prep: build for low settings

Author: dnblank123

.github/workflows/msbuild.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
-# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
-# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
-# documentation.
-
 name: MSBuild
 
 on:
@@ -12,21 +7,19 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
 env:
-  # Path to the solution file relative to the root of the project.
   SOLUTION_FILE_PATH: .
 
-  # Configuration type to build.
-  # You can convert this to a build matrix if you need coverage of multiple configuration types.
-  # https://docs.github.com/actions/learn-github-actions/managing-complex-workflows#using-a-build-matrix
-  BUILD_CONFIGURATION: Release
-
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        configuration: [Release, ReleaseLowSettings]
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
@@ -41,13 +34,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build
       working-directory: ${{env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}}
-      # Add additional options to the MSBuild command line here (like platform or verbosity level).
-      # See https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-command-line-reference
-      run: msbuild /m /p:Configuration=${{env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION}} ${{env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH}}
+      run: msbuild /m /p:Configuration=${{ matrix.configuration }} /p:Platform=x64 ${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH }}
 
     - name: Upload a Build Artifact      
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: dll
+        name: ${{ matrix.configuration }}.dll
         retention-days: 90
-        path: D:\a\D-fix\D-fix\x64\Release\d3d11.dll
+        path: .\x64\${{ matrix.configuration }}\d3d11.dll

README.md

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ The game has a particle bug on the AMD CPU after the 64-bit release. This fork f
 * Added Simplified Volume Tex with little differences on color (ex. ML tornado)
 
 ## Note
-Simplified in this context is less instruction count and hopefully less GPU usage.
+Simplified in this context is hopefully less instruction count/ISA and GPU usage.

atelier-sync-fix.sln

@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
 		Release|x64 = Release|x64
+		ReleaseLowSettings|x64 = ReleaseLowSettings|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
 		{CE4B1C78-E0CD-4DE8-80F9-58929657E541}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{CE4B1C78-E0CD-4DE8-80F9-58929657E541}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
 		{CE4B1C78-E0CD-4DE8-80F9-58929657E541}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{CE4B1C78-E0CD-4DE8-80F9-58929657E541}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{CE4B1C78-E0CD-4DE8-80F9-58929657E541}.ReleaseLowSettings|x64.ActiveCfg = ReleaseLowSettings|x64
+		{CE4B1C78-E0CD-4DE8-80F9-58929657E541}.ReleaseLowSettings|x64.Build.0 = ReleaseLowSettings|x64
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE

atelier-sync-fix.vcxproj

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
       <Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
+    <ProjectConfiguration Include="ReleaseLowSettings|x64">
+      <Configuration>ReleaseLowSettings</Configuration>
+      <Platform>x64</Platform>
+    </ProjectConfiguration>
     <ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|x64">
       <Configuration>Release</Configuration>
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
@@ -31,6 +35,13 @@
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='ReleaseLowSettings|x64'" Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+    <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
+    <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
+    <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
   </ImportGroup>
@@ -42,6 +53,9 @@
   <ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
   </ImportGroup>
+  <ImportGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='ReleaseLowSettings|x64'" Label="PropertySheets">
+    <Import Project="$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props" Condition="exists('$(UserRootDir)\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props')" Label="LocalAppDataPlatform" />
+  </ImportGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetName>d3d11</TargetName>
@@ -79,6 +93,19 @@
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='ReleaseLowSettings|x64'">
+    <ClCompile>
+      <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
+      <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;RELEASELOW;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Speed</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
+    </ClCompile>
+    <Link>
+      <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
+      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
+    </Link>
+  </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="impl.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="log.h" />

impl.cpp

@@ -105,7 +105,11 @@ HRESULT STDMETHODCALLTYPE ID3D11Device_CreateVertexShader(
     } else if (mask4) {
         return procs->CreateVertexShader(pDevice, SIMPLIFIED_VS_GRASS_SHADER, sizeof(SIMPLIFIED_VS_GRASS_SHADER), pClassLinkage, ppVertexShader);
     } else if (mask5) {
+#ifndef RELEASELOW
         return procs->CreateVertexShader(pDevice, FIXED_PLAYER_SHADOW_SHADER, sizeof(FIXED_PLAYER_SHADOW_SHADER), pClassLinkage, ppVertexShader);
+#else 
+        return procs->CreateVertexShader(pDevice, FIXED_PLAYER_SHADOW_SHADER, sizeof(FIXED_PLAYER_SHADOW_SHADER), pClassLinkage, ppVertexShader);
+#endif
     } else if (mask6) {
         return procs->CreateVertexShader(pDevice, FIXED_PROP_SHADOW_SHADER, sizeof(FIXED_PROP_SHADOW_SHADER), pClassLinkage, ppVertexShader);
     }