A way to render things invisible to vis_contents

ID:2517085

Oct 19 2019, 9:03 pm

Resolved

A new vis_flags value, VIS_HIDE, will prevent an object from appearing in visual contents at all, which may be useful for certain special effects.

Applies to:

DM Language

Status:

Resolved (513.1491)

This issue has been resolved.

Something like a VIS_INVISIBLE vis_flag that makes things invisible when inside vis_contents?

Would be useful for two-way vis_contents displays.

Oct 20 2019, 10:17 am
Lummox JR	I'm nit sure what you mean by two-way. Can you lay out the use case for me?

Oct 20 2019, 10:18 am
Steamp0rt	See-through portals. Right now, if I try to use portals with vis_contents and an alpha mask, if I try to make Portal A have the loc of Portal B in vis_contents, and vice versa, only one of the portal's vis_contents will show, because by extension, Portal A and it's vis contents are in Portal B's vis contents.

Oct 20 2019, 10:40 am
Steamp0rt	I have a test project demonstrating the "two-way portal" vis_contents issue Demo project: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/467793069043875842/ 635532541696409601/alpha-test.zip Gif demonstrating what happens:

Oct 20 2019, 2:44 pm
Lummox JR	I'll take a look at this and see what the best way forward is.

Oct 20 2019, 2:45 pm
Steamp0rt	Thanks

Oct 23 2019, 12:51 pm
Lummox JR	Lummox JR resolved issue with message: A new vis_flags value, VIS_HIDE, will prevent an object from appearing in visual contents at all, which may be useful for certain special effects.

Oct 23 2019, 4:52 pm
Steamp0rt	Thanks!