Add Mode7Sprite2D Node - Replicate Super Nintendo Mode 7 graphics - #1348
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Crazy camera control Revert "Crazy camera control" This reverts commit f92f0ae92e2f649b627c84bca5cc1d20bce72180. Prepare new mode 7 classes Mode7Sprite2D only - no camera
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participant Mode7Sprite2D
participant ScanlineOverrides
participant ImageTexture
participant Mode7Shader
Mode7Sprite2D->>ScanlineOverrides: Read per-scanline transform data
Mode7Sprite2D->>ImageTexture: Generate and upload scanline table
Mode7Sprite2D->>Mode7Shader: Synchronize shader parameters
Mode7Shader->>ImageTexture: Sample transform and modulation data
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scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp (2)
51-56: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winUpdate the stale table layout comment.
The comment describes a 2-wide table sampled at
x=0.25andx=0.75. The shader samples three columns at0.1667,0.5, and0.8333, and_mode7_rebuild_scanline_texturecreates a 3-wide image.📝 Proposed fix
-// Embedded Mode 7 canvas_item shader. -// The scanline table is a 2-wide, N-tall RGBAF texture: -// column x=0.25 (left pixel): (a, b, c, d) — the 2x2 affine matrix -// column x=0.75 (right pixel): (tx, ty, pivot_x, pivot_y) — translation & pivot +// Embedded Mode 7 canvas_item shader. +// The scanline table is a 3-wide, N-tall RGBAF texture: +// column x=0.1667: (a, b, c, d) — the 2x2 affine matrix +// column x=0.5: (tx, ty, pivot_x, pivot_y) — translation & pivot +// column x=0.8333: (r, g, b, a) — per-scanline modulate🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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661-669: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winFollow math ignores node rotation and parent transforms.
Line 665 subtracts the global origin and divides by the node's local
scale. That conversion is only correct when the node and all ancestors have zero rotation, no skew, and unit ancestor scale. Use the inverse global transform instead, which handles all cases.♻️ Proposed refactor
- Rect2 rr = get_region_rect(); - Size2 sprite_scale = get_scale(); - - Vector2 half_size = rr.size * 0.5f; - Vector2 pivot_in_sprite_local = (target_global_pos - get_global_transform().get_origin()) / sprite_scale; + Rect2 rr = get_region_rect(); + Vector2 half_size = rr.size * 0.5f; + Vector2 pivot_in_sprite_local = get_global_transform().affine_inverse().xform(target_global_pos);🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_scanline_override.cpp`:
- Around line 57-67: Update Mode7ScanlineOverride::set_scale to clamp each scale
component to 0.1f instead of CMP_EPSILON, and revise its comment to describe the
usable minimum without claiming negative values are rejected. In
doc/classes/Mode7ScanlineOverride.xml lines 16 and 33-35, document the same 0.1f
clamp value.
In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp`:
- Around line 232-235: Align the Mode7ScanlineOverride interpolation behavior
with its documented per-entry contract: update the mode7 scanline override
processing so each entry’s interpolation setting affects its own blending, or
otherwise restrict the property to the first entry only. Ensure the
implementation and Mode7ScanlineOverride documentation consistently describe the
resulting behavior.
- Around line 620-654: Update the invalid-target branch in the
NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS handler so a failed ObjectDB lookup clears
mode7_follow_cache, disables physics processing, marks
mode7_follow_physics_active false, and returns. Remove the repeated lookup and
ensure execution cannot reach target_2d->get_global_position() while target_2d
is null.
- Around line 376-385: Update Mode7Sprite2D::set_mode7_tiling so runtime changes
also apply the canvas item’s default texture repeat state, matching the behavior
established by set_mode7_enabled, while preserving the existing shader parameter
update and redraw behavior.
- Around line 160-166: Update the global-offset handling in the Mode7Sprite2D UV
transformation so it does not apply matrix_global to the already-rotated uv a
second time. Rotate only mode7_global_offset using the existing global
rotation/pivot semantics, then add that transformed offset to uv while
preserving the zero-offset guard and existing transformation behavior.
