fix(graphics): correct D3DX row-major matrix operations to restore animated cloud shadows - #339
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…imated cloud shadows Direct3D 8 and DirectX expect row-vector conventions (v' = v * M) where translation is stored in row 4 (_41, _42, _43). The previous GLM-delegated implementations mapped translation to column 4 (_14, _24, _34) and multiplied matrices in reversed order. This caused terrain cloud animation offsets to be completely dropped when generating texture projection matrices in DXVK, leaving cloud shadows static or invisible. Replaced GLM matrix delegations with direct row-major operations and synchronized d3dx8math headers across Zero Hour and base game.
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In @GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Source/d3dx8math.cpp:
- Around line 153-154: Update D3DXMatrixRotationZ to use WWMath::Sin and
WWMath::Cos for its radian Angle, and include the WWMath header. Add the WWVegas
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Summary
This PR fixes the animated cloud shadows over the terrain on macOS and Linux by correcting the D3DX matrix and vector math implementation in
CompatLibto use direct DirectX row-major conventions.Root Cause
In$v' = M \cdot v$ ):
GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Source/d3dx8math.cpp, matrix functions (D3DXMatrixTranslation,D3DXMatrixMultiply,D3DXMatrixRotationZ,D3DXVec3Transform,D3DXVec4Transform) previously delegated to GLM functions configured with OpenGL column-vector conventions (glm::translatestores translation in column 3 (m[3][0]=x, m[3][1]=y, m[3][2]=z). When converted toD3DXMATRIX, this ended up in column 4 (_14, _24, _34) instead of row 4 (_41, _42, _43) required by DirectX row-vector conventions (TerrainShader2Stage::updateNoise1updated*destMatrix = *curViewInverse * scale; *destMatrix *= offset;, the translation in row 4 (_41, _42) was zero, and the cloud sliding offset was mapped into the 4th column (D3DTTFF_COUNT2. As a result, DXVK never received non-zero scrolling coordinates, leaving cloud shadows static or completely invisible.D3DXMatrixRotationZalso had its sine signs transposed relative to DirectX row-vector orientation, affecting particle rotations inpointgr.cpp.Changes
GeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Source/d3dx8math.cpp):D3DXMatrixTranslation,D3DXMatrixScaling,D3DXMatrixMultiply,D3DXMatrixTranspose,D3DXMatrixRotationZ,D3DXVec3Transform, andD3DXVec4Transform.D3DXMatrixTranslationexplicitly writesm[3][0] = x,m[3][1] = y,m[3][2] = z,m[3][3] = 1.0f.D3DXMatrixMultiplycomputes standard row-major matrix product using an internal temporary buffer to handle in-place multiplication (*destMatrix *= offset).D3DXMatrixRotationZuses standard DirectX row-vector trigonometric signs.D3DXMatrixIdentitydirectly.D3DXMatrixInversethrough GLM as matrix inversion and determinant are algebraic invariants under transpose mapping.D3DXMatrixIdentitydeclaration to bothGeneralsMD/Code/CompatLib/Include/d3dx8math.handGenerals/Code/CompatLib/Include/d3dx8math.hfor parity with base game andW3DWater.cpp.docs/WORKLOG/2026-09-DIARY.md.Verification
d3dx8static library cleanly with Clang.GeneralsXZH(Zero Hour) andGeneralsX(base game) targets cleanly with exit code 0.~/GeneralsX/GeneralsZHand~/GeneralsX/Generals)._41and_42correctly receive scaled terrain offsets and animated(m_xOffset, m_yOffset).Summary by CodeRabbit