[Question] Render wow in a second window

[Vandra]

Hello !

Since i suck at directx stuff, i'm asking this here.

I'm working on a tool to make multi PoV video during raids, this part is working really well with a character switch every x seconds using camera/spectator mode etc...

Now, my question is, could i render this stuff in another window, so i can play myself in the "real" game's window while my tool is doing it's multi PoV?

[JuJuBoSc]

Yeah it's possible, I remember someone here that did it to make an external ESP hack for modern warfare 2 or something like that, you should take a look at the screenshot thread, it's somewhere here

[Vandra]

Yeah it's possible, I remember someone here that did it to make an external ESP hack for modern warfare 2 or something like that, you should take a look at the screenshot thread, it's somewhere here

I remember this in the screenshot thread yeah, i'll take a look at it

[yellowspark]

Its possible,if you are using C#.. go check EasyHook what you need to do is hook the endscene and then when its rendered send it back to your app and put it inside picturebox or something

[Jadd]

Its possible,if you are using C#.. go check EasyHook what you need to do is hook the endscene and then when its rendered send it back to your app and put it inside picturebox or something

That will send his own PoV though.. he is asking to use other players' PoVs while he is playing normally himself.

I would suggest switching the camera tracking target (setting position, rotation and pitch etc.), calling CGWorldFrame::RenderWorld(), capture the screen from the new PoV, then switching the camera tracking target back to normal and wait for the CRenderBatch (pre-installed main thread event) to invoke RenderWorld again from the original PoV. You could also call it yourself.

I don't know how smooth this would run.

[Vandra]

That will send his own PoV though.. he is asking to use other players' PoVs while he is playing normally himself.

I would suggest switching the camera tracking target (setting position, rotation and pitch etc.), calling CGWorldFrame::RenderWorld(), capture the screen from the new PoV, then switching the camera tracking target back to normal and wait for the CRenderBatch (pre-installed main thread event) to invoke RenderWorld again from the original PoV. You could also call it yourself.

I don't know how smooth this would run.

I tried that, performances are horrible, sadly, i'm still looking for something better, thanks anyway !

Edit: Also i have "distance" issues, quick exemple, if i'm on the left of ragnaros, i can't see players at his right since i'm too far away

[Master674]

I tried that, performances are horrible, sadly, i'm still looking for something better, thanks anyway !

Edit: Also i have "distance" issues, quick exemple, if i'm on the left of ragnaros, i can't see players at his right since i'm too far away

You could skip some frames and balance them between your pov's.

[Vandra]

You could skip some frames and balance them between your pov's.

There is only one pov at time, switching every x seconds, basically i have the main wow window i play with, and a second window with raid players switching.
(i may have misunderstood your answer, need some rest ~~)

[Jadd]

I tried that, performances are horrible, sadly, i'm still looking for something better, thanks anyway !

Let me know if you find something, would be interesting to see something more optimal than this.