Projectile Outlines (the correct way)

**Zolmex** · 07-27-2020

So I see all of the current servers using projectile outlines yoinked from valor source, I used it myself too until couple weeks ago when I figured out the "correct" way to do it.
Worth to say the only reason I was able to figure this out is because I knew it could be done, since RotF did the outlines correctly.

-Go to Parameters.as (com.assembleegameclient.parameters).
Add this line if you haven't:

Code:

setDefault("projOutline", false);

-Go to Options.as (com.assembleegameclient.ui.options)
go to addGraphicOptions, or in some other function where you add options, your choice.
and add this line

Code:

this.addOptionAndPosition(new ChoiceOption("projOutline", makeOnOffLabels(), [true, false], "Projectile Outlines", "Toggles outlines on projectiles", null));

-Go to Projectile.as (com.assembleegameclient.objects).
above this

Code:

public function Projectile() {

add this line

Code:

private var size:int;

then go to the reset function, replace this

Code:

if (this.projProps_.size_ >= 0) {
            _local11 = this.projProps_.size_;
        }
        else {
            _local11 = ObjectLibrary.getSizeFromType(this.containerType_);
        }
        this.p_.setSize((8 * (_local11 / 100)));

with this

Code:

if (this.projProps_.size_ > 0) {
            this.size = this.projProps_.size_;
        }
        else {
            this.size = ObjectLibrary.getSizeFromType(this.containerType_);
        }
        this.p_.setSize(8 * (this.size / 100));
        if (this.texture_.width >= 16)
            this.size /= this.texture_.width / 8;

now scroll down until you see this

Code:

override public function draw(_arg1:Vector.<IGraphicsData>, _arg2:Camera, _arg3:int):void {

OR if you are already using valor's projectile outline
replace this

Code:

if (Parameters.data_.projectileOutline) {
           var size:Number = (this.projProps_.size_ >= 0 ? this.projProps_.size_
                            : ObjectLibrary.getSizeFromType(this.containerType_)) * 8;
            _local4 = TextureRedrawer.redraw(_local4, size, true, 0, true, 5, 18 * (size / 800));
        }

with this

Code:

if (Parameters.data_.projOutline) {
               _local4 = TextureRedrawer.redraw(_local4, this.size, true, 0);
        }

now, go to Point3D.as (com.assembleegameclient.engine3d)
find these lines

Code:

_local12.scale(((2 * _local9) / _arg6.width), ((2 * _local9) / _arg6.height));
_local12.translate(-(_local9), -(_local9));

and replace them with this

Code:

if (!Parameters.data_.projOutline) {
                _local12.scale(2 * _local9 / _arg6.width, 2 * _local9 / _arg6.height);
                _local12.translate(-_local9, -_local9);
            }
            else{
                _local12.translate(-(_arg6.width / 2), -(_arg6.height / 2));
            }

and that's it

**majster2277** · 08-08-2020

Originally Posted by Zolmex

So I see all of the current servers using projectile outlines yoinked from valor source, I used it myself too until couple weeks ago when I figured out the "correct" way to do it.
Worth to say the only reason I was able to figure this out is because I knew it could be done, since RotF did the outlines correctly.

-Go to Parameters.as (com.assembleegameclient.parameters).
Add this line if you haven't:

Code:

setDefault("projOutline", false);

-Go to Options.as (com.assembleegameclient.ui.options)
go to addGraphicOptions, or in some other function where you add options, your choice.
and add this line

Code:

this.addOptionAndPosition(new ChoiceOption("projOutline", makeOnOffLabels(), [true, false], "Projectile Outlines", "Toggles outlines on projectiles", null));

