DRD Team

Is it possible to use the x/y- axis function on certain sprites only like enemies, barrels and pickups?

When using 360° mouselook it's very nice to not see ''paper'' enemies and such. But it looks ridiculous when torches, lamps and pillars start moving around when looking up and down when they are meant to be stationary.

Yes it's possible if you alter the decorate definitions of the actors so that they use the forcexybillboard flag:

http://zdoom.org/wiki/actor_flags#FORCEXYBILLBOARD

One note of caution, actors forced to behave like this (either through the menu setting of via their DECORATE) do not respect the different lighting that may exist over/under a 3D floor. e.g. consider a 3D floor that is dark below the floor and bright above it. An actor with XY billboarding will use the light value above the floor even if it is below the floor and so will appear very bright in the otherwise darkened area below the floor. So, use with caution and, perhaps, restrict it to naturally bright actors. (IMO it works bet with fireballs and similar effects anyway.)

Enjay wrote:Yes it's possible if you alter the decorate definitions of the actors so that they use the forcexybillboard flag:

http://zdoom.org/wiki/actor_flags#FORCEXYBILLBOARD

One note of caution, actors forced to behave like this (either through the menu setting of via their DECORATE) do not respect the different lighting that may exist over/under a 3D floor. e.g. consider a 3D floor that is dark below the floor and bright above it. An actor with XY billboarding will use the light value above the floor even if it is below the floor and so will appear very bright in the otherwise darkened area below the floor. So, use with caution and, perhaps, restrict it to naturally bright actors. (IMO it works bet with fireballs and similar effects anyway.)

Ok. Then I know it's at least possible.
It would be nice if gzdoom had some more sprite billboard preset menu options like:

1. Y axis (already)
2. X/Y axis (already)
3. X/Y axis (monsters only)
4. X/Y axis (projectiles, effects only)
5. X/Y axis (pickups and barrels only)
6. X/Y axis (monsters, projectiles, effects, barrels, pickups only)

Just for example.


Thanks anyway