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Where to start? DX Overlay for stuff*
A quick google search did not reveal the answer, so I come here, to the encylopedians of knowledge:
I'd like to make a "quick" (how quick could it be w/o any prior know-how) overlay using direct x with notices from things such as Outlook saying I have a new message or whatever. Also, it would need to have the OVR Shader and derive the IPD stuff from the config manager.
- Get Rift deviceID
- Get information to be displayed
- Get user's information, and apply distortion shader
- Display the overlay on the Rift.
In the case of Outlook, I know I would have to use the outlook dependencies to get notification of email, the sender, subject line, and first line or 2 of the body, and have it displayed onto the overlay.
Since it's a simple "GUI" type of element and meant to interrupt gameplay, honestly, it really doesn't even need proper tracking, just the distortion so it can be viewed correctly.
I'd like to make a "quick" (how quick could it be w/o any prior know-how) overlay using direct x with notices from things such as Outlook saying I have a new message or whatever. Also, it would need to have the OVR Shader and derive the IPD stuff from the config manager.
- Get Rift deviceID
- Get information to be displayed
- Get user's information, and apply distortion shader
- Display the overlay on the Rift.
In the case of Outlook, I know I would have to use the outlook dependencies to get notification of email, the sender, subject line, and first line or 2 of the body, and have it displayed onto the overlay.
Since it's a simple "GUI" type of element and meant to interrupt gameplay, honestly, it really doesn't even need proper tracking, just the distortion so it can be viewed correctly.
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- I think I actually found a place to kind-of-sort-of start.. from a "game hacking" forum that has a tutorial on how to build an overlay for "maphacks".. Unfortunately it won't work in full screen though :[