- Around line 729-732: Update Mode7Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings to
validate mode7_region_follow_target and append a configuration warning when it
does not resolve to a valid Node2D, while preserving the warnings returned by
Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings.
- Around line 514-553: Update Mode7Sprite2D::set_mode7_enabled to save the
existing material before assigning _mode7_material, then restore that saved
material when disabling Mode 7 instead of clearing it. Add the corresponding
Ref<Material> _saved_material member alongside the existing saved repeat state,
preserving user-assigned materials across enable/disable cycles.
- Around line 319-327: Correct the off_raw interpolation in the projection path
so it blends the top and bottom anchor offsets directly, preserving the top
offset at t = 0 and producing the bottom offset at t = 1. Update the expression
around off_raw and retain the subsequent perspective-correction adjustment.
- Around line 221-225: Update Mode7Sprite2D::_mode7_rebuild_scanline_texture to
build and assign an identity scanline table when mode7_scanline_overrides is
empty, using centered pivots and white modulation so rendering remains
unchanged. Remove the mode7_use_table parameter assignment because
MODE7_SHADER_CODE has no corresponding uniform.
- Around line 597-598: Remove the explicit Sprite2D::_notification(p_what) call
from Mode7Sprite2D::_notification, allowing Object::notification() to dispatch
the base notification once and preventing duplicate draw submission.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp`:
- Around line 51-56: Update the embedded Mode 7 canvas_item shader table-layout
comment to document the 3-wide texture created by
_mode7_rebuild_scanline_texture and its three sampling columns at x=0.1667,
x=0.5, and x=0.8333, including the data stored in each column.
- Around line 661-669: Update the pivot calculation in the region-follow logic
around get_region_rect and set_region_rect to transform target_global_pos
through the node’s inverse global transform instead of subtracting the global
origin and dividing by local scale. Preserve the existing half-size offset and
region rectangle update while supporting rotation, skew, and parent transforms.
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| void Mode7ScanlineOverride::set_scale(const Vector2 &p_scale) { | ||
| // Clamp to a positive minimum so we never divide by zero (NaN corrupts | ||
| // the Transform2D irrecoverably). We also reject negative values because | ||
| // they flip the UV orientation and create inconsistent state when round- | ||
| // tripping through get_scale(). | ||
| const real_t MIN_SCALE = CMP_EPSILON; | ||
| Vector2 clamped(MAX(p_scale.x, MIN_SCALE), MAX(p_scale.y, MIN_SCALE)); | ||
| Vector2 inv(1.0f / clamped.x, 1.0f / clamped.y); | ||
| transform.set_scale(inv); | ||
| emit_changed(); | ||
| } |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
The documented scale clamp and the implemented clamp differ. set_scale clamps with CMP_EPSILON (1e-5), so a 0 or negative entry becomes an effective stored scale of 1e5, while the class documentation promises a 0.1 clamp.
scene/2d/mode7_scanline_override.cpp#L57-L67: replaceCMP_EPSILONwith a usable minimum such as0.1f, and update the comment that claims negative values are rejected.doc/classes/Mode7ScanlineOverride.xml#L16-L16: state the clamp value that the code applies.doc/classes/Mode7ScanlineOverride.xml#L33-L35: state the same clamp value in thescalemember description.
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_scanline_override.cpp` around lines 57 - 67, Update
Mode7ScanlineOverride::set_scale to clamp each scale component to 0.1f instead
of CMP_EPSILON, and revise its comment to describe the usable minimum without
claiming negative values are rejected. In doc/classes/Mode7ScanlineOverride.xml
lines 16 and 33-35, document the same 0.1f clamp value.
| PackedStringArray Mode7Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings() const { | ||
| PackedStringArray warnings = Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings(); | ||
| return warnings; | ||
| } |
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get_configuration_warnings does not implement the documented warning.
scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.h line 153 states that this override warns when mode7_region_follow_target does not resolve to a valid Node2D. The body only forwards the base warnings, so the override adds nothing.
