[rendering] fixed tree flickering in the forest world

PanosK92 · Dec 3, 2024 · 9ad8f88 · 9ad8f88
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diff --git a/editor/Widgets/RenderOptions.cpp b/editor/Widgets/RenderOptions.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void RenderOptions::OnTickVisible()
             // gi
             {
                 // toggle
-                option_check_box("GI - Global illumination (WIP)", Renderer_Option::GlobalIllumination);
+                option_check_box("GI - Global illumination", Renderer_Option::GlobalIllumination);
 
                 // internal resolution
                 //float gi_value  = Renderer::GetOption<float>(Renderer_Option::GlobalIllumination);

diff --git a/runtime/Rendering/Font/Font.cpp b/runtime/Rendering/Font/Font.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Spartan
 
     void Font::AddText(const string& text, const Vector2& position_screen_percentage)
     {
-        // early exit if the renderer isn't ready
+        // don't accumulate text if the renderer hasn't rendered a frame yet
         if (Renderer::GetFrameNumber() < 1)
             return;
 

diff --git a/runtime/Rendering/Renderer_Passes.cpp b/runtime/Rendering/Renderer_Passes.cpp
@@ -1255,6 +1255,12 @@ namespace Spartan
 
         cmd_list->BeginTimeblock(is_transparent_pass ? "light_composition_transparent" : "light_composition");
 
+        // todo: see if this can be done in the shader (to avoid the barrier)
+        if (is_transparent_pass)
+        {
+            cmd_list->ClearTexture(tex_out, Color::standard_transparent);
+        }
+
         // set pipeline state
         static RHI_PipelineState pso;
         pso.name             = "light_composition_transparent";