thing which made me thinking:

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Loaded mesh: mobs_stone_monster.x
Could not open file of texture: oerkki.png
Loaded mesh: mobs_oerkki.x
Loaded mesh: mobs_stone_monster.x
Could not open file of texture: oerkki.png
Loaded mesh: mobs_oerkki.x
Could not open file of texture: oerkki.png
Loaded mesh: mobs_oerkki.x
Loaded mesh: mobs_stone_monster.x
Loaded mesh: mobs_stone_monster.x

and this about 20x, played about an half hour.
The meshes load, even if they're already loaded.
Is this a bug or more like a feature for changing meshes, so it would be like an updating instead of a server spam?

[BlockMen]

New build: 0.4.9-dev20140131 (21f1bec724)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gczow8b19eols30/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140131.zip

[spoiler=Commits since last build]
- New HUD element - waypoint.
- Fix bug only half of unreliable queue handled per step in worst case
- Fix use of previously deallocated EmergeManager
- Fix error on mod download failure
- Pass pointed_thing to on_punch and minetest.register_on_punchnode callbacks
- Include system info in the HTTP user agent on Windows
- Add pointed_thing to minetest.register_on_placenode
- Connection: Stop processing malformed packet when encountered
- Fix curl dll not getting installed when sound is disabled
- Fix minetest.rotate_and_place() calling on_rightclick() with nil/random param for node
- Update lua_api.txt documentation
- LuaVoxelManip: Add get_param2_data and set_param2_data
- Schematic: Read slice probability table from schematic descriptors
[/spoiler]

@Krock: It's no bug, it just appears now(that often) since the model lightning has been fixed. ;)

[BlockMen]

New build: 0.4.9-dev20140206 (bc0bbffa14)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9qsbb8mt9whdekt/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140206.zip

[spoiler=Commits since last build]
- Add missing header
- Add the option to bind to a specific address
- Remove blank default values for emergequeue_limit_* settings
- Revert "Fix settings to honor numeric conversion errors"
- Fix another heap-use-after-free in pause menu.
- Fix unexpected preprocessor directive in gettext.cpp
- Fix settings to honor numeric conversion errors
- Update minetest.conf.example
- Huge overhaul of the entire MapgenParams system
- Settings: Add no-exception variants of each get method
- Fix crash when a error occurs in a globalstep callback
- Escape texture pack names
- Add minetest.kick_player(name, reason)
- Remove noisy error messages, prepend "pathfinder: " to pathfinder messages
- Add missing "-" to list of allowed chars in media filenames
- Add additional check to avoid broadcasting private messages in error conditions
- Add player:override_day_night_ratio() for arbitrarily controlling sunlight brightness
- Add player:set_sky() with simple skybox support
- Add propper client initialization
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[Krock]

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[Plantlife Library] Loaded
Pipeworks loaded!
[BitChange] Loaded.
[moreblocks] loaded.
[Moretrees] Loaded (2013-02-11)
12:55:41: ACTION[main]: Loading Land Rush Land Claim
12:55:44: ERROR[ConnectionSend]: Bind failed: Socket and bind address families d
o not match
12:55:44: ACTION[ServerThread]: announcing to servers.minetest.net
12:55:44: ACTION[main]:         .__               __                   __
12:55:44: ACTION[main]:   _____ |__| ____   _____/  |_  ____   _______/  |_
12:55:44: ACTION[main]:  /     \|  |/    \_/ __ \   __\/ __ \ /  ___/\   __\
12:55:44: ACTION[main]: |  Y Y  \  |   |  \  ___/|  | \  ___/ \___ \  |  |
12:55:44: ACTION[main]: |__|_|  /__|___|  /\___  >__|  \___  >____  > |__|
12:55:44: ACTION[main]:       \/        \/     \/          \/     \/
12:55:44: ACTION[main]: World at [C:\Program Files\MT\bin\..\worlds\qpudblic]
12:55:44: ACTION[main]: Server for gameid="minetest" listening on fe80:0:0:0:882
4:16b0:5003:172d:30000.
Unified Inventory. inventory size: 364
12:55:46: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: Failed to bind so
cket (port already in use?)

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bin\minetest.exe --server --worldname "XYZ"

[Pitriss]

You have probably server already running on this port..

[Krock]

You have probably server already running on this port..

Well, PC started up, I copied files and started it. Didn't work, so i restored revious build and it - wow, surprise - worked again.

