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> drivers are a black box, yes, but in this case, the driver is trying to get the game to act in a certain specific way, and it needs to either have these calls
by adamrezich 3y ago
> drivers are a black box, yes, but in this case, the driver is trying to get the game to act in a certain specific way, and it needs to either have these calls added to the game engine, or it needs to inject itself and rewrite the game code (detouring) dynamically at runtime.
isn't this pretty much exactly what graphics drivers have been for years now though? game-specific behavior, day-one driver updates, and all that. the only (unfortunately) novel thing here is doing this without the express consent and cooperation of the game's developer.
- filterfiber 3y ago> the only (unfortunately) novel thing here is doing this without the express consent and cooperation of the game's developer. Nvidia did it "properly" and worked with valve to develop it in-engine. I could definitely be wrong but I think many of the game-specific optimizations have to to with how they handle the draw-calls, not modifying the actual games themselves.