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TAA update (new defaults) + optional Intel XeSS

Follow-up to #1217. Built on the current main (73a1110), merges cleanly, no conflicts.

The branch has two independent parts, so you can take the first and skip the second:

1. TAA: new defaults (commit 325aebd1, 1 commit)

After the sliders were tested one by one in game (GTX 1070 Ti, 1920x1080, native AA):

Setting Before Now
Colour tolerance 115% 175%
Moving objects 90% 55%
Texture detail 75% 80%
Moving object edges 70% 55%
TAA sharpening 165% 130%
History still / moving 99% / 55% unchanged

Only defaults change; values already saved in spartanport.ini are kept. Slider hints show the new numbers in all menu languages, docs/upscaler.md lists them. Test logs show the TAA running on every frame of a long session (camera_ready=1, ran_last_frame=1, no drop-outs).

2. Intel XeSS as an upscaler (Windows, optional, 3 commits)

This part is optional. If you do not want it, merge only the first commit and drop the rest. XeSS looks better than our TAA in game (cleaner edges, less shimmer) and is a separate choice next to FSR and TAA, so it changes nothing for anyone who does not pick it.

XeSS-SR (quality setting "AA", no upscaling) replaces the TAA's accumulation. It reuses everything the scene TAA already has: jittered scene colour, depth, view-projection motion vectors and the live path. Selected in the launcher or menu (upscaler=xess, Windows only). If XeSS cannot run, the TAA runs and the menu says why.

  • libxess.dll (Intel's unmodified binary, Intel Simplified Software License) is fetched by packaging/fetch_xess.sh (pinned commit + sha256), shipped in bin/ with its licence in LICENSES/, and loaded at run time, so the game starts without it. Headers in gpu/third_party/xess are Intel's (MIT).
  • The device extensions XeSS asks for are enabled only when XeSS is the saved upscaler at start, which fits the upscaler being "applied on restart".
  • IsTaa() covers TAA and XeSS wherever they share the live path.
  • Ghosting on characters (no motion vectors): the scene stencil is XeSS's responsive pixel mask, clipped by a "Moving objects" slider (default 95%, 0 = off). Confirmed in game: the ghosting is gone.
  • Texture detail (shared with the TAA) and an own Sharpening slider (default 145%, separate from the RCAS switch) work with XeSS. The TAA's history sliders do not apply to it and are hidden.
  • Menu texts in every language (tests/test_ui_language.cpp passes, 11 tables), launcher entry and hint in options.rs / i18n.rs.

Tested on a GTX 1070 Ti (Pascal, non-Intel path, XeSS 2.0.2) over long sessions: mode=xess ran_last_frame=1 failed=0. Not tested on Intel Arc or AMD. Docs: docs/upscaler.md, section "XeSS in place of the accumulation".

Windows build of exactly this branch: https://github.com/VHXXIII/SpartanPort/releases/tag/windows-v2.8.0-xess-test4

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added experimental Intel XeSS anti-aliasing for Windows, with in-game controls for texture detail, moving-object response, and sharpening.
    • XeSS is available in graphics options and requires its runtime library.
  • Improvements
    • Updated default TAA settings for history tolerance, moving-object handling, edge smoothing, texture detail, and sharpening.
    • Added XeSS status and settings descriptions in supported translations.
  • Packaging
    • Windows packages now include the XeSS runtime and its license notices.

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This change adds Intel XeSS as a Windows upscaler and integrates it with Vulkan temporal rendering. It adds XeSS settings, launcher options, and Windows packaging support. It also updates TAA defaults and their descriptions.

Changes: XeSS upscaler

Layer / File(s) Summary
Upscaler settings and controls
gpu/shim/spartanport_settings.*, gpu/shim/spartanport_overlay.cpp, gpu/shim/*ui_language*, tests/test_upscaler_support.cpp
The settings add XeSS, its controls, and restart handling. The overlay and translations add XeSS descriptions and update TAA defaults. The support test checks XeSS classification and naming.
XeSS Vulkan runtime and device setup
gpu/third_party/xess/*, gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.*, gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.*, gpu/CMakeLists.txt
The Vulkan implementation loads XeSS, manages contexts and execution, and reports device extensions. Device creation enables available XeSS extensions and mutable descriptor types when supported, then retries without XeSS features if patched device creation fails.
Temporal rendering integration
gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_temporal_upscaler.*, gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_camera_motion.cpp
Scene inputs and optional responsive masks are passed to XeSS. Successful XeSS recording skips TAA accumulation; returning to TAA resets its history. TAA mode checks use shared predicates.
Launcher options and Windows packaging
launcher-rust/src/core/*, launcher-rust/src/ui/pages/graphics.rs, packaging/fetch_xess.sh, packaging/windows/package.sh
The launcher offers XeSS on Windows and shows its description. The packaging flow fetches the pinned XeSS runtime and includes its license notices.
TAA documentation
docs/upscaler.md
The documented TAA defaults are updated to match the changed settings.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant RunSceneTaa
  participant RecordTaa
  participant XessAa
  participant XeSSRuntime
  RunSceneTaa->>RecordTaa: Pass scene images and optional responsive mask
  RecordTaa->>XessAa: Submit XeSS frame inputs and settings
  XessAa->>XeSSRuntime: Initialize or execute XeSS
  XeSSRuntime-->>XessAa: Return execution result
  XessAa-->>RecordTaa: Report recording result and problem status
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Possibly related issues

