using multiple light layers
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Description
Hi, I think it could be a greate thing to be able to use multiple rayHandler (one per layer).
The main loop could be like this:
// render layer 0 (background)
map.render(0);
rayHandler1.updateAndRender();
// render layer 1 (front)
map.render(1);
rayHandler2.updateAndRender();
To achieve this, I think that the light/shadow shader may be disabled when the alpha chanel of a pixel is equal to 0, this way, the shadow of the front layer wont be casted to the back layer anymore.
for an example, see towerfall ascension game, they make use of 2 light layers (the background is not affected by the light on the foreground).
http://www.gamesaktuell.de/screenshots/original/2013/11/towerfall_ascension_2-pc-games.JPG
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Start from the issue's proposed render sequence: map.render(0), rayHandler1.updateAndRender(), map.render(1), and rayHandler2.updateAndRender(). Examine how the light/shadow shader handles pixels with zero alpha. Done means multiple light layers can render independently so foreground lighting does not cast shadows onto the background.
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- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- computer-graphics, game-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
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