Add the warning, or remove the override and the comment.
🛠️ Proposed fix
PackedStringArray warnings = Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings();
+ if (!mode7_region_follow_target.is_empty()) {
+ const Node2D *target = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(get_node_or_null(mode7_region_follow_target));
+ if (!target) {
+ warnings.push_back(RTR("Region Follow Target does not resolve to a valid Node2D."));
+ }
+ }
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| PackedStringArray Mode7Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings() const { | |
| PackedStringArray warnings = Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings(); | |
| return warnings; | |
| } | |
| PackedStringArray Mode7Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings() const { | |
| PackedStringArray warnings = Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings(); | |
| if (!mode7_region_follow_target.is_empty()) { | |
| const Node2D *target = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(get_node_or_null(mode7_region_follow_target)); | |
| if (!target) { | |
| warnings.push_back(RTR("Region Follow Target does not resolve to a valid Node2D.")); | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return warnings; | |
| } |
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp` around lines 729 - 732, Update
Mode7Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings to validate mode7_region_follow_target
and append a configuration warning when it does not resolve to a valid Node2D,
while preserving the warnings returned by Sprite2D::get_configuration_warnings.
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scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp (1)
218-229: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick winAn empty override array now indexes the array out of bounds.
The previous
num_overrides == 0early return is gone, but nothing replaced it.
- Line 228 reads
mode7_scanline_overrides[0]without a size check.- In the non-projection path,
idx_f = uv_y * (num_overrides - 1)becomes negative, andCLAMP((int)idx_f, 0, num_overrides - 1)evaluates to-1because the maximum is below the minimum. Line 330 then reads index-1.A user reaches this state by clearing the array in the Inspector while Mode 7 is enabled.
Arrayindex access aborts in debug builds and reads invalid memory in release builds.Guard the size and emit an identity row instead.
🐛 Proposed fix
- Ref<Mode7ScanlineOverride> first = mode7_scanline_overrides[0]; - Mode7ScanlineOverride::InterpolationMode interp_mode = first.is_valid() ? first->get_interpolation() : Mode7ScanlineOverride::INTERPOLATION_NONE; + Ref<Mode7ScanlineOverride> first; + if (num_overrides > 0) { + first = mode7_scanline_overrides[0]; + } + Mode7ScanlineOverride::InterpolationMode interp_mode = first.is_valid() ? first->get_interpolation() : Mode7ScanlineOverride::INTERPOLATION_NONE;Add the identity fallback at the top of the per-row loop (after line 268):
+ if (num_overrides == 0) { + // Identity transform, centered pivot, white modulate. + img->set_pixel(0, y, Color(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f)); + img->set_pixel(1, y, Color(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f)); + img->set_pixel(2, y, Color(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f)); + continue; + }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp (3)
706-716: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winCache the target only when it is a
Node2D.
_update_follow_cachestores the id of anyNode. The property hint restricts the Inspector, but a script can assign any path. The mismatch surfaces one physics frame later, whereObjectDB::get_instance<Node2D>returnsnullptrand the new cleanup branch clears the cache silently.🛠️ Proposed fix
if (has_node(mode7_region_follow_target)) { - Node *node = get_node(mode7_region_follow_target); - if (node && this != node) { + Node2D *node = Object::cast_to<Node2D>(get_node(mode7_region_follow_target)); + if (node && this != node) { // Only reject self; ancestors/descendants are allowed because we only read // the target's position (unlike RemoteTransform2D which writes back to it). mode7_follow_cache = node->get_instance_id(); } }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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434-440: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winRebuild only the uniform for the aspect toggle.
