Merge remote branch 'scrawl/occlusionquery'

apps/openmw/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ source_group(game FILES ${GAME} ${GAME_HEADER})
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwrender
     renderingmanager debugging sky player animation npcanimation creatureanimation actors objects
-    renderinginterface localmap water terrain terrainmaterial
+    renderinginterface localmap occlusionquery terrain terrainmaterial water
     )
 
 add_openmw_dir (mwinput

apps/openmw/mwrender/occlusionquery.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+#include "occlusionquery.hpp"
+
+#include <OgreRenderSystem.h>
+#include <OgreRoot.h>
+#include <OgreBillboardSet.h>
+#include <OgreHardwareOcclusionQuery.h>
+#include <OgreEntity.h>
+
+using namespace MWRender;
+using namespace Ogre;
+
+OcclusionQuery::OcclusionQuery(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer* renderer, SceneNode* sunNode) :
+    mSunTotalAreaQuery(0), mSunVisibleAreaQuery(0), mSingleObjectQuery(0), mActiveQuery(0),
+    mDoQuery(0), mSunVisibility(0), mQuerySingleObjectStarted(false), mTestResult(false), 
+    mQuerySingleObjectRequested(false), mWasVisible(false), mObjectWasVisible(false), mDoQuery2(false)
+{
+    mRendering = renderer;
+    mSunNode = sunNode;
+
+    try {
+        RenderSystem* renderSystem = Root::getSingleton().getRenderSystem();
+
+        mSunTotalAreaQuery = renderSystem->createHardwareOcclusionQuery();
+        mSunVisibleAreaQuery = renderSystem->createHardwareOcclusionQuery();
+        mSingleObjectQuery = renderSystem->createHardwareOcclusionQuery();
+
+        mSupported = (mSunTotalAreaQuery != 0) && (mSunVisibleAreaQuery != 0) && (mSingleObjectQuery != 0);
+    }
+    catch (Ogre::Exception e)
+    {
+        mSupported = false;
+    }
+
+    if (!mSupported)
+    {
+        std::cout << "Hardware occlusion queries not supported." << std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // This means that everything up to RENDER_QUEUE_MAIN can occlude the objects that are tested
+    const int queue = RENDER_QUEUE_MAIN+1;
+
+    MaterialPtr matBase = MaterialManager::getSingleton().getByName("BaseWhiteNoLighting");
+    MaterialPtr matQueryArea = matBase->clone("QueryTotalPixels");
+    matQueryArea->setDepthWriteEnabled(false);
+    matQueryArea->setColourWriteEnabled(false);
+    matQueryArea->setDepthCheckEnabled(false); // Not occluded by objects
+    MaterialPtr matQueryVisible = matBase->clone("QueryVisiblePixels");
+    matQueryVisible->setDepthWriteEnabled(false);
+    matQueryVisible->setColourWriteEnabled(false); // Uncomment this to visualize the occlusion query
+    matQueryVisible->setDepthCheckEnabled(true); // Occluded by objects
+    matQueryVisible->setCullingMode(CULL_NONE);
+    matQueryVisible->setManualCullingMode(MANUAL_CULL_NONE);
+
+    mBBNode = mSunNode->getParentSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
+
+    mObjectNode = mRendering->getScene()->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
+    mBBNodeReal = mRendering->getScene()->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode();
+
+    mBBQueryTotal = mRendering->getScene()->createBillboardSet(1);
+    mBBQueryTotal->setDefaultDimensions(150, 150);
+    mBBQueryTotal->createBillboard(Vector3::ZERO);
+    mBBQueryTotal->setMaterialName("QueryTotalPixels");
+    mBBQueryTotal->setRenderQueueGroup(queue+1);
+    mBBNodeReal->attachObject(mBBQueryTotal);
+
+    mBBQueryVisible = mRendering->getScene()->createBillboardSet(1);
+    mBBQueryVisible->setDefaultDimensions(150, 150);
+    mBBQueryVisible->createBillboard(Vector3::ZERO);
+    mBBQueryVisible->setMaterialName("QueryVisiblePixels");
+    mBBQueryVisible->setRenderQueueGroup(queue+1);
+    mBBNodeReal->attachObject(mBBQueryVisible);
+
+    mBBQuerySingleObject = mRendering->getScene()->createBillboardSet(1);
+    /// \todo ideally this should occupy exactly 1 pixel on the screen
+    mBBQuerySingleObject->setDefaultDimensions(0.003, 0.003);
+    mBBQuerySingleObject->createBillboard(Vector3::ZERO);
+    mBBQuerySingleObject->setMaterialName("QueryVisiblePixels");
+    mBBQuerySingleObject->setRenderQueueGroup(queue);
+    mObjectNode->attachObject(mBBQuerySingleObject);
+
+    mRendering->getScene()->addRenderObjectListener(this);
+    mRendering->getScene()->addRenderQueueListener(this);
+    mDoQuery = true;
+    mDoQuery2 = true;
+}
+
+OcclusionQuery::~OcclusionQuery()
+{
+    RenderSystem* renderSystem = Root::getSingleton().getRenderSystem();
+    if (mSunTotalAreaQuery) renderSystem->destroyHardwareOcclusionQuery(mSunTotalAreaQuery);
+    if (mSunVisibleAreaQuery) renderSystem->destroyHardwareOcclusionQuery(mSunVisibleAreaQuery);
+    if (mSingleObjectQuery) renderSystem->destroyHardwareOcclusionQuery(mSingleObjectQuery);
+}
+
+bool OcclusionQuery::supported()
+{
+    return mSupported;
+}
+
+void OcclusionQuery::notifyRenderSingleObject(Renderable* rend, const Pass* pass, const AutoParamDataSource* source, 
+			const LightList* pLightList, bool suppressRenderStateChanges)
+{
