Shader Technique

ShaderTechnique
aka {{{othernames}}}
No Example
Resource names	Unknown
Type ID	0x32
Category	Generic
Memory distribution	Main Memory only
Imports	Shader Program Buffer
Imported by	Material Technique
Editor available?	No

The Shader Technique resource type is the primary shader type in Burnout Paradise. It is used in conjunction with the Shader Program Buffer type, which holds precompiled shaders.

This type is only used on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In the original PC game and Remastered, it is replaced by the Shader resource type.

Structures

CgsGraphics::ShaderTechnique

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	ProgramBuffer*	mpVertexProgramBuffer	Imported vertex shader resource
0x4	0x4	ProgramBuffer*	mpPixelProgramBuffer	Imported pixel shader resource
0x8	0x14	ShaderConstantsInternal	mInternalVertexShaderConstants
0x1C	0x10	ShaderConstantsExternal	mExternalObjectVertexShaderConstants
0x2C	0x10	ShaderConstantsExternal	mExternalGlobalVertexShaderConstants
0x3C	0x14	ShaderConstantsInternal	mInternalPixelShaderConstants
0x50	0x10	ShaderConstantsExternal	mExternalObjectPixelShaderConstants
0x60	0x10	ShaderConstantsExternal	mExternalGlobalPixelShaderConstants
0x70	0x10	ShaderConstantsCPU	mCPUShaderConstants		Unused?
0x80	0xC	ShaderConstantHashTable	mShaderConstantHashTable
0x8C	0x4	ShaderSampler*	mpaSamplers
0x90	0x1	int8_t	miNumSamplers
0x91	0x3			Padding
0x94	0x4	char*	mpacName

ShaderConstantsInternal

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	uint32_t	muNumConstantsInstances	Number of instances	Applies to size, data and hashes
0x4	0x4	uint32_t*	mpauConstantsInstanceSize	Per-instance data size
0x8	0x4	uint32_t**	mppaConstantsInstanceData	Instance data	Instance data is actually float[4]
0xC	0x4	uint32_t*	mpauNamesHash	Array of hashes of the names of constants	CRC32?
0x10	0x4	ProgramVariableHandle*	mpaProgramStateHandles

renderengine::ProgramVariableHandle

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	ProgramBuffer*	m_programBuffer		Set at runtime
0x4	0x2	uint16_t	m_index
0x6	0x1	uint8_t	m_numConstants		If 4, all floats in instance data used?
0x7	0x1	uint8_t	m_dataFlags		See flags. Lower 3 bits form the data type.

ShaderConstantsExternal

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	uint32_t	muNumConstantsInstances	Number of instances	Applies to data and names
0x4	0x4	uint32_t*	mppaConstantsInstanceData	Instance data
0x8	0x4	char**	mppacNames	Names of constants	16 bytes reserved for chars
0xC	0x4	ProgramVariableHandle*	mpaProgramStateHandles		Can be padding

ShaderConstantsCPU

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	ICPUShader*	mpCPUShader		Set at runtime
0x4	0x4	uint32_t	muNumConstantsInstances
0x8	0x4	uint32_t**	mppaConstantsInstanceData
0xC	0x4	char**	mppacNames

CgsGraphics::ShaderConstantHashTable

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	uint32_t*	mpuHashKeys	Constant names hashed	CRC32?
0x4	0x4	char**	mppcNames
0x8	0x4	uint32_t	muSize	Number of entries

CgsGraphics::ShaderSampler

Offset	Length	Type	Name	Description	Comments
0x0	0x4	char*	mpacName	Sampler name
0x4	0x2	int16_t	miChannel
0x6	0x2			Padding

Enumerations

Handle flags

Name	Value	Comments
FLAGS_FLOAT	0x1	Data type flag
FLAGS_SAMPLER	0x2	Data type flag
FLAGS_BOOL	0x4	Data type flag
FLAGS_VERTEXPROGRAM	0x80