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How to set ordering between Sprites and Images?
Assume that you have an Empty Object, which holds a Canvas. This canvas has 2 Image component, Background and ScoreUI. Background is just an image for background, a nice picture. ScoreUI is aimed to ...
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Sweep and Prune algorithm performance
I just managed to implement my Sweep and Prune algorithm together with AABB and it's working correctly in the first axis (I haven't implemented second and third yet to complete the collision detection)...
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Topological sorting optimization
I'm creating a 2d isometric game that uses topological sorting to correctly depth sort all of the oddly-shaped isometric objects. I spent a lot of time writing this from scratch, and it works great. ...
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Sort an array of Node3Ds by distance with closest first
I am working on kart racing game. I have created a series of respawn points (Node3Ds) for when a player falls off of the track. Currently, I am trying to get the closest respawn point to the player ...
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Vertex sorting to match triangle list definition of an hexagon
I’m working on a project to display molecules with DirectX that I’m updating regularly to add visual effects. The one I’m working on is simple: display a flat transparent hexagon that match a ...
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Numbering sprites in a sprite sheet left-to-right, top-to-bottom
I'm using this program called Quadtastic which is a sprite sheet management tool that lets you define quads on a sprite sheet, name them, etc, and export to metadata with those names (+ position, size,...
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Render Queue Sorting - Best method for generating sorting IDs
I'm trying to implement a method for sorting my renderable items before drawing them into screen. To do so, I have been tinkering with the idea of using an 64 bit key to store the state of each ...
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Isometric ordering issue with moving entities taller than one block
I'm having a lot of trouble sorting it in such a way that it works with a moving entity that is "taller" than a "block" size in this map. I've recorded my problem here:
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How to sort leaderboards, given wins and total games played?
The game is card game. The only results I get is wins and TGP (total games played). Losses = TGP - wins. I want to rank the players in the most fair way without making it too complex. What I have ...
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Layer sprites according to their vertical position
I need advanced blitting options in my game. It's a 2D game that has trees' sprites along with the player's sprite.
I want that every tree sprite to be displayed either in front of or behind the ...
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Sprite sorting is working fine but tilemap sorting is working the opposite way I want it to [duplicate]
I provided some screenshots to display what I'm talking about. The blue tile is a sprite, and the bushes are made from tilemap, each being 4 16x16 tiles. My transparency sort axis is set to 0,1,0. I'...
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Tower Defense: Sorting Algorithm with multiple weights (enemy AI)
I'm writing a sorting algorithm for a tower defense mobile game. As a quick synopsis, I have a "tower" that can shoot at incoming threats that are within X distance from the base of the ...
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How should I store the objects to render?
From what I understand, in order to show all elements of a 2D game in the proper way, I need to render them in order, from the further away from the camera to the closest. So I should sort them by ...
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Self-sorting objectives list in Unity
I'm new to Unity and C#, so I'll try to be as thorough as possible.
I'm working on an objectives menu for my game (in Unity) and I'm not sure how to implement a behavior I'd like it to have (the ...
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how to order entities by their distance from 0 on the x axis
I'm creating an infinite runner game in which you control several characters at once. Right now when you press the spacebar, they all jump at once but, I want them to jump at separately, one after ...
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Sorting layer issue with multiple sprites and a Tilemap in Unity
I have a particle system that draws a blood splat. I have a Tilemap that represents terrain. However, the blood splats, which are on a sorting layer in front of the terrain, are somehow rendered both ...
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How to sort polygons without a depth buffer
Please help me getting understanding how did they sort polygons in old games from the eighties.
They did not use z-buffer or anything like this, thats for sure.
Please look at the screenshot. How ...
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Sprites draw-order sorting for top-down 2D game with floors and bridges
I am working on custom 2D engine for a game.
I am having trouble figuring out a working system for sprite drawing-order sorting for this specific game.
Game description:
2D
Top-down perspective
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Issue with Sorting Layers with an NPC and Tilemap
I have a weird thing happening, that I can't quite explain. I have two scenes, my starting town, and an Arcanist's shop. When I go into the Arcanist's Shop, the Arcanist NPC stays on the same ...
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How to sort scores and assign positions based on the scores?
I have three game objects each with an individual score. I was wondering how I should go about sorting these scores in ascending order. I want to also give these objects a position based on their ...
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How can I sort a list of integer pairs in sequence?
I have a list of paired integers, every nth integer paired with every nth+1 integer. I'm trying to sort the list such that the pairs form a chain. For example:
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{12,72, 38,2, 72,38, 2,12}
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Unity: Unable to rearrange "Sorting Layer" for 2D game
Since yesterday I got a bit into game development with Unity (i've never done game development before), and I am currently making a small 2D game. I am attempting to rearrange the various layers in ...
