can we have more control over matrixes

ID:2372518
 
May 30 2018, 1:28 pm
Applies to:DM Language
Status: Open
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so you know, matrixes work like this

          a d 0
x y 1  *  b e 0  =  x' y' 1
          c f 1

can we have control over the " 0 0 1 " part? a b c d e f g h j probs? Is it possible?
May 30 2018, 6:32 pm
I think just moving to 4x4 matrices would be what you are looking for.
May 31 2018, 12:13 pm
Altering the last column would be meaningless in two dimensions. Although some graphics standards define the lower right corner as a divisor that's applied to the entire matrix, we don't really do that.

3D matrices are currently not supported, mainly because the software rendering engine is still a thing. I'd like to jettison that and get us to a point where we can support 3D matrices, though.
Jun 1 2018, 9:29 am
yeah 4x4 matrices would be good, and honestly why do we care about software mode anymore? I don't think anybody uses it now?
Jun 1 2018, 11:58 am
There are some things still using it, not in terms of games but in terms of frontend items. I made mention of this in last week's Patreon post.
Jun 1 2018, 12:11 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
There are some things still using it, not in terms of games but in terms of frontend items. I made mention of this in last week's Patreon post.

FTFY Cant hurt to get that link out as much as possible ;)