IXR SDK

IMPORTANT

Status: WIP
Minimal version: 2.0
This page lists changes versus the original 0.7 SDK.

Included here:

0.8 SDK changes by RedPanda
OMP SDK changes (merged)
Hybrid SDK changes (merged)
B.O.R.S.C.H.T SDK changes (merged)
TSMP SDK changes (merged)
Our own changes

See the changelog for exact authorship.

Various fixes

Added GPU Skinning for skeletal models without performance loss
127 bones supported for dynamic models
- First 75 bones are processed on GPU in Editor mode

Shader Editor: Step Sounds entries increased to 16 (IWP support)

Actor Editor: 32-bit animation support
Actor Editor: Smoothing groups mode from SDK 0.4
Actor Editor: Smoothing groups by Vertex Normals

Actor Editor: Link bone with static mesh binding

Level Editor: Create shapes via RMB -> Create -> Shape
Level Editor: 30 SubMaps per sector
Level Editor: 32 rpoint (OMP support)
Level Editor: LOD map up to 4096x4096
Level Editor: Details count up to 512
Level Editor: Details saved as DXT5
Level Editor: Wallmark limit removed
Level Editor: Small polygon culling removed
Level Editor: Restored missing-model message on level load
Level Editor: Fixed name output in EParticlesObject: '' not found in library
Level Editor: Can skip errors for missing assets
Level Editor: Added user.ltx and shader cache support
Level Editor: Fixed Ignore Materials in AIMap Tools
Level Editor: Fixed .thm reading for group objects (read from rawdata\group)
Level Editor: Fixed sector reset when replacing Scene Object via Reference

Level Editor: Added Multi Replace with sector restoration

Level Editor: Open temp\*.tmp files
Level Editor: Grass rendering moved to GPU
Level Editor: Fixed .thm load/save for GroupObject; .thm stored with objects
Level Editor: Optimized Graph Point rendering
Level Editor: Plugin system support
Level Editor: Restored simulation mode for Sound Src (from 0.4 SDK)
Level Editor: Fixed crash on Reload Object with sector rendering enabled
Level Editor: Particle rendering for CCustomZone and heirs in Edit mode (bonfires, anomalies, etc.)
Level Editor: AI grid stored/built in 25-bit by default; old AI maps auto-convert
Level Editor: Scene Objects validation runs multithreaded

Particles Editor/Level Editor: import level/particles.xr from 0.4 SDK
Particles Editor: no longer deletes old files in rawdata/particles; overwrites duplicates
Particles Editor: save with skipping invalid particles

Post Process Editor: integrated into Actor Editor
Dialog Editor: node-based implementation

Extended features

Height Map (Terrain)

Height map support in r16 format
Drag from Content Browser onto the scene
Can be extracted from a model

More: https://youtu.be/InNlBHp4VwQ

Random Append

Load/save brush settings for "Random Append"

D&D support from Content Browser

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Validation: Skip stages

Skip validation during Make All
Skip LOD texture validation
Skip duplicate name validation

Detail Object List

D&D from Content Browser

Detail mask preview
Append Color Index via eyedropper on mask preview

Lock Object

Restored Lock Object from SDK 0.5/0.6

Thumbnail View

Thumbnail View — quick .thm editor without loading the resource (.tga, .object, etc.)

Enable .thm display in Content Browser
Pick a file (left click)
Save changes or close/open another file to discard

Image Editor

BC7 support

Unsupported MIP filters:

Gaussian, Sinc, Bessel, Hanning, Hamming, Blackman

Library Editor

LWO export removed
Added dedicated viewport for objects

Particles Editor

Fixed Distort rendering

Cubic env_mod

Added cubic env_mod support

Minimap Editor

Fully functional UI map editor

Viewbox

Viewbox shows camera direction relative to 0.0.0

Compilation

Compiler launch from Level Editor.

Compiler paths can also be set in settings:

Gizmo

Full object manipulation via ImGuizmo

Old control scheme available in SDK settings: "Preference -> Viewport -> Buttons"

Box scale for static objects and shapes

Spherical shapes scale by radius

Local/World mode support

Interface

Docking

Docking support to customize window layouts.

Theme

In "Windows -> Theme" open the UI theme editor to tweak colors:

Actor Editor: Skip Optimization

Option to skip optimization for dynamic meshes

Dialogs

Legacy Windows dialogs replaced with Win7+ versions

World Properties

Location parameters in a separate window: "Scene -> World Properties":

Object Reference

Object Reference lets you tweak object parameters on a level without changing the base (.object).

Content Browser

Content Browser — work window for objects. Place objects/groups/spawn items on scene, convert .tga to .dds, delete files. (In development)

Current features:

Convert TGA <-> PNG
Convert DDS -> TGA
Convert DDS -> PNG
Open levels
Delete/Copy/Move files (with thm)
Open TGA to convert to DDS
Search files/spawn items
Drag-n-Drop files/spawn items into viewport.

Play in Editor (PIE)

PIE — run simulation inside the editor. Requires compiled CForm, AI Map, Spawn Elements. Validation runs automatically; you can also run "Make Game" (Spawn Elements) or use buttons below: