A downloadable extensions for Windows

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This extension lets you replace a GMS1 or GMS2 shader while the game is running.

It is primarily intended for use with GMLive, but might be useful on its own too.

Supported platforms:

  • GMS1: Windows, recent versions (1.4.1804+) only.
  • GMS2: Windows, no version restriction.
  • GMS2.3: Windows, no version restriction.

Functions:

  • shader_replace_simple(shader_index, vertex_hlsl_code, pixel_hlsl_code)->error_string
    Attempts to compile a shader from vertex+fragment strings and replace the given game shader by it. Returns "" if successful or error message otherwise.

Notes:

  • Shader must be in GM-compliant HLSL format
    As per above, HLSL9 for GMS1 or HLSL11 for GMS2. Internally, GM always compiles your shaders to HLSL when targeting Windows.
    The easiest way to do so is to pass your GLSL shader through GM's own HLSLCompiler.exe (see demo project for arguments). Or, if you want to get advanced, use Google's ANGLE compiler to assemble your own converter.
    For convenience, I include a "execute_program_pipe" extension that can execute a program and return the output from it, allowing this to be done in-game.
  • Layout must match between old and new shader
    That is, must have the same number/order of attributes/variyings/uniforms.
    If the layout doesn't match, result is undefined.

Demo: Allows you to edit and reload a shader on click.

Purchase

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In order to download this extensions you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $9.95 USD. You will get access to the following files:

shader_replace_simple (for GMS2.3+).yymps 266 kB
Version 1.1
shader_replace_simple_demo (for GM2023+).zip 1.5 MB
Version 1.1
shader_replace_simple_demo (for GMS2.3+).yyz 1.5 MB
Version 1.1
shader_replace_simple (for GMS1).gmez 18 kB
shader_replace_simple (for GMS2).yymp 82 kB
shader_replace_simple_demo (GMS2.2.x).yyz 1.3 MB
execute_program_pipe.gmez 51 kB

Download demo

Download
shader_replace_simple_demo.zip 3.9 MB

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