[BlockMen]

New build: 0.4.9-dev20140226 (18fd913e69)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/an3nz1q73fpl80v/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140226.zip

+ Commits since last build

- Fix MSVC build
- Fix null string escape
- Fix test for broken LuaJIT versions, solves #1152
- Translated using Weblate (Spanish)
- Translated using Weblate (Romanian)
- Translated using Weblate (Portuguese)
- Translated using Weblate (Lithuanian)
- Translated using Weblate (Italian)
- Translated using Weblate (German)
- Translated using Weblate (Estonian)
- Translated using Weblate (Dutch)
- Translated using Weblate (Russian)
- Translated using Weblate (Czech)
- Translated using Weblate (Chinese (China))
- Translated using Weblate (Portuguese (Brazil))
- Translated using Weblate (French)
- Fix g_settings not being included
- Fix broken cross-compiling
- Schematic: Add force_placement parameter to minetest.place_structure API
- Add minetest.set_noiseparam_defaults() Lua API
- Accept any error response code for missing index.mth
- Add check to avoid usage of broken LuaJIT < 2.0.0beta8
- Fix possible missing unlock of env_lock
- ServerEnvironment: Remove direct dependency on EmergeManager
- Define strlcpy on platforms that do not have it
- Add capability to read table flag fields from Lua API
- Tune block emerge and sending parameters to more aggressive values
- Make flag strings clear specified flag with 'no' prefix
- Remove lots of dead code
- Fix invalid check for fread error on extracting zip
- Fix memory leak in database migration

[CheerfulCherub]

Blockman thank-you this works great, i really enjoyed this build, but as for today I am leaving Minetest, seems everytime I tried to get help with a topic I am either bring up an old topic and told to stop bumping an old topic , or not placing in the right folder, or spawning. I do my research before I even place a help on here, go to utube, go to Minetest WiKi, go to the Internet. So today I am going to look for a new game.

[Krock]

@CheerfulCherub: Maybe you exactly asked questions, which 1000 others did before, not everybody wants to explain the same thing again and again. Hope, you'll come back some day.

@BlockMen: nice built, bug reports will follow (if available) in the edit:

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17:07:28: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: Failed to bind so
cket (port already in use?)

Debug.txt

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17:07:28: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: Failed to bind socket (port already in use?)

minetest.conf (changed to IPv6 address, before it was IPv4 but the new server version did not accept it)

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server_address = fe80:0:0:0:8824:16b0:5003:172d

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server_address = [fe80:0:0:0:8824:16b0:5003:172d]

After this I tried to disable the IPv6 protocol in the network connection - no success.
There's not even a "--ipv4" arg to force using a protocol which worked before.
Not every provider has IPv6 set-up yet.
I know, you're just compiling the sources but would you (or someone else) be so nice and fix this?

[CraigyDavi]

Krock: I have exactly the same problem when I use a new development version of minetest. I don't think its a problem with any specific build. I too would appreciate it if someone told me what is wrong.

[CheerfulCherub]

I came back can't find another game as good as this one, I don't want to play Minecraft, just find this game is better, and I would like to know if someday we are going to get a single playable character on survial, that we can see, simular to Minecraft. Also why Blockman everytime I log out in my house I am outside when I log back in, can't set my bed as home.

[hoodedice]

I came back can't find another game as good as this one, I don't want to play Minecraft, just find this game is better, and I would like to know if someday we are going to get a single playable character on survial, that we can see, simular to Minecraft. Also why Blockman everytime I log out in my house I am outside when I log back in, can't set my bed as home.

We will probably get that feature in the next version of minetest - Blockman is working on it =D

[BlockMen]

New build: 0.4.9-dev20140412 (8b02a015eb)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dx810tlbrgnrfm9/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140412.zip

With third person view and LevelDB support

+ Commits since last build (50)

- Use integers instead of float values
- Add player:set_eye_offset() by @MirceaKitsune and clean up
- Add third person view
- Fix write and read S32 vectors
- Fix MSVC build
- Fix broken Ipv4 serialization on win32
- Fix broken win32+bsd build
- Fix crash when teleporting near unknown node
- Infer ipv6_server from bind_address; fix client connect to IN(6)ADDR_ANY
- Add support for named threads (atm linux only)
- Make config honor build system specified config defines
- Minor fixes for file/modlist download in mainmenu
- Cleanup client init states by bumping protocol version …
- Pass pointer to nodedef directly to avoid recalculation in quite ofte… …
- Performance optimized button to button mask evaluation
- Fix lost change password button
- Fix bug in RemoteClient::GetNextBlocks
- Fix merge mistake when rebasing for PR #1169
- Fix double sending of chat messages
- Fix "ghost stacks" created when a player clicks an item on the ground: …
- Fix serializing of signed numbers in serializeStructToString
- Normal maps generation on the fly. …
- Add more informative error messages for inventory and item method errors
- Remove lua_State parameter from LuaError::LuaError
- Revert "Make sure we get a stacktrace for as many lua errors as possi… …
- Make serializeStructToString use an ostringstream
- Fix sound not being played at the correct place.
- Make sure we get a stacktrace for as many lua errors as possible
- Revert "Use fixed-width format specifiers in serializeStructToString" …
- Use fixed-width format specifiers in serializeStructToString
- Fix game pause in singleplayer
- Fix special characters in pause and message menu
- Replace usage of long long with u64/s64
- Pass arguments by reference
- Remove goto from Environment::removePlayer
- Fix error when calling minetest.node_punch without a pointed_thing
- Fix generating winresource.o with build dir != source dir
- Correct misleading detached inventory error message …
- Update ABM object counts when triggers add objects …
- Fix race condition on exit to menu
- Update set_mapgen_params and set_gen_notify Lua API to use new flag f… …
- Stop wasting time in abm - performance improvement …
- Replace pause and message menu by formspec ones
- Fix rendering glitches when far from the center of the map
- Document CMake options in README
- Improved win32 file version information
- Fix for unloaded but active block problem
- Fix translation name.
- Add Belarusian translation.
- Remove "Server -!- " prefix from player messages

[BrunoMine]

Very good!