_mode7_rebuild_materialcalls_mode7_rebuild_scanline_texture, which writes 3072 pixels throughImage::set_pixeland uploads a new texture.mode7_override_region_aspectonly feeds a bool uniform, so the table regeneration is wasted work on every toggle.♻️ Proposed refactor
mode7_override_region_aspect = p_enabled; - _mode7_rebuild_material(); + if (mode7_enabled && _mode7_material.is_valid()) { + _mode7_material->set_shader_parameter("mode7_override_region_aspect", p_enabled); + queue_redraw(); + }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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654-662: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winConvert the target position with the inverse global transform.
The current math subtracts the origin and divides by
get_scale(). Two problems follow:
- Node rotation and skew are ignored, so the region tracks the wrong point when the sprite is rotated.
- A zero component in
get_scale()producesinfinrr.position, which corrupts the region rect.
Transform2D::affine_inverse()handles rotation, skew, and scale in one step.♻️ Proposed refactor
Rect2 rr = get_region_rect(); - Size2 sprite_scale = get_scale(); - Vector2 half_size = rr.size * 0.5f; - Vector2 pivot_in_sprite_local = (target_global_pos - get_global_transform().get_origin()) / sprite_scale; + const Transform2D global_xform = get_global_transform(); + if (Math::is_zero_approx(global_xform.determinant())) { + return; + } + Vector2 pivot_in_sprite_local = global_xform.affine_inverse().xform(target_global_pos);🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp`:
- Around line 617-641: Update the region-disabled branch in the
NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS handler to keep physics processing active while
skipping the follow update; remove the set_physics_process(false) and
mode7_follow_physics_active reset there so processing resumes naturally when
is_region_enabled() becomes true.
- Around line 174-184: Update the Mode7 2D fragment shader to preserve the
incoming vertex COLOR by passing it through a varying and multiplying it with
the sampled texture result before applying the existing per-scanline modulate.
Keep the out_of_bounds discard and texture tiling behavior unchanged.
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp`:
- Around line 218-229: Update Mode7Sprite2D::_mode7_rebuild_scanline_texture to
handle an empty mode7_scanline_overrides array before accessing index 0 or
calculating indices from num_overrides - 1; emit an identity row for every
scanline in this case, then retain the existing interpolation behavior for
non-empty overrides.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp`:
- Around line 706-716: Update Mode7Sprite2D::_update_follow_cache to cache the
target only when the resolved node is a Node2D and is not this object; leave
mode7_follow_cache cleared for other Node types or invalid paths.
- Around line 434-440: Update Mode7Sprite2D::set_mode7_override_region_aspect to
refresh only the aspect-related material uniform instead of calling
_mode7_rebuild_material, avoiding scanline texture regeneration; preserve the
early return when the value is unchanged and reuse the existing uniform-update
mechanism.
- Around line 654-662: Update the region positioning logic around
get_region_rect and set_region_rect to transform target_global_pos into the
sprite’s local space using the global transform’s affine inverse, instead of
subtracting the origin and dividing by get_scale(). Preserve the existing
half-size offset while ensuring rotation, skew, and zero scale components are
handled without producing invalid coordinates.
