"LightWave4 Unofficial Patch" (LW4UP) is now in pre-beta testing stage the patch
is for Layout and the purpose is to fix most of the CyberGraphX problems.
A public beta version will be released on Aminet as soon basic
testing of patch has been done (bug permitting of course ;).
There will be two versions, one general one for 060.
Features:
* No need for screen promotion anymore, CGX screens can be
directly selected from Options-Panel (ASL-Requester).
Any screenmode from 672x432 and up can be selected and in
256, Hi or True color.
* Last selected (CGX) screen ModeID is saved in ENV:/
ENVARC: on exit and will be used on next startup.
* Combined FeedBack/Status window on Layout screen,
FeedBack is displayed in 32 gray-shades on 8bpp screens
and in color on Hi/True color screens
* It's now possible to Make/Play Preview's (didn't work
with promotion).
* The Color Swatch windows has got it's own color pen
* Faster screen update i.e no offscreen buffers in CHIP and
no Amiga-Blitter line drawing.
* A lot of 040/060 emulated instructions have been removed
plus several other changes gives a (small) increase in
render speed, 20-30%, mainly when using proc. textures.
This is an on-going process and there will be further
updates.
* Two ENV: switches:
For Toaster systems; ON forces Preview to be displayed
on CGX screen even if LightWave is started from
Switcher, this is a experimental function and has not
been tested.
Main CGX switch; OFF forces Layout to open on standard
Amiga screen even if a valid CGX ModeID is found (if
switch is ON and ModeID can't be found, ASL screen
requester opens on WB)