[Krock]

Very good!

Hmm not for me..

A feature of Win Vista. So I googled a bit and found this
Problem not detected in sfan5's builds.

[BlockMen]

Very good!

Hmm not for me..
http://i.imgur.com/TVlj1Yz.png
A feature of Win Vista. So I googled a bit and found this
Problem not detected in sfan5's builds.

The link was helpfull, thanks.

Could you try out this build and give feedback?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0rorkx68w9nsbc/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140412_gettickfix.zip

[Krock]

The link was helpfull, thanks.

Could you try out this build and give feedback?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0rorkx68w9nsbc/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140412_gettickfix.zip

Sorry, the problem still exists and I have no idea from which part of Minetest it comes..

[BlockMen]

The link was helpfull, thanks.

Could you try out this build and give feedback?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0rorkx68w9nsbc/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140412_gettickfix.zip

Sorry, the problem still exists and I have no idea from which part of Minetest it comes..

Ok, i think i got it now. I made a mistake when linking leveldb library.

Try this one ;)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xilmowtwjjhtllk/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140412_fix2.zip

[philipbenr]

Hey Blockmen: Following error when trying to access sound volume from menu:



Some exception: "Access Violation"

It happens whenever I use the [esc] menu buttons except for the Exit to OS

[BlockMen]

New build: 0.4.9-dev20140422 (127f354e7a)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3w7l5t04m4sz40q/minetest-0.4.9-dev20140422.zip

NEW: My builds include the Minetest NeXt game now.

Furthermore the directx pre-enabled builds include just a minetest.exe that must be included in the first download of this topic. (no need to waste web space;) )

+ Commits since last build (24)

- Fix formspec replacement handling for in game formspecs
- make formspec textarea wordwrap
- Add missing ip address to player join log entry
- Textureable sun and moon.
- Fix red background missing in deathscreen
- Fix chat console not working anymore
- Fix macro ARRAYSIZE name collision on windows
- Reduce log level for incoming crap packets …
- Fix win32 build (typo in jthread lock cleanup)
- Replace deathscreen by formspec variant
- Bunch of small fixes (coding style, very unlikely errors, warning messages
- Use narrow_to_wide in gettext instead of os dependent conversion fct
- jthread remove locks that aren't absolutely required
- Add support for threadnames on BSD, Windows (MSVC-only), and OSX
- Fix warnings
- Remove liquid_finite and weather
- Add redis database backend
- Fix invalid liquid lighting.
- Use bit shifts rather than multiplication in block position encoding
- Use binary operators rather than "Python modulo" in decoding block positions
- Fix all warnings reported by clang
- Fix problem with newer MinGW runtimes
- Add checks for nil in minetest.after
- Reorder initialization of member variables to make GCC happy

@philipbenr that is fixed now

[philipbenr]

Ok, thanks. Did you also see my directional fog error with 3rd person view? I don't know whether or not you would be the person to fix it... Anyhow, it is in Bugs and Problems> Directional lighting error.

[BlockMen]

New builds: 0.4.9-dev20140425 (3a6d6e4751)

NEW: I'm providing now 32bit AND 64bit versions

32Bit:
Minetest 0.4.9-dev20140425

64Bit:
Minetest 0.4.9-x64-dev20140425

DirectX pre-enabled builds only on request now.

+ Commits since last build (10)

- Move the old stuff to doc
- Remove useless MSVC project files
- Fix directional fog color in front view
- Update documentation on is_ground_content
- Revert "Add backtrace to error function"
- Fix lost pause support in singleplayer
- Fix argument type of the RaiseException() function
- Revert binary database block position encoding
- Fixed wrong node texture rotation for facedirs 5 and 7
- Fix formspec replacement handling for in game formspecs

[Zsoltisawesome]

Yay!

[philipbenr]

ooooohhhh... 64 bit.

That's cool.

Thanks for the awesome stuff Blockmen!

[Zsoltisawesome]

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application" is the error I get when trying to start the X64 executable.

I will try the X32...

[BlockMen]

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application" is the error I get when trying to start the X64 executable.

I will try the X32...

I have updated the 64bit version. If that doesnt help you should re-install Microsoft Visual C++: Installer(64bit)