Source Shader Editor, a WYSIWYG shader editor from our frien

[Legend286]

This WYSIWYG editor allows the user to create, compile and implement new shaders easily into a source mod without any preliminary knowledge of HLSL. The shaders are based on nodes which are connected over bridges to finally compose a flowgraph for each, the vertex and pixel shader (similar to shader/material editors that you may know from other engines). Any shaders created this way can be referenced by a vmt file in a similar manner to shaders that have been created through code.

You can read all about it and download it here:

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Category:SourceShaderEditor

I'll make sure to update the thread with any useful information.

Update - 19/07/11 - 15:30:

• Fixed framebuffer copy when motionblur / hdr is disabled.
• Fixed grass sprites.

http://bio2k.homepage.t-online.de/shadereditor/v0_1/shadereditor_2.zip

[Armageddon]

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[stoopdapoop]

This thing is awesome as hell, I saw it on the "recent" page on the VDC and I shot about 10000 bricks.

This is like a source specific version of Rendermonkey.

[Armageddon]

It's like a source version of kismet

[stoopdapoop]

which is like a UE version of rendermonkey

[Habboi]

Which is like...Aw hell, never mind. This is fantastic for you Source modder's

[Legend286]

Tbh, when he told me I wasn't surprised much, after all he has also rewrote the lighting system in his mod to be fully dynamic and deferred.

[FlynT]

I like it, its something that improves your workflow and usability a lot. Dont know why valve never thought about something like this or if they have why they never put it in.

[zombie@computer]

I like it, its something that improves your workflow and usability a lot. Dont know why valve never thought about something like this or if they have why they never put it in.

They were probably too busy adding bugs to the modding tools. To make stuff more exciting, ofcourse.

[Zecrah]

I think they were trying to filter it. This way, only those who have the capability to overcome the bugs get to make mods. Didn't work great but hey.

[Armageddon]

Aw yeah, film grain n' vignette.

[Legend286]

Aw yeah, film grain n' vignette.

Nice, I also made a simple vignette when I first downloaded the tool.

[Shirik]

That's looks complicated! Is it possible to create some SSAO and PAralax Mapping with that tool?

[Surfa]

Not by itself but with some tweaks to your mods code it could.

[Armageddon]

Aw yeah, film grain n' vignette.

Nice, I also made a simple vignette when I first downloaded the tool.

That's a little over complicated. I just passed the TexCoords 0 through a subtract with a constant of 0.5 then ran that through a length and then ran the length through invert. Multiplied that by my whole grain effect appended it with a frame buffer and put that through the output. I didn't understand any of that two days ago.