VR Support?

[codeflorist]

Seeing that you're also interested in VR, how probable is a VR implementation for JKDF2 somewhere down the road?

[shinyquagsire23]

It's definitely on my radar, but the biggest issue is that it'll likely require rewriting a significant portion of the renderer. Basically the breakdown of things is,

• DirectX 3 required all vertices to be transformed into screen space before reaching the GPU, and JKDF2 did this in software
• OpenVR requires you use their projection and transform matrices, due to stuff like IPD and lens distortion.
• The culling code is ~not well documented at the moment, and I believe it works in screen space.
• There's also some scripting stuff for when you see enemies which relies on culling code

But also, fixing up the renderer to a more modern MVP setup is necessary for stuff like improved lighting shaders, so it's ~also on my radar for that.

[CansecoDev]

Just want to mention that pushing Android compatibility would open up for an easier porting process for Oculus/Meta Quest 2, Pico 4, and any standalone VR Android devices the future might hold.

Probably relevant to @DrBeef in the future.