Hot Reloading of Shaders

Lumberyard supports hot reloading of shaders, so whenever you modify and save a shader file, it will get reloaded automatically and the results can be viewed directly in a test level.

For hot reloading to work, shader files must be copied to the appropriate locations, and the following requirements must also be met:

• Add the following code to the dev\system.cfg file:

   sys_PakPriority=0 <!--ensures the shader files get loaded from the file system instead of from pak files>
  r_ShadersEditing=1 <!--ensures that shader code can be recompiled at runtime-->
  

• In the Console, enter r_reloadshaders 1. This is only required in the game executable. In Lumberyard Editor, it will automatically reload a shader when you modify it.

• For Lumberyard, copy the shader files to the dev\Lumberyard\Shaders directory.