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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -911,6 +911,9 @@ Try improving the fit to vertical surfaces like cliffs.
DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_COLORARG1, D3DTA_TEXTURE ); //stage 1 texture
DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_COLORARG2, D3DTA_CURRENT ); //previous stage texture
DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_COLOROP, D3DTOP_MODULATE );
// GeneralsX @bugfix Copilot 24/08/2026 Keep shoreline alpha independent of stale texture-stage state.
DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1, D3DTA_TEXTURE );
DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2, D3DTA_CURRENT );
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

rg -n -C 12 \
  'W3DShaderManager::resetShader|D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1|D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2|D3DTSS_ALPHAOP' \
  Core/GameEngineDevice || true

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- active resetShader implementation ---'
rg -n -A 24 -B 8 \
  'void W3DShaderManager::resetShader|W3DShaderManager::resetShader\(' \
  Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient \
  -g 'W3DShaderManager.cpp' -g 'W3DShaderManager.h' -g 'W3DShaderManager.hpp'

printf '%s\n' '--- active shoreline pass and following cleanup ---'
sed -n '890,965p' Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp

printf '%s\n' '--- reset methods used by shader manager ---'
rg -n -A 20 -B 8 \
  '::reset\(\)|resetShader' \
  Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient \
  -g '*.cpp' -g '*.h' -g '*.hpp' \
  | grep -vE '\.bak[0-9]*:' | head -n 500

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' '--- ST_SHROUD_TEXTURE references in active sources ---'
rg -n -C 5 'ST_SHROUD_TEXTURE|class FlatShroudTextureShader|FlatShroudTextureShader::reset|FlatShroudTextureShader::set' \
  Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient \
  -g '*.cpp' -g '*.h' -g '*.hpp' \
  | grep -vE '\.bak[0-9]*:' | head -n 300

printf '%s\n' '--- shader reset class implementations ---'
rg -n -C 8 '^[[:space:]]*(virtual[[:space:]]+)?void[[:space:]]+reset[[:space:]]*\(|::reset[[:space:]]*\(' \
  Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp \
  Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.h \
  | grep -vE '\.bak[0-9]*:' | head -n 400

printf '%s\n' '--- relevant active implementation ranges ---'
sed -n '1260,1365p' Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp
sed -n '1635,1710p' Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re

shader = Path("Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp").read_text()
tracks = Path("Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp").read_text()

def body_after(signature):
    start = shader.index(signature)
    brace = shader.index("{", start)
    depth = 0
    for i in range(brace, len(shader)):
        if shader[i] == "{":
            depth += 1
        elif shader[i] == "}":
            depth -= 1
            if depth == 0:
                return shader[brace + 1:i]
    raise RuntimeError("unbalanced function body")

reset_body = body_after("void ShroudTextureShader::reset()")
tracked = [
    "D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1",
    "D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2",
    "D3DTSS_ALPHAOP",
]
print("ShroudTextureShader::reset assignments:")
for name in tracked:
    print(f"  {name}: {len(re.findall(r'\\b' + name + r'\\b', reset_body))}")
print("ShroudTextureShader::reset body:")
print(reset_body.strip())

print("\nWaterTracksRenderSystem pass contract:")
for name in tracked:
    matches = list(re.finditer(rf"Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State\\(\\s*1\\s*,\\s*{name}", tracks))
    print(f"  stage 1 {name}: {len(matches)} assignment(s)")
print("  resetShader(ST_SHROUD_TEXTURE):",
      "present" if "resetShader(W3DShaderManager::ST_SHROUD_TEXTURE)" in tracks else "absent")
PY

printf '%s\n' '--- exact shroud setup/reset ranges ---'
sed -n '1190,1282p' Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp

Repository: fbraz3/GeneralsX

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re

shader = Path("Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp").read_text()
tracks = Path("Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp").read_text()

def body_after(signature):
    start = shader.index(signature)
    brace = shader.index("{", start)
    depth = 0
    for i in range(brace, len(shader)):
        if shader[i] == "{":
            depth += 1
        elif shader[i] == "}":
            depth -= 1
            if depth == 0:
                return shader[brace + 1:i]
    raise RuntimeError("unbalanced function body")

reset_body = body_after("void ShroudTextureShader::reset()")
tracked = ["D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1", "D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2", "D3DTSS_ALPHAOP"]

print("ShroudTextureShader::reset assignments:")
for name in tracked:
    count = len(re.findall(r"\b" + name + r"\b", reset_body))
    print("  {}: {}".format(name, count))
print("ShroudTextureShader::reset body:")
print(reset_body.strip())

print("\nWaterTracksRenderSystem stage-1 alpha assignments:")
for name in tracked:
    pattern = r"Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State\(\s*1\s*,\s*" + name
    count = len(re.findall(pattern, tracks))
    print("  {}: {}".format(name, count))
print("resetShader(ST_SHROUD_TEXTURE):",
      "present" if "resetShader(W3DShaderManager::ST_SHROUD_TEXTURE)" in tracks else "absent")
PY

printf '%s\n' '--- exact shroud setup/reset ranges ---'
sed -n '1200,1282p' Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/W3DShaderManager.cpp

Repository: fbraz3/GeneralsX

Length of output: 3981

Restore stage-1 alpha state in ShroudTextureShader::reset(). reset() does not restore D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1, D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2, or D3DTSS_ALPHAOP, so the shoreline D3DTOP_MODULATE state can affect later draw calls.

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In `@Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/W3DDevice/GameClient/Water/W3DWaterTracks.cpp`
around lines 914 - 916, Update ShroudTextureShader::reset() to restore stage-1
D3DTSS_ALPHAARG1, D3DTSS_ALPHAARG2, and D3DTSS_ALPHAOP to the appropriate
default states, preventing shoreline modulation state from leaking into later
draw calls.

DX8Wrapper::Set_DX8_Texture_Stage_State( 1, D3DTSS_ALPHAOP, D3DTOP_MODULATE );

//Shroud shader uses z-compare of EQUAL which wouldn't work on water because it doesn't
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> [!NOTE]
> **AI-Generated Content Disclosure**: This worklog is automatically generated and maintained by AI coding agents to document daily progress, debugging sessions, and technical decisions.

## 24/08/2026
### Stabilize Shrouded Shoreline Alpha
- Traced shadow volume/decal projection, terrain LOD/filtering, water shoreline blend/depth, lightmap, and particle render paths.
- Fixed soft-water shoreline tracks to explicitly modulate their alpha with the shroud texture instead of inheriting stale texture-stage alpha arguments.
- Kept the change in the shared renderer so Generals and Zero Hour use identical rendering behavior without affecting simulation or effect timing.

## 22/08/2026
### CodeRabbit Configuration for Automated PR Reviews
- Configured `.coderabbit.yaml` in repository root for automated PR reviews and CI checks.
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