[Ohrrpgce] [Bug 794] Layer-2 should have an equivalent command to "Suspend Overlay"

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Mike Caron <caron.mike at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #6 from Mike Caron <caron.mike at gmail.com> 2009-12-05 11:28:20 PST ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> There's plans for additional layers?
> 
> If there are ever more map layers, maybe this command should allow the user to
> designate exactly where the layer should go.
> 
> You would have some ranking system like this:
> rank:  layer:
> 0      layer-0
> 1      layer-1
> 2      NPCs
> 3      Heros
> 4      layer-2
> 
> The highest rank appears to be on top of everything else
> The user says "Verily, layer 2 inhabits rank-the-second!"
> and behold, the command automatically re-arranges the ranking like this:
> rank:  layer:
> 0      layer-0
> 1      layer-1
> 2      layer-2
> 3      NPCs
> 4      Heros
> 
> This obviously is compatible with additional layers - you simply would have
> more rank slots.

Perhaps we're looking at this the wrong way. The best way to do this would be
to move the heroes layer, right? Moving the actual layer around means that both
NPCs AND heroes would be affected, which in your flying example would be
undesirable.

Instead, move the hero layer to above layer 2, leaving everything else intact.
That would be accomplished with TMC's hypothetical command:

slice to front of (lookup slice(sl:hero), lookup slice(sl:map layer 2))


> Maybe I'm alone in this opinion, but I don't feel that the OHR needs additional
> maptile layers - not right now anways.
> However (now that I'm on the subject), I always thought it would be super sweet
> if 320X200 backdrops could be included amongst the map layering (given that
> they had a defined "transparent" colour).  This way, you could easily have a
> Field of View, obscuring mist, or do other cool visual effects.  Maybe you have
> a flashy magic animation where the whole screen catches fire - whatever.

Roughly 10000 years ago (or, late 2006), when I was discussing this plan with
Inferior Minion in IRC, including backdrops was part of the plan. However, it
never became practical until very recently.

I wanted to allow paralaxing (the background moving at a different speed than
the foreground) as well. This should all be quite easy, these days.

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