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How to sort cards' on-screen positions by their suit?
I have a 13 cards and sort button.
When I click that button, I want all the cards of each suit to be grouped-together on screen. So if I have 4 diamond cards in my 13-card hand, all 4 diamonds must ...
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Sorting sprites based on Z index
I am working on a 2D game engine in C# using OpenGL. I am trying to find a collection to satisfy my needs for sprite ordering, and I can't seem to find the combination of performance and functionality....
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walking up/down slowed by z coordinate layering
I am making a 2D topdown sprite game. I got myself a controller script that handles input and makes the character move/attack etc. I eventually added objects you could walk in front of or behind, like ...
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How can I sort vertices efficiently in a specific direction (CW/CCW)?
I am trying to triangulate a set of points using a very simple approach where a base vertex is chosen, and then every other vertex is joined to its neighbouring vertex and then back to the base vertex,...
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Array with multiple linked objects in Unity
This might be too primitive, but for my use case, I need to maintain an array in which two attributes are linked to each other... For example - If I want to do Score gathering... Then I need an array ...
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How to manage changing Z-Index in an Entity-Component-System?
If got an Entity Component System based game-project (like classic zelda).
The Player as well as Enemys are Entities with sprite- and
tranform-components.
The Weapons are also Entities with sprite- ...
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In Unity, why do I get a "does not implement right interface" error when trying to sort my list of objects?
I am trying to create a crafting panel that sorts the list of items you can make alphabetically, yet I cannot figure out why .Sort() is not working.
What I have ...
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How to sort entities order by nearest entity distance?
I have created a comparator class called DistanceSquaredComparator and implements it with Comparator<Entity>. Then in the ...
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Using Sorting Layers with 3-d meshes
I have 3 layers of objects in a game that I am working on. The layers are the "map" layer (Background), "UI" layer (Labels, etc), and the "Object" layer (Movable objects). I am working on a 2-D game, ...
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Did they remove Sprite sorting layers from Unity?
I can't figure out how to set it. I thought it was a setting on the sprite renderer but it doesn't seem to be there? Google isn't turning up any results.
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Why is my TextMesh always on top?
I have a 2-d game that I am making, using 3-d assets, including TextMeshes for text. I have decided that in some instances, I would like to have the TextMesh appear behind objects in the foreground. ...
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Optimal batching for 2D objects with transparency
I have a collection of 2d objects with transparency. Each object has a depth value to determine draw order and a material. I'm trying to batch them in an optimal way to minimize draw calls. Assume ...
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Reorder a set of points in order to draw a triangle fan (example)
I'm doing a light engine (c++, using sfml), and to connect the light vertices, I thought about drawing a triangle fan.
Here is a representation of a triangle fan (sfml documentation):
The points HAVE ...
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Transparency sorting in 3D world with different render types
I am rendering a world, object, and models from an older game format. The world is presented in a BSP tree so I can quickly iterate through. The opaque surfaces are rendered front to back. Then ...
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Drawing order of 2D tiles with 3D bounding volume
I'm wondering which algorithm was used to draw the sprites of the video game Commandos in the correct order. Each sprite has a 3D bounding volume (either a polygon or a cylinder), this is how the ...
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What is a viable way of finding the minimum swaps to sort numbers in pyramid?
I have made a game that consists of a pyramid of hexagons with numbers from 00 to 99 randomly positioned in groups of 6, 10 or 15 elements. Now, I'm working to create an auto-solver but for the last 2 ...
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How do I determine the draw order of isometric 2D objects occupying multiple tiles?
My current sorting method works only for objects that occupy 1 tile and fails for multi-tile objects. For examle, the bed in the above picture occupies 1×2 tiles, and the sorting fails.
Also that bed ...
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Texture Packer - Any way to make it combine intelligently
I am making a Pokemon Clone, using libgdx. I have the different types of sprites: e.g. Back, front, back shiny, and front shiny.
The current way the Texture Packer combines the textures seems to be ...
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Why do the order of uniforms gets changed by the compiler?
I have the following shader, everything works fine when setting the value of one of the matrices but I've discovered that getting a value back is incorrect for View ...
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How to control which polygons get rendered first in a batch (e.g. to draw leaves)?
Sorting transparent objects is a well-known problem. If you send a bunch of transparent polygons (e. g. leaves and branches on a tree) into the GPU and render them with alpha blending enabled, the GPU ...
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