Prepare for SPV3.3

[MirisWisdom]

See Prepare for SPV3.3.1 Project

Priorities: Installer and First-Time Experience Improvements

• GPU power/performance notification #31 GPU Power notification
  Find some sort of solution for people running the game with their GPU running for low power. A splash screen that shows up each time they boot with a youtube link can be done, but should be a last resort scenario.
  Check this spreadsheet for vendor-specific info.
• Add support for Chimera 40-202's chimera_throttle_framerate #112 Chimera Throttle FPS
  Throttled framerate + no V-Sync is preferable for monitors that support Adaptive Sync.
  It's also a good alternative to Halo's terrible V-Sync implementation until we can control GPU driver settings.
• #126 Discord Rich Presnce
  Add Firefight maps and images.
  Needs new Discord API servicing host.
• Automate Nvidia and Radeon application profiles #26 Automate GPU application profiles
  Spreadsheet for vendor info.
• Fix updater so that we can update the launcher when we are ready to try new versions of chimera with the game, push map updates.
  • Resolved by Hotfix: Update.hxe #115
• Map A and B to the menu accept and back
  • Resolved by Input revision, move MenuBack and MenuAccept to a new Dictionary #106, Fix New Profile Resume and SPV3 enforced in-game quality settings #133
• Disable advanced graphics features by default
  Only g-buffer and HUD visor should be on by default
  • Resolved by Disable advanced graphics features by default #50
• Disable cinematic "fake widescreen" bars by default #47 Disable cinematic bars by default
  • Resolved by Disable cinematic "fake widescreen" bars by default #47
• Allow activation by running processes #164 Windows Store CEA
  Crack Halo CE so SPV3 can run if the Windows Store release of MCC HCEA is installed.
  • Resolved by Implement new Activation method: Process Detection #163 and Improve Halo MCC CEA WinStore validation  #204
• NOP out Halo's product key check instead of writing a bogus key which would break multiplayer. #109 NOP Halo's product validation
  Remove Custom Edition's DRM if MCC CEA is found.
  • Resolved by Part 1 of MCC features plus bug fixes #86, Steam-MCC-based activation and more #90, Fix Logic of Steam-MCC HCE activation #132, Halo Executable Patcher - Working Prototype #138, Steam MCC Fix; Color Swap #151, Fix Already-Activated Detection #155, Polish HXE.Patcher #165 , Fix Patcher's hexadecimal stuff #177, 64 bit process error #196, Polish MCC/HCE Process Detection #215, Tweak Passive HCE/Retail Detection, Halo Registry class. Output more helpful info. #218
• SSR Performance Warning
  If people try to play with SSR on, let them know they won't be able to get a stable FPS above 1440p, on even the most advanced machines, and that we recommend only going up to 1080p with SSR on
  Resolved by Show warning on SSR and resolution non-complaince #85
• Remove EAX options
  See DSOAL & EAX #67 and 3.3 | Remove DSOAL and EAX support :( #83
• Remove legacy modes
  Legacy modes are now inferred by the presence of legacy.txt. New builds default to 3.3 mode.
• Make interpolation 8 by default
  get rid of options not to have it

Original Post

• crack Halo CE so SPV3 can run if MCC HCEA is installed
• disable cinematic bars by default
• disable advanced graphics features by default, only g-buffer and HUD visor should be on by default
• find some sort of solution for people running the game with their GPU running for low power. A splash screen that shows up each time they boot with a youtube link can be done, but should be a last resort scenario
• map A and B to the menu accept and back options that the game normally allows you to assign them too, right now the preset ignores those 2 fields in the player profile
• fix updater, so that we can update the launcher when we are ready to try new versions of chimera with the game, push map updates
• remove EAX options
• remove legacy modes
• make interpolation 8 by default, get rid of options not to have it
• turn model LOD OFF by default
• if people try to play with SSR on, let them know they won't be able to get a stable FPS above 1440p, on even the most advanced machines, and that we recommend only going up to 1080p with SSR on

I've dumped this list in here to give the impression that I'm still maintaining this. In reality, I'm only overseeing the masochists who contribute to this project.

It's a verbatim copy and paste which should be split up into dedicated issues. Anyone who has the OCPD to comb through this list will receive a delightful jellybean.

[MirisWisdom]

Lemons will be granted too!

[alicewisdom28]

Lemons approved yay!

[BinToss]

• Disable advanced graphics features by default, only g-buffer and HUD visor should be on by default Resolved by Disable advanced graphics features by default #50
• crack Halo CE so SPV3 can run if MCC HCEA is installed. See #45. Partially complete. Steam for Linux and Windows Store are unsupported for now.
• Disable cinematic bars by default Resolved by Disable cinematic "fake widescreen" bars by default #47
• Find some sort of solution for people running the game with their GPU running for low power. A splash screen that shows up each time they boot with a youtube link can be done, but should be a last resort scenario. See the notes under GPU power/performance notification #31 and Automate Nvidia and Radeon application profiles #26. Additionally, check my spreadsheet for vendor-specific info.
• Map A and B to the menu accept and back options that the game normally allows you to assign them too, right now the preset ignores those 2 fields in the player profile
• Fix updater so that we can update the launcher when we are ready to try new versions of chimera with the game, push map updates It wasn't broken, afaik.
• Remove EAX options. See DSOAL & EAX #67 and 3.3 | Remove DSOAL and EAX support :( #83
• Remove legacy modes. Legacy modes are inferred by the lack of version.txt. New builds default to 3.3 mode. Partially resolved.
• Make interpolation 8 by default, get rid of options not to have it. Partially resolved.
• Turn model LOD OFF by default He meant "disable Block LOD by default". Resolved by several commits.
• if people try to play with SSR on, let them know they won't be able to get a stable FPS above 1440p, on even the most advanced machines, and that we recommend only going up to 1080p with SSR on

[SubhadeepJasu]

https://github.com/yumiris/HCE/pull/85

[MirisWisdom]

Anything left with this one?

[BinToss]

What is left

• Allow activation by running processes #164 Windows Store CEA
  Crack Halo CE so SPV3 can run if the Windows Store release of MCC HCEA is installed.
• NOP out Halo's product key check instead of writing a bogus key which would break multiplayer. #109 NOP Halo's product validation
  Remove Custom Edition's DRM if MCC CEA is found.
• Add support for Chimera 40-202's chimera_throttle_framerate #112 Chimera Throttle FPS
  Throttled framerate + no V-Sync is preferable for monitors that support Adaptive Sync. It's also a good alternative to Halo's terrible V-Sync implementation until we can control GPU driver settings.
• #126 Discord Rich Presnce
  Add Firefight maps and images.
• GPU power/performance notification #31 GPU Power notification
  Find some sort of solution for people running the game with their GPU running for low power. A splash screen that shows up each time they boot with a youtube link can be done, but should be a last resort scenario. Check this spreadsheet for vendor-specific info.
• Automate Nvidia and Radeon application profiles #26 Automate GPU application profiles
  Spreadsheet for vendor info.