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DirectX 12 support for the overlay.

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#5,760 opened on Jul 26, 2022

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Description

Context

Playing games the overlay is becoming more and more difficult to use. With Eve Online planning on dropping support for DX 11, we need the overlay updated. With Eve Online's player groups almost exclusively using Mumble for their 100 -1000 player events, the overlay is a huge loss of functionality. Currently, the Overlay does not support DX12.

Description

Overlay to support DX12 titles.

Mumble component

Client

OS-specific?

Yes

Additional information

Exclusively an issue with Windows. Talking UI is currently a placeholder but does not pose a long term solution. The talking UI is unfriendly to people using full screen applications like games, taking up a huge amount of screen space and a complete eye sore.

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the existing overlay codebase and understand how DX11 hooking is done. Research DirectX 12 swap chain techniques and implement a similar hook for DX12. Focus on the Windows platform and ensure compatibility with fullscreen games.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++Windows developmentDirectX basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30