+    // The following code activates and deactivates the occlusion queries
+    // so that the queries only include the rendering of their intended targets
+
+    // Close the last occlusion query
+    // Each occlusion query should only last a single rendering
+    if (mActiveQuery != NULL)
+    {
+        mActiveQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
+        mActiveQuery = NULL;
+    }
+
+    // Open a new occlusion query
+    if (mDoQuery == true)
+    {
+        if (rend == mBBQueryTotal)
+        {
+            mActiveQuery = mSunTotalAreaQuery;
+            mWasVisible = true;
+        }
+        else if (rend == mBBQueryVisible)
+        {
+            mActiveQuery = mSunVisibleAreaQuery;
+        }
+    }
+    if (mDoQuery == true && rend == mBBQuerySingleObject)
+    {
+        mQuerySingleObjectStarted = true;
+        mQuerySingleObjectRequested = false;
+        mActiveQuery = mSingleObjectQuery;
+        mObjectWasVisible = true;
+    }
+    
+    if (mActiveQuery != NULL)
+        mActiveQuery->beginOcclusionQuery();
+}
+
+void OcclusionQuery::renderQueueEnded(uint8 queueGroupId, const String& invocation, bool& repeatThisInvocation)
+{
+    if (mActiveQuery != NULL)
+    {
+        mActiveQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
+        mActiveQuery = NULL;
+    }
+    /**
+     * for every beginOcclusionQuery(), we want a respective pullOcclusionQuery() and vice versa
+     * this also means that results can be wrong at other places if we pull, but beginOcclusionQuery() was never called
+     * this can happen for example if the object that is tested is outside of the view frustum
+     * to prevent this, check if the queries have been performed after everything has been rendered and if not, start them manually
+     */
+    if (queueGroupId == RENDER_QUEUE_SKIES_LATE)
+    {
+        if (mWasVisible == false && mDoQuery)
+        {
+            mSunTotalAreaQuery->beginOcclusionQuery();
+            mSunTotalAreaQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
+            mSunVisibleAreaQuery->beginOcclusionQuery();
+            mSunVisibleAreaQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
+        }
+        if (mObjectWasVisible == false && mDoQuery)
+        {
+            mSingleObjectQuery->beginOcclusionQuery();
+            mSingleObjectQuery->endOcclusionQuery();
+            mQuerySingleObjectStarted = true;
+            mQuerySingleObjectRequested = false;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void OcclusionQuery::update(float duration)
+{
+    if (!mSupported) return;
+
+    mWasVisible = false;
+    mObjectWasVisible = false;
+
+    // Adjust the position of the sun billboards according to camera viewing distance
+    // we need to do this to make sure that _everything_ can occlude the sun
+    float dist = mRendering->getCamera()->getFarClipDistance();
+    if (dist==0) dist = 10000000;
+    dist -= 1000; // bias
+    dist /= 1000.f;
+    mBBNode->setPosition(mSunNode->getPosition() * dist);
+    mBBNode->setScale(dist, dist, dist);
+    mBBNodeReal->setPosition(mBBNode->_getDerivedPosition());
+    mBBNodeReal->setScale(mBBNode->getScale());
+
+    // Stop occlusion queries until we get their information
+    // (may not happen on the same frame they are requested in)
+    mDoQuery = false;
+    mDoQuery2 = false;
+
+    if (!mSunTotalAreaQuery->isStillOutstanding()
+        && !mSunVisibleAreaQuery->isStillOutstanding()
+        && !mSingleObjectQuery->isStillOutstanding())
+    {
+        unsigned int totalPixels;
+        unsigned int visiblePixels;
+
+        mSunTotalAreaQuery->pullOcclusionQuery(&totalPixels);
+        mSunVisibleAreaQuery->pullOcclusionQuery(&visiblePixels);
+
+        if (totalPixels == 0)
+        {
+            // probably outside of the view frustum
+            mSunVisibility = 0;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            mSunVisibility = float(visiblePixels) / float(totalPixels);
+            if (mSunVisibility > 1) mSunVisibility = 1;
+        }
+
+        unsigned int result;
+
+        mSingleObjectQuery->pullOcclusionQuery(&result);
+
+        mTestResult = (result != 0);
+
+        mQuerySingleObjectStarted = false;
+        mQuerySingleObjectRequested = false;
+
+        mDoQuery = true;
+    }
+}
+
+void OcclusionQuery::occlusionTest(const Ogre::Vector3& position, Ogre::SceneNode* object)
+{
+    assert( !occlusionTestPending()
+        && "Occlusion test still pending");
+
+    mBBQuerySingleObject->setVisible(true);
+
+    mObjectNode->setPosition(position);
+    // scale proportional to camera distance, in order to always give the billboard the same size in screen-space
+    mObjectNode->setScale( Vector3(1,1,1)*(position - mRendering->getCamera()->getRealPosition()).length() );
+
+    mQuerySingleObjectRequested = true;
+}
+
+bool OcclusionQuery::occlusionTestPending()
+{
+    return (mQuerySingleObjectRequested || mQuerySingleObjectStarted);
+}
+
+bool OcclusionQuery::getTestResult()
+{
+    assert( !occlusionTestPending()
+        && "Occlusion test still pending");
+
+    return mTestResult;
+}

