Updated readme, NEWS and changed where rendermax looks for it's config.

NEWS

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DFHack future
   Misc improvements:
     - digfort: improved csv parsing, add start() comment handling
     - exterminate: allow specifying a caste (exterminate gob:male)
+  New plugins:
+    - rendermax: replace the renderer with something else. Most interesting is "rendermax light"- a lighting engine for df.
 
 DFHack v0.34.11-r4
 

Readme.rst

@@ -329,6 +329,26 @@ Options:
                           The building must be one of stockpile, workshop, furnace, trap,
                           siege engine or an activity zone.
 
+rendermax
+---------
+A collection of renderer replacing/enhancing filters. For better effect try changing the
+black color in palette to non totally black. For more info see thread in forums:
+http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=128487.0
+
+Options:
+
+ :rendermax trippy: Randomizes each tiles color. Used for fun mainly.
+ :rendermax light:  Enable lighting engine.
+ :rendermax light reload: Reload the settings file.
+ :rendermax light sun <x>|cycle: Set time to <x> (in hours) or set it to df time cycle.
+ :rendermax occlusionON|occlusionOFF: Show debug occlusion info.
+ :rendermax disable: Disable any filter that is enabled.
+
+An image showing lava and dragon breath. Not pictured here: sunlight, shining items/plants,
+materials that color the light etc...
+
+.. image:: images/rendermax.png
+
 
 Adventure mode
 ==============

plugins/rendermax/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ ENDIF(UNIX)
 # this makes sure all the stuff is put in proper places and linked to dfhack
 DFHACK_PLUGIN(rendermax ${PROJECT_SRCS} LINK_LIBRARIES ${PROJECT_LIBS})
 install(FILES rendermax.lua
-        DESTINATION ${DFHACK_DATA_DESTINATION})
+        DESTINATION ${DFHACK_DATA_DESTINATION}/raw)

plugins/rendermax/renderer_light.cpp

@@ -1184,8 +1184,17 @@ void lightingEngineViewscreen::defaultSettings()
 }
 void lightingEngineViewscreen::loadSettings()
 {
+    std::string rawFolder;
+    if(df::global::world->cur_savegame.save_dir!="")
+    {
+        rawFolder= "data/save/" + (df::global::world->cur_savegame.save_dir) + "/raw/";    
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        rawFolder= "raw/";    
+    }
+    const std::string settingsfile=rawFolder+"rendermax.lua";
 
-    const std::string settingsfile="rendermax.lua";
     CoreSuspender lock;
     color_ostream_proxy out(Core::getInstance().getConsole());