  • FelipePrado0/SpartanPort#1263 — The issue requests XeSS Super Resolution and Frame Generation. This change adds XeSS Super Resolution, but does not add Frame Generation.
  • FelipePrado0/SpartanPort#1205 — This change adds XeSS and updated slider hints to in-game language tables, which overlaps with the issue’s menu-localization objective.

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XeSS is now blocked on devices that were not created for it, and the required device features are requested. A mixed boolean expression in the restart check could break the optional focus-test build target if warnings are treated as errors. Adding parentheses around the && group fixes this before merge.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp:
- Around line 428-443: When XeSS is selected, update the device-creation flow
associated with XessAa::DeviceExtensions to query the XeSS SDK’s required device
features before creating the device, then merge them into device_chain without
duplicate feature structures. Verify the requirements are supported; if they
cannot be met, select TAA instead of creating a device with incomplete features.

Review comments at
@gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_temporal_upscaler.cpp:
- Around line 1174-1185: Update the XeSS problem handling around xess->Problem()
so the no-problem branch clears both SpartanSettings::Get().xess_problem and the
cached shown value. Preserve the existing comparison and message-storage
behavior so a later recurrence of the same problem is reported again.

Review comments at @gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.cpp:
- Around line 224-233: Track whether the Vulkan device was created with the
XeSS-required extensions, and expose that readiness through the existing
Instance interface. Before `lib.create` creates a context, check the readiness
state; if XeSS is unavailable, stop the runtime XeSS path with a clear message
and persistent failure state, without calling the XeSS context-creation
function.
- Around line 253-255: Synchronize the `instance.GetDevice().waitIdle()` call
with queue submission and presentation by using the same synchronization
mechanism those operations use. Keep the wait in place and preserve the caller’s
current command buffer; do not replace it with `scheduler.Finish()`.

Review comments at @gpu/shim/spartanport_settings.h:
- Line 51: Update both restart predicates to require a restart when the selected
upscaler is XeSS and the startup upscaler was not XeSS, including when the
render session is not fixed. Apply the same transition check to the overlay menu
count, while preserving the existing live-path checks.

Review comments at @packaging/fetch_xess.sh:
- Around line 10-12: Update the cached-release check in the XeSS fetch flow to
reuse the cache only when the DLL, LICENSE.txt, and third-party-programs.txt are
all present and the DLL matches the pinned SHA-256. If any requirement fails,
continue to the existing pinned-release fetch path instead of returning early.

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  • docs/upscaler.md
  • gpu/CMakeLists.txt
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_camera_motion.cpp
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.h
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_temporal_upscaler.cpp
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_temporal_upscaler.h
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.cpp
  • gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.h
  • gpu/shim/spartanport_overlay.cpp
  • gpu/shim/spartanport_settings.cpp
  • gpu/shim/spartanport_settings.h
  • gpu/shim/spartanport_ui_language.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_cs.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_de.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_es.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_fr.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_id.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_it.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_pl.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_pt.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_ru.h
  • gpu/shim/ui_language/spartanport_ui_tr.h
  • gpu/third_party/xess/xess.h
  • gpu/third_party/xess/xess_vk.h
  • launcher-rust/src/core/graphics_options.rs
  • launcher-rust/src/core/i18n.rs
  • launcher-rust/src/core/options.rs
  • launcher-rust/src/ui/pages/graphics.rs
  • packaging/fetch_xess.sh
  • packaging/windows/package.sh
  • tests/test_upscaler_support.cpp

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Comment on lines +428 to +443
// spartanport: XeSS (vk_xess.cpp) asks for device extensions of its own (mutable descriptors
// among them); they are enabled only when it is selected, so the device is the same without it.
if (SpartanSettings::Get().upscaler == SpartanSettings::UpscalerXess) {
const auto enable = [&](const char* name) {
const bool already = std::any_of(
enabled_extensions.begin(), enabled_extensions.end(),
[&](const char* have) { return std::strcmp(have, name) == 0; });
return already || add_extension(name);
};
for (const char* name : XessAa::DeviceExtensions(*instance, physical_device)) {
enable(name);
}
mutable_descriptor_type = enable(VK_EXT_MUTABLE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_EXTENSION_NAME) &&
feature_chain.get<vk::PhysicalDeviceMutableDescriptorTypeFeaturesEXT>()
.mutableDescriptorType;
}

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Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift

Supported by static analysis

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Request the device features that XeSS requires

CreateDevice does not call xessVKGetRequiredDeviceFeatures, as the XeSS SDK requires. Its fixed feature chain may omit features required by XeSS.