apps/openmw/mwrender/occlusionquery.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#ifndef _GAME_OCCLUSION_QUERY_H
+#define _GAME_OCCLUSION_QUERY_H
+
+#include <OgreRenderObjectListener.h>
+#include <OgreRenderQueueListener.h>
+
+namespace Ogre
+{
+    class HardwareOcclusionQuery;
+    class Entity;
+    class SceneNode;
+}
+
+#include <openengine/ogre/renderer.hpp>
+
+namespace MWRender
+{
+    ///
+    /// \brief Implements hardware occlusion queries on the GPU
+    ///
+    class OcclusionQuery : public Ogre::RenderObjectListener, public Ogre::RenderQueueListener
+    {
+    public:
+        OcclusionQuery(OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer*, Ogre::SceneNode* sunNode);
+        ~OcclusionQuery();
+
+        /**
+         * @return true if occlusion queries are supported on the user's hardware
+         */
+        bool supported();
+
+        /**
+         * per-frame update
+         */
+        void update(float duration);
+
+        /**
+         * request occlusion test for a billboard at the given position, omitting an entity
+         * @param position of the billboard in ogre coordinates
+         * @param object to exclude from the occluders
+         */
+        void occlusionTest(const Ogre::Vector3& position, Ogre::SceneNode* object);
+
+        /**
+         * @return true if a request is still outstanding
+         */
+        bool occlusionTestPending();
+
+        /**
+         * @return true if the object tested in the last request was occluded
+         */
+        bool getTestResult();
+
+        float getSunVisibility() const {return mSunVisibility;};
+
+    private:
+        Ogre::HardwareOcclusionQuery* mSunTotalAreaQuery;
+        Ogre::HardwareOcclusionQuery* mSunVisibleAreaQuery;
+        Ogre::HardwareOcclusionQuery* mSingleObjectQuery;
+        Ogre::HardwareOcclusionQuery* mActiveQuery;
+
+        Ogre::BillboardSet* mBBQueryVisible;
+        Ogre::BillboardSet* mBBQueryTotal;
+        Ogre::BillboardSet* mBBQuerySingleObject;
+
+        Ogre::SceneNode* mSunNode;
+        Ogre::SceneNode* mBBNode;
+        Ogre::SceneNode* mBBNodeReal;
+        float mSunVisibility;
+
+        Ogre::SceneNode* mObjectNode;
+
+        bool mWasVisible;
+        bool mObjectWasVisible;
+
+        bool mTestResult;
+
+        bool mSupported;
+        bool mDoQuery;
+        bool mDoQuery2;
+
+        bool mQuerySingleObjectRequested;
+        bool mQuerySingleObjectStarted;
+
+        OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer* mRendering;
+
+    protected:
+        virtual void notifyRenderSingleObject(Ogre::Renderable* rend, const Ogre::Pass* pass, const Ogre::AutoParamDataSource* source, 
+			const Ogre::LightList* pLightList, bool suppressRenderStateChanges);
+
+        virtual void renderQueueEnded(Ogre::uint8 queueGroupId, const Ogre::String& invocation, bool& repeatThisInvocation);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif

apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp

@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ RenderingManager::RenderingManager (OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend, const
     mMwRoot->pitch(Degree(-90));
     mObjects.setMwRoot(mMwRoot);
     mActors.setMwRoot(mMwRoot);
-        
-    //used to obtain ingame information of ogre objects (which are faced or selected)
-    mRaySceneQuery = mRendering.getScene()->createRayQuery(Ray());
 
     Ogre::SceneNode *playerNode = mMwRoot->createChildSceneNode ("player");
     playerNode->pitch(Degree(90));
@@ -59,10 +56,10 @@ RenderingManager::RenderingManager (OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer& _rend, const
     //mSkyManager = 0;
     mSkyManager = new SkyManager(mMwRoot, mRendering.getCamera(), &environment);
 
+    mOcclusionQuery = new OcclusionQuery(&mRendering, mSkyManager->getSunNode());
 
     mWater = 0;
 
-
     mPlayer = new MWRender::Player (mRendering.getCamera(), playerNode);
     mSun = 0;
 
@@ -76,6 +73,7 @@ RenderingManager::~RenderingManager ()
     delete mSkyManager;
     delete mTerrainManager;
     delete mLocalMap;
+    delete mOcclusionQuery;
 }
 
 MWRender::SkyManager* RenderingManager::getSkyManager()
@@ -166,9 +164,13 @@ void RenderingManager::moveObjectToCell (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, const Ogre::Ve
 void RenderingManager::update (float duration){
 
     mActors.update (duration);
-    
+
+    mOcclusionQuery->update(duration);
+
     mSkyManager->update(duration);
-    
+
+    mSkyManager->setGlare(mOcclusionQuery->getSunVisibility());
+
     mRendering.update(duration);
 
     mLocalMap->updatePlayer( mRendering.getCamera()->getRealPosition(), mRendering.getCamera()->getRealDirection() );

apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.hpp

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "player.hpp"
 #include "water.hpp"
 #include "localmap.hpp"
+#include "occlusionquery.hpp"
 
 namespace Ogre
 {
@@ -108,6 +109,9 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface {
     void sunEnable();
     void sunDisable();
 
+    bool occlusionQuerySupported() { return mOcclusionQuery->supported(); };
+    OcclusionQuery* getOcclusionQuery() { return mOcclusionQuery; };
+
     void setGlare(bool glare);
     void skyEnable ();
     void skyDisable ();
@@ -145,10 +149,12 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface {
 
     SkyManager* mSkyManager;
 
-    MWRender::Water *mWater;
+    OcclusionQuery* mOcclusionQuery;
 
     TerrainManager* mTerrainManager;
 
+    MWRender::Water *mWater;
+
     OEngine::Render::OgreRenderer &mRendering;
 
     MWRender::Objects mObjects;
@@ -164,7 +170,6 @@ class RenderingManager: private RenderingInterface {
     /// that the OGRE coordinate system matches that used internally in
     /// Morrowind.
     Ogre::SceneNode *mMwRoot;
-    Ogre::RaySceneQuery *mRaySceneQuery;
 
