Okay, so after about two weeks of arduous trial-and-error, and the help of Poly and Spectre, I now have a sorta-good-maybe shadow engine for an untitled game that isn't Settle.
It looks like this.
If you tear off its skin, it looks like this.
{
//Draw Background
if surface_exists(global.sur_main)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_main)
draw_background_tiled(par_croom.setback,0-view_xview[0],0-view_yview[0])
surface_reset_target()
}
//Draw Shadows
if surface_exists(global.sur_5)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_5);
draw_set_color(make_color_rgb(237,239,199));
draw_rectangle(0,0,view_wview[0],view_hview[0],0);
draw_set_color(c_white);
surface_reset_target()
}
with par_light {
var me;
depth=19;
me=id;
if (instance_exists(par_hasshadow))
{
if surface_exists(global.sur_1)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_1)
draw_set_color(c_white);
draw_rectangle(0,0,view_wview[0],view_hview[0],0);
with (par_hasshadow)
{
draw_sprite_ext(sprite_index,image_index,
(x-(me.x-x)/4)-view_xview[0],
(y-(me.y-y)/4)-view_yview[0],
image_xscale*1.25,
image_yscale*1.25,
image_angle,
c_black,
1);
}
}
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_2)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_2);
draw_set_color(c_white);
draw_rectangle(0,0,view_wview[0],view_hview[0],0);
draw_sprite(spr_light,0,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0])
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_add);
draw_surface(global.sur_1,0,0);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);
}
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_3)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_3);
draw_set_color(c_white);
draw_rectangle(0,0,view_wview[0],view_hview[0],0);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_subtract);
draw_surface(global.sur_2,0,0);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);
}
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_main)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_main);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_subtract);
draw_surface(global.sur_3,0,0);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);
}
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_5)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_5);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_subtract);
draw_sprite(spr_shadow,0,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0]);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);
}
}
//Draw Objects with Shadows
with par_hasshadow {
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_main)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_main);
if instance_exists(par_light)
if point_distance(x,y,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).x,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).y) < 255
{
draw_sprite_ext(sprite_index,image_index,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0],image_xscale,image_yscale,image_angle,
make_color_rgb(
255-point_distance(x,y,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).x,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).y),
255-point_distance(x,y,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).x,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).y),
255-point_distance(x,y,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).x,instance_nearest(x,y,par_light).y)),
image_alpha)
}
else
draw_sprite_ext(sprite_index,image_index,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0],image_xscale,image_yscale,image_angle,c_black,image_alpha)
}
}
//Draw Objects without Shadows
with par_noshadow {
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_main)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_main);
draw_sprite_ext(sprite_index,image_index,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0],image_xscale,image_yscale,image_angle,c_white,image_alpha)
}
}
//Draw Foreground
if surface_exists(global.sur_main)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_main);
draw_background_tiled(par_croom.setfore,0-view_xview[0],0-view_yview[0]);
surface_reset_target()
}
//Draw Shading
if surface_exists(global.sur_4)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_4);
draw_set_color(c_black);
draw_rectangle(0,0,view_wview[0],view_hview[0],0);
draw_set_color(c_white);
surface_reset_target();
}
with par_shading {
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_4)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_4);
draw_sprite(sprite_index,image_index,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0]);
}
}
//Draw Lights
with par_light{
surface_reset_target();
if surface_exists(global.sur_main)
{
surface_set_target(global.sur_main);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_add);
draw_sprite_ext(spr_neglight,0,x-view_xview[0],y-view_yview[0],1,1,0,c_white,0.1);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);
}
}
//Draw EVERYTHING
surface_reset_target();
draw_surface_ext(global.sur_main,0,0,view_wport[0]/view_wview[0],view_hport[0]/view_hview[0],0,c_white,1);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_subtract);
draw_surface_ext(global.sur_4,0,0,view_wport[0]/view_wview[0],view_hport[0]/view_hview[0],0,c_white,1);
draw_surface_ext(global.sur_5,0,0,view_wport[0]/view_wview[0],view_hport[0]/view_hview[0],0,c_white,0.8);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);
}
}
Looks great!
My recommendation, for your sanity, is to turn stuff that you use repeatedly like thisDude, for my sanity, I plan on never altering this code again (despite the fact that I just altered it to draw the lights before drawing the foreground). It'll just sit there in the background like a forgotten peacekeeper. Reason is it's code; and I rock the D&D.
Wow. That's awesome. Works really well with the style of the graphics too.
Looking excellent! That character art is exceptional too; really good pixel art technique.
that's pretty damn sexy
quite a ways from the "smatter shadow blocks with opacity relative to distance to player on room" approach, isn't it :VI love your art style. Real unique. Great stuff!