kingeric1992

d3dcompiler_43 wrapper

Added 2023-05-12 21:59:36 +0000 UTC

A d3dcompiler_43 wrapper to redirect D3DCompile and D3DCompile only to d3dcompiler_46e or later for possible faster .FX shader compile time for any binaray that linked to d3dcompiler_43 to compile shaders.

Tested result:
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ShaderA:

original compile time: 5m
result: 20s

PresetB:

original compile time: 22s
result: 19s

user result may vary, particularly on different shaders and systems.

Requirement:
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A game or dll that is known to use d3dcompiler_43.dll.
(won't affact game or dll that doesn't use d3dcompiler_43.dll)
d3dcompiler_43.dll in Windows/System32 folder.
Any of the
       d3dcompiler_46.dll,
       d3dcompiler_46e.dll, OR
       d3dcompiler_47.dll
in Windows/System32 folder OR in game directory.
(fallback to use d3dcompiler_43.dll if non of the above dll is avaliable)
Note:
win8.1, win10 or above should comes with d3dcompiler_47.dll already.
win8 should comes with d3dcompiler_46.dll

If you're on win7 and doesn't have any of the _46,_46e,_47 dlls under either game dir or Windows/System32, MS has an update to fix that.

If you don't have d3dcompiler_43.dll in system file. Most likely you'll crash or have error regardless of this wrapper. Download and install DirectX redist june 2010 if needed.