GS/HW: Adjust blend mix for impossible blend.

Since we can't do Cd*(Alpha + 1) - Cs*Alpha in hw blend what we can do is adjust the Cs value that will be subtracted,
this way we can get a better result in hw blend. Result is still wrong but less wrong than before.

bin/resources/shaders/dx11/tfx.fx

@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ void ps_blend(inout float4 Color, inout float4 As_rgba, float2 pos_xy)
 		// As/Af clamp alpha for Blend mix
 		// We shouldn't clamp blend mix with blend hw 1 as we want alpha higher
 		float C_clamped = C;
-		if (PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1)
+		if (PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1 && PS_BLEND_HW != 2)
 			C_clamped = min(C_clamped, 1.0f);
 
 		if (PS_BLEND_A == PS_BLEND_B)
@@ -895,13 +895,12 @@ void ps_blend(inout float4 Color, inout float4 As_rgba, float2 pos_xy)
 		}
 		else if (PS_BLEND_HW == 2)
 		{
-			// Compensate slightly for Cd*(As + 1) - Cs*As.
+			// Since we can't do Cd*(Alpha + 1) - Cs*Alpha in hw blend
-			// The initial factor we chose is 1 (0.00392)
+			// what we can do is adjust the Cs value that will be
-			// as that is the minimum color Cd can be,
+			// subtracted, this way we can get a better result in hw blend.
-			// then we multiply by alpha to get the minimum
+			// Result is still wrong but less wrong than before.
-			// blended value it can be.
+			float division_alpha = 1.0f + C;
-			float color_compensate = 1.0f * (C + 1.0f);
+			Color.rgb /= (float3)division_alpha;
-			Color.rgb -= (float3)color_compensate;
 		}
 		else if (PS_BLEND_HW == 3)
 		{

bin/resources/shaders/opengl/tfx_fs.glsl

@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ float As = As_rgba.a;
 	// As/Af clamp alpha for Blend mix
 	// We shouldn't clamp blend mix with blend hw 1 as we want alpha higher
 	float C_clamped = C;
-#if PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1
+#if PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1 && PS_BLEND_HW != 2
 	C_clamped = min(C_clamped, 1.0f);
 #endif
 
@@ -876,13 +876,12 @@ float As = As_rgba.a;
 	vec3 alpha_compensate = max(vec3(1.0f), Color.rgb / vec3(255.0f));
 	As_rgba.rgb -= alpha_compensate;
 #elif PS_BLEND_HW == 2
-	// Compensate slightly for Cd*(As + 1) - Cs*As.
+	// Since we can't do Cd*(Alpha + 1) - Cs*Alpha in hw blend
-	// The initial factor we chose is 1 (0.00392)
+	// what we can do is adjust the Cs value that will be
-	// as that is the minimum color Cd can be,
+	// subtracted, this way we can get a better result in hw blend.
-	// then we multiply by alpha to get the minimum
+	// Result is still wrong but less wrong than before.
-	// blended value it can be.
+	float division_alpha = 1.0f + C;
-	float color_compensate = 1.0f * (C + 1.0f);
+	Color.rgb /= vec3(division_alpha);
-	Color.rgb -= vec3(color_compensate);
 #elif PS_BLEND_HW == 3
 	// As, Ad or Af clamped.
 	As_rgba.rgb = vec3(C_clamped);

bin/resources/shaders/vulkan/tfx.glsl

@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ void ps_blend(inout vec4 Color, inout vec4 As_rgba)
 		// As/Af clamp alpha for Blend mix
 		// We shouldn't clamp blend mix with blend hw 1 as we want alpha higher
 		float C_clamped = C;
-		#if PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1
+		#if PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1 && PS_BLEND_HW != 2
 			C_clamped = min(C_clamped, 1.0f);
 		#endif
 
@@ -1130,13 +1130,12 @@ void ps_blend(inout vec4 Color, inout vec4 As_rgba)
 			vec3 alpha_compensate = max(vec3(1.0f), Color.rgb / vec3(255.0f));
 			As_rgba.rgb -= alpha_compensate;
 		#elif PS_BLEND_HW == 2
-			// Compensate slightly for Cd*(As + 1) - Cs*As.
+			// Since we can't do Cd*(Aalpha + 1) - Cs*Alpha in hw blend
-			// The initial factor we chose is 1 (0.00392)
+			// what we can do is adjust the Cs value that will be
-			// as that is the minimum color Cd can be,
+			// subtracted, this way we can get a better result in hw blend.
-			// then we multiply by alpha to get the minimum
+			// Result is still wrong but less wrong than before.
-			// blended value it can be.
+			float division_alpha = 1.0f + C;
-			float color_compensate = 1.0f * (C + 1.0f);
+			Color.rgb /= vec3(division_alpha);
-			Color.rgb -= vec3(color_compensate);
 		#elif PS_BLEND_HW == 3
 			// As, Ad or Af clamped.
 			As_rgba.rgb = vec3(C_clamped);

pcsx2/GS/Renderers/Metal/tfx.metal

@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ struct PSMain
 			// As/Af clamp alpha for Blend mix
 			// We shouldn't clamp blend mix with blend hw 1 as we want alpha higher
 			float C_clamped = C;
-			if (PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1)
+			if (PS_BLEND_MIX > 0 && PS_BLEND_HW != 1 && PS_BLEND_HW != 2)
 				C_clamped = min(C_clamped, 1.f);
 
 			if (PS_BLEND_A == PS_BLEND_B)
@@ -960,13 +960,12 @@ struct PSMain
 			}
 			else if (PS_BLEND_HW == 2)
 			{
-				// Compensate slightly for Cd*(As + 1) - Cs*As.
+				// Since we can't do Cd*(Alpha + 1) - Cs*Alpha in hw blend
-				// The initial factor we chose is 1 (0.00392)
+				// what we can do is adjust the Cs value that will be
-				// as that is the minimum color Cd can be,
+				// subtracted, this way we can get a better result in hw blend.
-				// then we multiply by alpha to get the minimum
+				// Result is still wrong but less wrong than before.
-				// blended value it can be.
+				float division_alpha = 1.f + C;
-				float color_compensate = 1.f * (C + 1.f);
+				Color.rgb /= float3(division_alpha);
-				Color.rgb -= float3(color_compensate);
 			}
 			else if (PS_BLEND_HW == 3)
 			{

pcsx2/ShaderCacheVersion.h

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 /// Version number for GS and other shaders. Increment whenever any of the contents of the
 /// shaders change, to invalidate the cache.
-static constexpr u32 SHADER_CACHE_VERSION = 40;
+static constexpr u32 SHADER_CACHE_VERSION = 41;