2D Player SelectionCircles

[DudeAwesome]

 

In the Future Decals are supported. How would you implement the select circles like in the image? With decals or with small 3D boxes ? I would like to draw an image (circle) and want to rotate it and it should drop shadow

[Rick]

I did something like this back in LE 2.x. I created a plane which had a bunch of verts to it. Then each frame I would place it well above the ground (which was the terrain). I would then do a raycast down on each vert of the plane, and when it hit the terrain that's the Y position I would use for that vert for the plane. This would make it "hug" the terrain no matter what the terrain looked like. Then I painted it with a selection like texture/material and all was good.

[AggrorJorn]

For flat terrain it is the easiest. Just a plane with a transparent texture on it and the plane placed at the feet of your unit. When using different levels of terrain, use Ricks approach.

[gamecreator]

But yeah, when decals come out, they should be the proper solution.

[DudeAwesome]

but decals dont drop shadows i guess or can I draw them some units over the ground?

[gamecreator]

Sorry, I missed that part of your post. Maybe you'd be able to have two decals, one a shadow and one a circle above it. But selection circles themselves generally don't cast shadows (as they don't seem to in your picture).

[DudeAwesome]

is there a name for that kind of object? Vignette ?

 

i think i will implement that later i want to wait until decals are supported. but thx for your help guys