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Important:Alien Swarm Deferred's lighting implementation and Xengine's are completely different, for example MSAA is not supported in Black Mesa while in Alien Swarm Deferred it is!, however it is highly recommended that user uses post-processing alternatives such as FXAA instead as deferred lighting/shading in general works better with post-processing anti-aliasing methods.
Warning:Alien swarm deferred's lighting implementation will disable all baked lighting and the world will only receive realtime lighting and shadows! 
Note:In 
Lambda Wars it was changed so that deferred lighting blends with lightmaps instead of disabling them.
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{{asd|4}} was released in 2012. It's a third-party mod created by ''Kristjan Skutta a.k.a. Biohazard90''. | {{asd|4}} was released in 2012. It's a third-party mod created by ''Kristjan Skutta a.k.a. Biohazard90''. This fork of {{as|4}} has support for [[deferred lighting]] and shadows (similar to {{Xe|4}}). It's among very few {{source|4}} games that have dynamic shadows not based on projected textures, while still having its source code available to the public. Performance-wise, it is extremely impressive as the mod can support hundreds of dynamic shadows with very little performance impact. | ||
This fork of {{as|4 | {{important|{{asd|1}}'s lighting implementation and {{xe|3.1}}'s are completely different, for example [[anti_aliasing|MSAA]] is not supported in '''Black Mesa''' while in '''Alien Swarm Deferred''' it is!, however it is highly recommended that user uses post-processing alternatives such as [[anti_aliasing|FXAA]] instead as deferred lighting/shading in general works better with post-processing anti-aliasing methods.}} | ||
{{important|{{asd|1}}'s lighting implementation and | |||
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|Alien swarm deferred's lighting implementation | |Alien swarm deferred's lighting implementation will disable all baked lighting and the world will only receive realtime lighting and shadows! {{note|In {{lw|4}} it was changed so that deferred lighting blends with lightmaps instead of disabling them.}}}} | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
New since {{as|4}}: | New since {{as|4}}: | ||
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*{{Code|style=2|TBA}} {{Directorscut|4}} (Initially. Switched to {{src13mp|4}}.) | *{{Code|style=2|TBA}} {{Directorscut|4}} (Initially. Switched to {{src13mp|4}}.) | ||
*{{Code|style=2|TBA}} {{p2d|4}} ([[Light editor]] only, the rendering code for lighting has been rewritten from scratch.) | *{{Code|style=2|TBA}} {{p2d|4}} ([[Light editor]] only, the rendering code for lighting has been rewritten from scratch.) | ||
==Bugs== | ==Bugs== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[https://code.google.com/archive/p/swarm-deferred/ | *[https://code.google.com/archive/p/swarm-deferred/ Google Code page] | ||
*[https://gitlab.com/ | ** Download is currently broken, see GitLab mirror instead. | ||
*[https://gitlab.com/UserCool32/swarm-deferred GitLab Repository Download Mirror] | |||
*[https://github.com/SCell555/sdk-2013-deferred 2013MP Port GitHub Repository] | *[https://github.com/SCell555/sdk-2013-deferred 2013MP Port GitHub Repository] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjXx-KweIo&t=135s YouTube] - Deferred lighting in action. | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMjXx-KweIo&t=135s YouTube] - Deferred lighting in action. | ||
[[Category:Alien Swarm]] | [[Category:Alien Swarm]] | ||
[[Category:Open | [[Category:Open source mods and games]] | ||
[[Category:Alien Swarm Deferred]] | [[Category:Alien Swarm Deferred]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:46, 25 June 2025
Alien Swarm Deferred was released in 2012. It's a third-party mod created by Kristjan Skutta a.k.a. Biohazard90. This fork of 
Alien Swarm has support for deferred lighting and shadows (similar to 
Xengine). It's among very few 
Source games that have dynamic shadows not based on projected textures, while still having its source code available to the public. Performance-wise, it is extremely impressive as the mod can support hundreds of dynamic shadows with very little performance impact.
Important:Alien Swarm Deferred's lighting implementation and Xengine's are completely different, for example MSAA is not supported in Black Mesa while in Alien Swarm Deferred it is!, however it is highly recommended that user uses post-processing alternatives such as FXAA instead as deferred lighting/shading in general works better with post-processing anti-aliasing methods.Warning:Alien swarm deferred's lighting implementation will disable all baked lighting and the world will only receive realtime lighting and shadows! Note:In Lambda Wars it was changed so that deferred lighting blends with lightmaps instead of disabling them.Features
New since Alien Swarm:
- CSM
- Real time deferred shadows and lighting from light_deferred and light_deferred_global entities.
- Light cookies
- Now light_deferred is capable of projecting textures with cookies.
Blinn–Phong reflection model- New reflections on Phong materials, somewhat similar to specular from Xengine.
- Volumetric lighting
- Light_deferred is capable of enabling volumetrics that react to the environment in real time.
- Source shader editor
- Make and edit shader graphs in real-time, in-engine.
- Light editor
- Edit your map's light entities dynamically.
Media
Availability/Code usage
- 2014 Lambda Wars (Uses an enhanced version of ASD's deferred lighting implementation.)
- TBA
Director's Cut (Initially. Switched to 
Source 2013 Multiplayer.) - TBA
Portal 2: Desolation (Light editor only, the rendering code for lighting has been rewritten from scratch.)
Bugs
- No hardware filtering support for
Advanced Micro Devices
See also
External links
- Google Code page
- Download is currently broken, see GitLab mirror instead.
- GitLab Repository Download Mirror
- 2013MP Port GitHub Repository
- YouTube - Deferred lighting in action.