     OEngine::Physic::PhysicEngine* mPhysicsEngine;
 

apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "../mwworld/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/world.hpp"
+#include "occlusionquery.hpp"
 
 using namespace MWRender;
 using namespace Ogre;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ BillboardObject::BillboardObject()
 
 void BillboardObject::setVisible(const bool visible)
 {
-    mNode->setVisible(visible);
+    mBBSet->setVisible(visible);
 }
 
 void BillboardObject::setSize(const float size)
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ void BillboardObject::init(const String& textureName,
     /// \todo These billboards are not 100% correct, might want to revisit them later
     mBBSet = sceneMgr->createBillboardSet("SkyBillboardSet"+StringConverter::toString(bodyCount), 1);
     mBBSet->setDefaultDimensions(550.f*initialSize, 550.f*initialSize);
-    mBBSet->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_SKIES_EARLY+2);
+    mBBSet->setRenderQueueGroup(RENDER_QUEUE_MAIN+2);
     mBBSet->setBillboardType(BBT_PERPENDICULAR_COMMON);
     mBBSet->setCommonDirection( -position.normalisedCopy() );
     mNode = rootNode->createChildSceneNode();
@@ -319,8 +320,8 @@ SkyManager::SkyManager (SceneNode* pMwRoot, Camera* pCamera, MWWorld::Environmen
     , mThunderTextureUnit(NULL)
     , mRemainingTransitionTime(0.0f)
     , mGlareFade(0.0f)
+    , mGlare(0.0f)
     , mEnabled(true)
-    , mGlareEnabled(true)
     , mSunEnabled(true)
     , mMasserEnabled(true)
     , mSecundaEnabled(true)
@@ -592,10 +593,23 @@ void SkyManager::update(float duration)
     mMasser->setPhase( static_cast<Moon::Phase>( (int) ((mDay % 32)/4.f)) );
     mSecunda->setPhase ( static_cast<Moon::Phase>( (int) ((mDay % 32)/4.f)) );
 
-    // increase the strength of the sun glare effect depending
+
-    // on how directly the player is looking at the sun
     if (mSunEnabled)
     {
+        // take 1/5 sec for fading the glare effect from invisible to full
+        if (mGlareFade > mGlare)
+        {
+            mGlareFade -= duration*5;
+            if (mGlareFade < mGlare) mGlareFade = mGlare;
+        }
+        else if (mGlareFade < mGlare)
+        {
+            mGlareFade += duration*5;
+            if (mGlareFade > mGlare) mGlareFade = mGlare;
+        }
+
+        // increase the strength of the sun glare effect depending
+        // on how directly the player is looking at the sun
         Vector3 sun = mSunGlare->getPosition();
         sun = Vector3(sun.x, sun.z, -sun.y);
         Vector3 cam = mViewport->getCamera()->getRealDirection();
@@ -603,21 +617,10 @@ void SkyManager::update(float duration)
         float val = 1- (angle.valueDegrees() / 180.f);
         val = (val*val*val*val)*2;
 
-        if (mGlareEnabled)
+        mSunGlare->setSize(val * mGlareFade);
-        {
-            mGlareFade += duration*3;
-            if (mGlareFade > 1) mGlareFade = 1;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            mGlareFade -= duration*3;
-            if (mGlareFade < 0.3) mGlareFade = 0;
-        }
-
-        mSunGlare->setSize(val * (mGlareFade));
     }
 
-    mSunGlare->setVisible(mGlareFade>0 && mSunEnabled);
+    mSunGlare->setVisible(mSunEnabled);
     mSun->setVisible(mSunEnabled);
     mMasser->setVisible(mMasserEnabled);
     mSecunda->setVisible(mSecundaEnabled);
@@ -719,15 +722,15 @@ void SkyManager::setWeather(const MWWorld::WeatherResult& weather)
     else
         strength = 1.f;
 
-    mSunGlare->setVisibility(weather.mGlareView * strength);
+    mSunGlare->setVisibility(weather.mGlareView * mGlareFade * strength);
-    mSun->setVisibility(strength);
+    mSun->setVisibility(mGlareFade >= 0.5 ? weather.mGlareView * mGlareFade * strength : 0);
 
     mAtmosphereNight->setVisible(weather.mNight && mEnabled);
 }
 
-void SkyManager::setGlare(bool glare)
+void SkyManager::setGlare(const float glare)
 {
-    mGlareEnabled = glare;
+    mGlare = glare;
 }
 
