Disable VSync on 1.26a

[erfanmola]

Hi,

I was wondering if there is anyway to disable VSync in older patches like 1.26a ? I am aware of RenderEdge's existence, but since we play on GameRanger and gameranger launches the game itself, Renderedge becomes useless then

 

[pyf]

Based on the information from this thread about your graphics hardware

Prevent UI Stretch · Issue #2 · ENAleksey/RenderEdge_Widescreen

Hi, first of all, I want to say a big thanks ! Thanks man, this is awesome, you did a great job with this project, eventually u made 1.31 and up resoloution available in low versions and thats epic...

github.com

... does this information apply to your Intel hardware for your laptop?

Enabling and Disabling Vertical Synchronization

Learn about Vertical Synchronization in the Intel® Graphics Control Panel.

www.intel.com

 

[erfanmola]

Based on the information from this thread about your graphics hardware

Prevent UI Stretch · Issue #2 · ENAleksey/RenderEdge_Widescreen

Hi, first of all, I want to say a big thanks ! Thanks man, this is awesome, you did a great job with this project, eventually u made 1.31 and up resoloution available in low versions and thats epic...

github.com

... does this information apply to your Intel hardware for your laptop?

Enabling and Disabling Vertical Synchronization

Learn about Vertical Synchronization in the Intel® Graphics Control Panel.

www.intel.com

Hi
Two available options are : Use application Settings, Use Driver Settings (Always VSync ON)

And in both cases it means on, because W3 1.26a is always VSync On and no option to choose

 

[pyf]

What is your Intel Graphics hardware, please?

 

[erfanmola]

What is your Intel Graphics hardware, please?

core i5 3210m
Intel® HD Graphics 4000

 

[pyf]

Then, installing the Intel GCC could bring you no extra benefit here.
Also, I am unaware that OpenGL rendering can be configured on Intel HD Graphics hardware, the way it could be on Intel GMA hardware.


A theoretical workaround might be to run the game in OpenGL mode while using a third-party OpenGL to D3D wrapper that allows to disable VSync and, more importantly, that works with your graphics hardware and with WC3 as well. This can be figured out only by experimenting. Be aware that the results might be weird and crashy.

Please give the modified version of GLDirect available from this page a try:

Our Enthusiasm's a Sham - StereoDisplay

Hardware You need a 3D TV or monitor to look at 3D content, obviously... or a pair of red/blue glasses and a willingness to look at everything in red/blue. I have thoughts on hardware at the bottom of this page. (The glasses are red/cyan by the way, not red/blue as they're often called)

sites.google.com

(archived copy available here)

Extract the required files in your WC3 folder. Do not hesitate to edit the gldirect.ini file.

I hope this wrapper works better for you than it does for me with WC3 on my Intel HD graphics 4400 hardware. For the record, this dll works perfectly for me with the demo version of Jedi Outcast, by allowing me to enable VSync (by setting bWaitForRetrace to 1), which fixes the ugly screen flicker/tearing for that game on my PC.