When XeSS is selected, query its required features before device creation. Merge them into device_chain without duplicate structures. If the requirements cannot be met, fall back to TAA.

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Review comment at @gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp around
lines 428 - 443:
When XeSS is selected, update the device-creation flow associated with
XessAa::DeviceExtensions to query the XeSS SDK’s required device features before
creating the device, then merge them into device_chain without duplicate feature
structures. Verify the requirements are supported; if they cannot be met, select
TAA instead of creating a device with incomplete features.

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Comment on lines +224 to +233
if (!context) {
const xess_result_t result =
lib.create(static_cast<VkInstance>(instance.GetInstance()),
static_cast<VkPhysicalDevice>(instance.GetPhysicalDevice()),
static_cast<VkDevice>(instance.GetDevice()), &context);
if (result < 0) {
context = nullptr;
Fail("context", result, true);
return false;
}

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Major · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Stop XeSS when the device was created without its extensions

CreateDevice enables the extensions from XessAa::DeviceExtensions and mutableDescriptorType only if upscaler == UpscalerXess at startup (vk_instance.cpp Line 430). The menu can change upscaler to XeSS later. RecordXess checks only the current setting. Record then calls xessVKCreateContext on a VkDevice that lacks the extensions XeSS asked for.

Calling into a non-enabled extension is undefined behavior in Vulkan. Depending on the driver, the result is a failed context, validation errors, or a crash. The PR text says the extensions are enabled only when XeSS is selected at startup. The runtime path does not enforce that rule.

Fix: record at device creation whether the XeSS extensions were enabled, for example with an Instance::IsXessDeviceReady() getter. Check that flag before the context is created. If the flag is false, fail permanently with a clear message.

Proposed fix

--- "a/gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.cpp"
+++ "b/gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.cpp"
@@ -221,8 +221,14 @@
             std::printf("XeSS: %s\n", problem.c_str());
             return false;
         }
         if (!context) {
+            if (!instance.IsXessDeviceReady()) {
+                problem = "XeSS was not selected when the game started: restart the game to use it";
+                fatal = true;
+                std::printf("XeSS: %s\n", problem.c_str());
+                return false;
+            }
             const xess_result_t result =
                 lib.create(static_cast<VkInstance>(instance.GetInstance()),
                            static_cast<VkPhysicalDevice>(instance.GetPhysicalDevice()),
                            static_cast<VkDevice>(instance.GetDevice()), &context);
// vk_instance.h
bool IsXessDeviceReady() const { return xess_device; }
bool xess_device{};
// vk_instance.cpp, inside the UpscalerXess branch, after the extensions are enabled:
xess_device = !xess_extensions.empty() && mutable_descriptor_type;
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Review comment at @gpu/shadps4/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_xess.cpp around
lines 224 - 233:
Track whether the Vulkan device was created with the XeSS-required extensions,
and expose that readiness through the existing Instance interface. Before
`lib.create` creates a context, check the readiness state; if XeSS is
unavailable, stop the runtime XeSS path with a clear message and persistent
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gpu/shim/spartanport_settings.cpp: 1

483-484: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Low value

Add explicit parentheses around the && and || mix.

The expression has the form FixedRenderSession() && (...) || NeedsXessRestart(...). C++ precedence gives the intended result. GCC (-Wparentheses) and Clang (-Wlogical-op-parentheses) still warn on this form. The warning fails the build if warnings are errors. Parentheses also show that the XeSS restart applies without a fixed render session.

Proposed fix

-    return FixedRenderSession() &&
-        (v.preset != v.startup_preset || v.output_res != v.startup_output_res ||
-         (v.upscaler == UpscalerOff) != (v.startup_upscaler == UpscalerOff) ||
-         NeedsLivePath(v.upscaler) != NeedsLivePath(v.startup_upscaler)) ||
-        NeedsXessRestart(v.upscaler, v.startup_upscaler);
+    return (FixedRenderSession() &&
+            (v.preset != v.startup_preset || v.output_res != v.startup_output_res ||
+             (v.upscaler == UpscalerOff) != (v.startup_upscaler == UpscalerOff) ||
+             NeedsLivePath(v.upscaler) != NeedsLivePath(v.startup_upscaler))) ||
+           NeedsXessRestart(v.upscaler, v.startup_upscaler);
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Review comment at @gpu/shim/spartanport_settings.cpp around lines 483 - 484:
Add explicit parentheses around the `FixedRenderSession()` conjunction and its
grouped change checks in the return expression, leaving `NeedsXessRestart` as a
separate OR condition. Preserve the current evaluation behavior while making the
precedence clear to GCC and Clang.
tests/test_upscaler_support.cpp: 1

117-120: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Test the restart predicates with XeSS, not only NeedsXessRestart.