 Vector3 SkyManager::getRealSunPos()
@@ -812,3 +815,8 @@ void SkyManager::setDate(int day, int month)
     mDay = day;
     mMonth = month;
 }
+
+Ogre::SceneNode* SkyManager::getSunNode()
+{
+    return mSun->getNode();
+}

apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp

@@ -109,58 +109,60 @@ namespace MWRender
     public:
         SkyManager(Ogre::SceneNode* pMwRoot, Ogre::Camera* pCamera, MWWorld::Environment* env);
         ~SkyManager();
-        
+
         void update(float duration);
-        
+
         void enable();
-        
+
         void disable();
-        
+
         void setHour (double hour);
         ///< will be called even when sky is disabled.
-        
+
         void setDate (int day, int month);
         ///< will be called even when sky is disabled.
-        
+
         int getMasserPhase() const;
         ///< 0 new moon, 1 waxing or waning cresecent, 2 waxing or waning half,
         /// 3 waxing or waning gibbous, 4 full moon
-        
+
         int getSecundaPhase() const;
         ///< 0 new moon, 1 waxing or waning cresecent, 2 waxing or waning half,
         /// 3 waxing or waning gibbous, 4 full moon
-        
+
         void setMoonColour (bool red);
         ///< change Secunda colour to red
-        
+
         void setCloudsOpacity(float opacity);
         ///< change opacity of the clouds
-        
+
         void setWeather(const MWWorld::WeatherResult& weather);
-        
+
+        Ogre::SceneNode* getSunNode();
+
         void sunEnable();
-        
+
         void sunDisable();
-        
+
         void setSunDirection(const Ogre::Vector3& direction);
-        
+
         void setMasserDirection(const Ogre::Vector3& direction);
-        
+
         void setSecundaDirection(const Ogre::Vector3& direction);
-        
+
         void setMasserFade(const float fade);
-        
+
         void setSecundaFade(const float fade);
-        
+
         void masserEnable();
         void masserDisable();
 
         void secundaEnable();
         void secundaDisable();
-        
+
         void setThunder(const float factor);
-        
+
-        void setGlare(bool glare);
+        void setGlare(const float glare);
         Ogre::Vector3 getRealSunPos();
         
     private:
@@ -203,12 +205,12 @@ namespace MWRender
                 
         float mRemainingTransitionTime;
         
-        float mGlareFade;
+        float mGlare; // target
+        float mGlareFade; // actual
         
         void ModVertexAlpha(Ogre::Entity* ent, unsigned int meshType);
         
         bool mEnabled;
-        bool mGlareEnabled;
         bool mSunEnabled;
         bool mMasserEnabled;
         bool mSecundaEnabled;

apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.cpp

@@ -50,6 +50,28 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         return mEngine->rayTest(from,to);
     }
+
+    std::vector < std::pair <float, std::string> > PhysicsSystem::getFacedObjects ()
+    {
+        //get a ray pointing to the center of the viewport
+        Ray centerRay = mRender.getCamera()->getCameraToViewportRay(
+        mRender.getViewport()->getWidth()/2,
+        mRender.getViewport()->getHeight()/2);
+        btVector3 from(centerRay.getOrigin().x,-centerRay.getOrigin().z,centerRay.getOrigin().y);
+        btVector3 to(centerRay.getPoint(500).x,-centerRay.getPoint(500).z,centerRay.getPoint(500).y);
+
+        return mEngine->rayTest2(from,to);
+    }
+
+    btVector3 PhysicsSystem::getRayPoint(float extent)
+    {
+        //get a ray pointing to the center of the viewport
+        Ray centerRay = mRender.getCamera()->getCameraToViewportRay(
+        mRender.getViewport()->getWidth()/2,
+        mRender.getViewport()->getHeight()/2);
+        btVector3 result(centerRay.getPoint(500*extent).x,-centerRay.getPoint(500*extent).z,centerRay.getPoint(500*extent).y);
+        return result;
+    }
     
     bool PhysicsSystem::castRay(const Vector3& from, const Vector3& to)
     {

apps/openmw/mwworld/physicssystem.hpp

@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
             bool toggleCollisionMode();
             