-Go to Projectile.as (com.assembleegameclient.objects).
above this

Code:

public function Projectile() {

add this line

Code:

private var size:int;

then go to the reset function, replace this

Code:

if (this.projProps_.size_ >= 0) {
            _local11 = this.projProps_.size_;
        }
        else {
            _local11 = ObjectLibrary.getSizeFromType(this.containerType_);
        }
        this.p_.setSize((8 * (_local11 / 100)));

with this

Code:

if (this.projProps_.size_ > 0) {
            this.size = this.projProps_.size_;
        }
        else {
            this.size = ObjectLibrary.getSizeFromType(this.containerType_);
        }
        this.p_.setSize(8 * (this.size / 100));
        if (this.texture_.width >= 16)
            this.size /= this.texture_.width / 8;

now scroll down until you see this

Code:

override public function draw(_arg1:Vector.<IGraphicsData>, _arg2:Camera, _arg3:int):void {

OR if you are already using valor's projectile outline
replace this

Code:

if (Parameters.data_.projectileOutline) {
           var size:Number = (this.projProps_.size_ >= 0 ? this.projProps_.size_
                            : ObjectLibrary.getSizeFromType(this.containerType_)) * 8;
            _local4 = TextureRedrawer.redraw(_local4, size, true, 0, true, 5, 18 * (size / 800));
        }

with this

Code:

if (Parameters.data_.projOutline) {
               _local4 = TextureRedrawer.redraw(_local4, this.size, true, 0);
        }

now, go to Point3D.as (com.assembleegameclient.engine3d)
find these lines

Code:

_local12.scale(((2 * _local9) / _arg6.width), ((2 * _local9) / _arg6.height));
_local12.translate(-(_local9), -(_local9));

and replace them with this

Code:

if (!Parameters.data_.projOutline) {
                _local12.scale(2 * _local9 / _arg6.width, 2 * _local9 / _arg6.height);
                _local12.translate(-_local9, -_local9);
            }
            else{
                _local12.translate(-(_arg6.width / 2), -(_arg6.height / 2));
            }

and that's it

FIXED ok thanks

**FlutterM4rk** · 08-08-2020

care to explain what you meant by 'the correct way'? this is just as convoluted if not more than valor's solution, literally just call p3d's (this.p_) size in draw() and work off that. also, the scaling outline width was omitted, meaning large projectiles will look less outlined in comparison to small ones (small ones could go as far as 50% black, meanwhile large ones can go as low as 5% black, it makes them look disproportionate together)

**Zolmex** · 08-08-2020

Originally Posted by FlutterM4rk

care to explain what you meant by 'the correct way'? this is just as convoluted if not more than valor's solution, literally just call p3d's (this.p_) size in draw() and work off that. also, the scaling outline width was omitted, meaning large projectiles will look less outlined in comparison to small ones (small ones could go as far as 50% black, meanwhile large ones can go as low as 5% black, it makes them look disproportionate together)

probably shouldn't have called it the "correct way", but this way you get outlines with the glow/shadow around it, like on "regular sprites" that go through GlowRedrawer.outlineGlow. Which is what I was looking for.

as to scaling the outline width, if that happens, I haven't noticed it or anything like it in the 3 weeks I've used this.

**SBisEPIC** · 08-10-2020

In Projectile.as
Unresolved variable or type _local4

and in Point3D.as
Unresolved variable or type Parameters

When I attempt to rebuild, I get
Error

64, 18) [Valor]: Error code: 1120: Access of undefined property Parameters.
I'm not sure how to fix

**Zolmex** · 08-10-2020

Originally Posted by SBisEPIC

In Projectile.as
Unresolved variable or type _local4

and in Point3D.as
Unresolved variable or type Parameters

When I attempt to rebuild, I get
Error

64, 18) [Valor]: Error code: 1120: Access of undefined property Parameters.
I'm not sure how to fix

I skipped a step at the end because I thought it obvious but it clearly wasn't.
Anyway you have to add

Code:

import com.company.assembleegameclient.parameters.Parameters;

at the beginning of the file (after "package com.company.assembleegameclient.engine3d")

**SBisEPIC** · 08-11-2020

edit: nevermind i fixed it, thanks for the help

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