These assertions cover the helper only. The new || term in GraphicsNeedRestart and ResolutionNeedsRestart is not tested. ResolutionNeedsRestart mixes && and ||, so a precedence mistake there would pass this test. Add a check with SPARTAN_RENDER_RES unset. With startup_upscaler = UpscalerTaa and upscaler = UpscalerXess, both functions must return true. With the two values swapped, both must return false.

Proposed addition

     assert(!NeedsXessRestart(UpscalerFsr3, UpscalerOff));
+    {
+        const int saved_startup = s.startup_upscaler, saved = s.upscaler;
+        Environment("SPARTAN_RENDER_RES", nullptr);
+        s.startup_upscaler = UpscalerTaa;
+        s.upscaler = UpscalerXess;
+        assert(GraphicsNeedRestart() && ResolutionNeedsRestart());
+        s.startup_upscaler = UpscalerXess;
+        s.upscaler = UpscalerTaa;
+        assert(!GraphicsNeedRestart() && !ResolutionNeedsRestart());
+        s.startup_upscaler = saved_startup;
+        s.upscaler = saved;
+        Environment("SPARTAN_RENDER_RES", "1706x960");
+    }
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GraphicsNeedRestart and ResolutionNeedsRestart with SPARTAN_RENDER_RES unset:
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… 55%, edges 55%, texture detail 80%, sharpening 130%)

Settled in game on a GTX 1070 Ti after the sliders were tested one by one; the hints in every menu
language and docs/upscaler.md say the same numbers.

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…, at the game's resolution

New menu option (Image tab, TAA look): XeSS at its native anti-aliasing setting takes the TAA's
inputs (scene colour, depth, motion vectors) and writes into the TAA's output. libxess.dll is loaded
at run time (Windows only), packaged from Intel's release with its license; the headers (MIT) are
in gpu/third_party/xess. The device enables XeSS's Vulkan extensions only when the option is on.
Kept apart from the TAA/AA work so it can be taken or left separately.

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…ng and texture detail

- Upscaler choice next to FSR and TAA: launcher (Windows), in-game menus, ini; IsTaa() covers TAA and XeSS.
- Sharpening runs over XeSS's output (taa_sharpen, independent of the RCAS switch); XeSS look is logged.
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- Device: xessVKGetRequiredDeviceFeatures patched into the feature chain when XeSS is chosen at start;
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  XeSS reports why (the TAA runs).
- XessAa::SetDeviceReady: no context is created on a device not made for XeSS (fails for good, menu text).
- Choosing XeSS when the game did not start with it needs a restart (settings, overlay count, tests).
- libxess.dll loads only by full path from the game's folders, with the search limited to that
  folder and System32 (no PATH / current directory fallback; wide paths).
- The idle waits hold Scheduler::submit_mutex.
- The status text is shown again when the same problem returns.
- fetch_xess.sh reuses out/xess only when all three files are there and the DLL has the pinned hash.

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FelipePrado0 merged commit 185f103 into FelipePrado0:main Nov 12, 2026
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- Added the rbx-keeping wrapper for the NVIDIA 595 pipeline key query (#1170)
- Added reclaiming of exited guest threads' stack and TLS (#1187)
- Added recomplauncher.json, --prepare and --update-dir for RecompLauncher (#1294)
- Added part 4 of the sibling port fixes (#1296)
- Updated the TAA defaults and added Intel XeSS on Windows (#1276)
- Fixed a stale SnormNz texture format stopping the game in Oly400

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- Adicionado o wrapper que preserva o rbx na consulta da chave de pipeline do NVIDIA 595 (#1170)
- Adicionada a liberação da pilha e do TLS das threads do jogo que terminaram (#1187)
- Adicionados o recomplauncher.json, o --prepare e o --update-dir para o RecompLauncher (#1294)
- Adicionada a parte 4 das correções dos ports irmãos (#1296)
- Atualizados os padrões do TAA e adicionado o Intel XeSS no Windows (#1276)
- Corrigido um formato de textura obsoleto SnormNz que encerrava o jogo em Oly400
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Thank you! This is in main through #1320 (merge ab506a7), with your commits kept. The one conflict in i18n.rs was resolved by keeping both sides, and XeSS was checked in game on an AMD RX 6700 XT. It will be in the next version.


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Obrigado! Isto está na main pelo #1320 (merge ab506a7), com os seus commits mantidos. O único conflito, em i18n.rs, foi resolvido mantendo os dois lados, e o XeSS foi conferido no jogo numa AMD RX 6700 XT. Vai estar na próxima versão.

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