             std::pair<std::string, float> getFacedHandle (MWWorld::World& world);
-            
+
+            btVector3 getRayPoint(float extent);
+
+            std::vector < std::pair <float, std::string> > getFacedObjects ();
+
             // cast ray, return true if it hit something
             bool castRay(const Ogre::Vector3& from, const Ogre::Vector3& to);
 

apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp

@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const std::string& master, const boost::filesystem::path& resDir,
         bool newGame, Environment& environment, const std::string& encoding)
     : mPlayer (0), mLocalScripts (mStore), mGlobalVariables (0),
-      mSky (true), mEnvironment (environment), mNextDynamicRecord (0), mCells (mStore, mEsm, *this)
+      mSky (true), mEnvironment (environment), mNextDynamicRecord (0), mCells (mStore, mEsm, *this),
+      mNumFacing(0)
     {
         mPhysics = new PhysicsSystem(renderer);
         mPhysEngine = mPhysics->getEngine();
@@ -498,13 +499,21 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
     std::string World::getFacedHandle()
     {
-        std::pair<std::string, float> result = mPhysics->getFacedHandle (*this);
+        if (!mRendering->occlusionQuerySupported())
+        {
+            std::pair<std::string, float> result = mPhysics->getFacedHandle (*this);
 
-        if (result.first.empty() ||
+            if (result.first.empty() ||
-            result.second>getStore().gameSettings.find ("iMaxActivateDist")->i)
+                result.second>getStore().gameSettings.find ("iMaxActivateDist")->i)
-            return "";
+                return "";
 
-        return result.first;
+            return result.first;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // updated every few frames in update()
+            return mFacedHandle;
+        }
     }
 
     void World::deleteObject (Ptr ptr)
@@ -706,13 +715,82 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         mWeatherManager->update (duration);
 
-        // cast a ray from player to sun to detect if the sun is visible
+        if (!mRendering->occlusionQuerySupported())
-        // this is temporary until we find a better place to put this code
+        {
-        // currently its here because we need to access the physics system
+            // cast a ray from player to sun to detect if the sun is visible
-        float* p = mPlayer->getPlayer().getRefData().getPosition().pos;
+            // this is temporary until we find a better place to put this code
-        Vector3 sun = mRendering->getSkyManager()->getRealSunPos();
+            // currently its here because we need to access the physics system
-        sun = Vector3(sun.x, -sun.z, sun.y);
+            float* p = mPlayer->getPlayer().getRefData().getPosition().pos;
-        mRendering->getSkyManager()->setGlare(!mPhysics->castRay(Ogre::Vector3(p[0], p[1], p[2]), sun));
+            Vector3 sun = mRendering->getSkyManager()->getRealSunPos();
+            sun = Vector3(sun.x, -sun.z, sun.y);
+            mRendering->getSkyManager()->setGlare(!mPhysics->castRay(Ogre::Vector3(p[0], p[1], p[2]), sun));
+        }
+
+        // update faced handle (object the player is looking at)
+        // this uses a mixture of raycasts and occlusion queries.
+        else // if (mRendering->occlusionQuerySupported())
+        {
+            MWRender::OcclusionQuery* query = mRendering->getOcclusionQuery();
+            if (!query->occlusionTestPending())
+            {
+                // get result of last query
+                if (mNumFacing == 0) mFacedHandle = "";
+                else if (mNumFacing == 1)
+                {
+                    bool result = query->getTestResult();
+                    mFacedHandle = result ? mFaced1Name : "";
+                }
+                else if (mNumFacing == 2)
+                {
+                    bool result = query->getTestResult();
+                    mFacedHandle = result ? mFaced2Name : mFaced1Name;
+                }
+
+                // send new query
+                // figure out which object we want to test against
+                std::vector < std::pair < float, std::string > > results = mPhysics->getFacedObjects();
+
+                // ignore the player
+                for (std::vector < std::pair < float, std::string > >::iterator it = results.begin();
+                    it != results.end(); ++it)
+                {
+                    if ( (*it).second == mPlayer->getPlayer().getRefData().getHandle() )
+                    {
+                        results.erase(it);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (results.size() == 0)
+                {
+                    mNumFacing = 0;
+                }
+                else if (results.size() == 1)
+                {
+                    mFaced1 = getPtrViaHandle(results.front().second);
+                    mFaced1Name = results.front().second;
+                    mNumFacing = 1;
+
+                    btVector3 p = mPhysics->getRayPoint(results.front().first);
+                    Ogre::Vector3 pos(p.x(), p.z(), -p.y());
+                    Ogre::SceneNode* node = mFaced1.getRefData().getBaseNode();
+                    query->occlusionTest(pos, node);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    mFaced1Name = results.front().second;
+                    mFaced2Name = results[1].second;
+                    mFaced1 = getPtrViaHandle(results.front().second);
+                    mFaced2 = getPtrViaHandle(results[1].second);
+                    mNumFacing = 2;
+
+                    btVector3 p = mPhysics->getRayPoint(results[1].first);
+                    Ogre::Vector3 pos(p.x(), p.z(), -p.y());
+                    Ogre::SceneNode* node = mFaced2.getRefData().getBaseNode();
+                    query->occlusionTest(pos, node);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     bool World::isCellExterior() const

