lowenz wrote on 2023-03-09, 23:12:

Lastest WIP sever issue (fog related? inverted depth buffer?) […]
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Lastest WIP sever issue (fog related? inverted depth buffer?)

Previous version doesn't have any issues like this......

Yes, I know about this issue (with WIP89.5). The thing is, this game does a test at startup, to test the DX driver whether it renders fog correctly with "negative" or "positive" z-range (which is a bad assumption to begin with...).
The test does not run correctly with dgVoodoo for most of the time, it can vary, so fog is correct for a given run and corrupted for another... I sometimes experienced it with even MS D3D8.
I don't know yet the reason but I patched the game for myself to ignore the test and always use the correct fogging.
Why did this work with previous dgV versions? Because the bug in D3D8-fogging neutralized the wrong test result in the game... that's why I did not suspect anything wrong (bug) with D3D8 fogging for a long time.

Just share the patch! 😁 (uploading it among the others on the site)

Ok, I will, but I don't have it at the moment. Btw, the patch is about patching a dll that other existing patches (like widescreen) also contain so I don't know which one is the best to patch. Mine is from the vanilla version of the game.

Damn, the unofficial patch with the widescreen support is VERY useful these days (still uncomplete but really good) and yes, it does use a modified chromeengine dll.....

Then I'll try to find byte pattern(s) in the DLL for patching it manually.