Shadows

Reinchard · Post by **Reinchard** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:32

I notice in JDooM nice shadows near edge of walls and floors/ceilings. Is this possible in GZDooM?

Post by **Enjay** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 15:05

I think that's the fake radiosity effect in JDoom you're talking about. I asked about whether Graf had any plans to implement something like it quite some time ago and he said no and that he doesn't like it. Personally, I think he's right.

ChupaReaper · Post by **ChupaReaper** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 17:09

What about shadows for models? The shadows come from lights created by GLDEFS?

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 17:35

Real shadows - in the Doom engine??? :laff:

ChupaReaper · Post by **ChupaReaper** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 22:00

Yea, thats wot I thought...

YouTube · Post by **Nash** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:41

Graf, how about simple blob shadows under actors that would scale according to the actor's radius?

I somehow think this is much much easier to implement because I was messing around with GLDEFS the other day, giving actors subtractive lights and it just occured to me that these could serve as blob shadows, if not for the fact they they darken the walls and other sprites around them...

Post by **Tormentor667** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:42

That would be indeed a nice idea

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:42

But not really doable. I have no idea how to clip the shadow polygons efficiently.

Post by **Tormentor667** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 13:33

Isn't it possible to add a subtractive light object that is connected to the bottom of "some" things and that only affects sector structures (walls, floors) and no sprites?!

Cutmanmike · Post by **Cutmanmike** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 16:42

Pff this is doom1/2 not doom 3, even I who use tons and tons of models think shadows is going too far.

Post by **Enjay** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 18:47

EDGE has had shadows for years. I think they use the current sprite for any actor then somehow project a silhouette of it onto the floor. I'm not saying that it looks good mind, just that it exists.

Post by **Graf Zahl** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 0:54

Time to dump this.