I found this highly useful tool that allows you to run a OpenGL-application with a custom debug OpenGL-driver. It can be configured to log errors and even save all textures used as png-files and extract shader source code.
http://glintercept.nutty.org/index.html
GLIntercept -debug/reverse engineering OpenGL tool
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Hmm, I was sort of hoping these kind of tools wouldn't surface on this board. I'm aware that everything can be captured / decompiled / reverse-engineered .. but pointing people in the "right" direction might not be good for a product / community in the long run ( they've had this problem with GM as well ).
On the flip-side, I guess this is currently the only way to properly save procedurally generated textures from a ZGE executable
K
Hmm, I was sort of hoping these kind of tools wouldn't surface on this board. I'm aware that everything can be captured / decompiled / reverse-engineered .. but pointing people in the "right" direction might not be good for a product / community in the long run ( they've had this problem with GM as well ).
On the flip-side, I guess this is currently the only way to properly save procedurally generated textures from a ZGE executable
K
You got a point there Kjell, it may be true that the reverse-engineering features of that tool are a bit dubious. I didn't consider that. However the debug/logging feature is excellent and I wanted to post about it here if anyone encounters any problems with zge-generated files because then they can run it with the tool and post the gl-error log here for me to examine.
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yeah ppl can 'steal' tech., like shaders, and art like textures,. as well as cheat some games using something like this., however that would be a small minority of ppl willing/skilled enouph to go to those levels to avoid doing their own work,. .
The up side seems to out weigh that,. as we can use to for good as well. May be a tad dangerous (in the wrong hands) but a usefull find none the less.
- Ani DiFranco
yeah ppl can 'steal' tech., like shaders, and art like textures,. as well as cheat some games using something like this., however that would be a small minority of ppl willing/skilled enouph to go to those levels to avoid doing their own work,. .
The up side seems to out weigh that,. as we can use to for good as well. May be a tad dangerous (in the wrong hands) but a usefull find none the less.
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