apps/openmw/mwworld/world.hpp

@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
             Ptr getPtrViaHandle (const std::string& handle, Ptr::CellStore& cellStore);
 
+            std::string mFacedHandle;
+            Ptr mFaced1;
+            Ptr mFaced2;
+            std::string mFaced1Name;
+            std::string mFaced2Name;
+            int mNumFacing;
 
             int getDaysPerMonth (int month) const;
 

libs/openengine/bullet/physic.cpp

@@ -426,4 +426,35 @@ namespace Physic
 
         return std::pair<std::string,float>(name,d);
     }
+
+    std::vector< std::pair<float, std::string> > PhysicEngine::rayTest2(btVector3& from, btVector3& to)
+    {
+        MyRayResultCallback resultCallback1;
+        resultCallback1.m_collisionFilterMask = COL_WORLD;
+        dynamicsWorld->rayTest(from, to, resultCallback1);
+        std::vector< std::pair<float, btCollisionObject*> > results = resultCallback1.results;
+
+        MyRayResultCallback resultCallback2;
+        resultCallback2.m_collisionFilterMask = COL_ACTOR_INTERNAL|COL_ACTOR_EXTERNAL;
+        dynamicsWorld->rayTest(from, to, resultCallback2);
+        std::vector< std::pair<float, btCollisionObject*> > actorResults = resultCallback2.results;
+
+        std::vector< std::pair<float, std::string> > results2;
+
+        for (std::vector< std::pair<float, btCollisionObject*> >::iterator it=results.begin();
+            it != results.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            results2.push_back( std::make_pair( (*it).first, static_cast<RigidBody&>(*(*it).second).mName ) );
+        }
+
+        for (std::vector< std::pair<float, btCollisionObject*> >::iterator it=actorResults.begin();
+            it != actorResults.end(); ++it)
+        {
+            results2.push_back( std::make_pair( (*it).first, static_cast<PairCachingGhostObject&>(*(*it).second).mName ) );
+        }
+
+        std::sort(results2.begin(), results2.end(), MyRayResultCallback::cmp);
+
+        return results2;
+    }
 }};

libs/openengine/bullet/physic.hpp

@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ namespace Physic
          */
         std::pair<std::string,float> rayTest(btVector3& from,btVector3& to);
 
+        /**
+         * Return all objects hit by a ray.
+         */
+        std::vector< std::pair<float, std::string> > rayTest2(btVector3& from, btVector3& to);
+
         //event list of non player object
         std::list<PhysicEvent> NPEventList;
 
@@ -235,6 +240,25 @@ namespace Physic
         bool mDebugActive;
     };
 
+
+    struct MyRayResultCallback : public btCollisionWorld::RayResultCallback
+    {
+        virtual btScalar addSingleResult( btCollisionWorld::LocalRayResult& rayResult, bool bNormalInWorldSpace)
+        {
+            results.push_back( std::make_pair(rayResult.m_hitFraction, rayResult.m_collisionObject) );
+            return rayResult.m_hitFraction;
+        }
+
+        static bool cmp( const std::pair<float, std::string>& i, const std::pair<float, std::string>& j )
+        {
+            if( i.first > j.first ) return false;
+            if( j.first > i.first ) return true;
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        std::vector < std::pair<float, btCollisionObject*> > results;
+    };
+
 }}
 
 #endif