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| if (out_of_bounds) { | ||
| discard; | ||
| } else { | ||
| // Tiling wraps against the whole texture, not just the region, so it | ||
| // works the same whether a region is set or not. | ||
| vec2 uv_sample = mode7_tiling ? fract(uv_full) : uv_full; | ||
| COLOR = texture(TEXTURE, uv_sample); | ||
| } | ||
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| // Apply per-scanline modulate (color tint + alpha falloff) | ||
| COLOR *= mod; |
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Godot 4 canvas_item shader COLOR built-in fragment vertex color modulate
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In Godot 4, the built-in variable COLOR serves different purposes depending on the function where it is accessed and the type of shader being used [1][2][3]. For CanvasItem shaders, its behavior is as follows [1][4]: Vertex Function In the vertex function, COLOR contains the color derived from the vertex primitive, multiplied by both the CanvasItem's modulate and self_modulate properties [1][3][5]. Modifying COLOR here affects the interpolated color passed to the fragment function [6]. Fragment Function In the fragment function, the input COLOR is the vertex color (after vertex processing) multiplied by the color from the default TEXTURE (if present) [1][3][4]. Critically, COLOR also acts as the final output variable for the fragment function; assigning a value to COLOR determines the final color of the pixel [1][7][4]. Key Considerations Modulate/Self_Modulate: There is no direct "MODULATE" built-in variable in Godot 4 shaders [5]. If you need to access these values separately, one common workaround is to pass the COLOR value from the vertex function to the fragment function using a varying variable [1][3][5]. Example: Accessing Vertex Color in Fragment To ignore the default texture and use only the vertex color (which includes the combined modulate values) in your fragment function, you can use a varying [1][4]: varying vec4 vertex_color; void vertex { vertex_color = COLOR; } void fragment { COLOR = vertex_color; } Interpolation: Remember that vertex runs per vertex, while fragment runs per pixel [6]. When you set COLOR in the vertex function, the values are interpolated across the surface of the primitive before reaching the fragment function [6].
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/shaders/shader%5Freference/canvas_item_shader.html
- 2: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/shaders/shader_reference/shading_language.html
- 3: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/shaders/shader_reference/canvas_item_shader.html
- 4: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/4.3/tutorials/shaders/shader%5Freference/canvas%5Fitem%5Fshader.html
- 5: https://forum.godotengine.org/t/how-to-get-modulate-info-in-shader-canvas-item/100455
- 6: https://godotforums.org/d/37573-shader-vertex-vs-fragment-color-produces-different-result-why
- 7: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/shaders/your%5Ffirst%5Fshader/your_first_2d_shader.html
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rg -n 'shader|COLOR|TEXTURE|modulate|self_modulate|vertex|fragment' "$file"Repository: Redot-Engine/redot-engine
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printf '%s\n' '--- repository documentation and shader templates ---'
rg -n -i --glob '!thirdparty/**' --glob '!**/build/**' \
'COLOR.*(modulate|self_modulate|TEXTURE)|self_modulate.*COLOR|modulate.*COLOR|canvas_item.*COLOR' \
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printf '%s\n' '--- canvas-item shader built-in handling ---'
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Preserve CanvasItem modulation in the fragment shader.
The fragment assignment at line 180 replaces the vertex color, so modulate and self_modulate are lost. Pass the vertex COLOR through a varying and multiply it into the texture result.
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp` around lines 174 - 184, Update the Mode7 2D
fragment shader to preserve the incoming vertex COLOR by passing it through a
varying and multiplying it with the sampled texture result before applying the
existing per-scanline modulate. Keep the out_of_bounds discard and texture
tiling behavior unchanged.
| case NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS: { | ||
| // Resolve the live node from the ObjectID cache each frame. | ||
| Node2D *target_2d = ObjectDB::get_instance<Node2D>(mode7_follow_cache); | ||
| if (!target_2d) { | ||
| // The target was freed or the path no longer resolves to a Node2D. | ||
| mode7_follow_cache = ObjectID(); | ||
| set_physics_process(false); | ||
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | ||
| return; | ||
| } else if (!is_inside_tree() || !target_2d->is_inside_tree()) { | ||
| set_physics_process(false); | ||
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | ||
| return; | ||
| } else if (!is_region_enabled()) { | ||
| // Pause follow when region is disabled; don't kill the cache. | ||
| if (mode7_follow_physics_active) { | ||
| set_physics_process(false); | ||
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | ||
| } | ||
| return; | ||
| } else if (!mode7_follow_physics_active) { | ||
| // Resumed after region re-enabled — restart physics. | ||
| set_physics_process(true); | ||
| mode7_follow_physics_active = true; | ||
| } |
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The region-disabled pause stops follow permanently.
Line 633 calls set_physics_process(false). NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS is the only place that restarts it, so the resume branch at lines 637-641 can never run. After the user disables and re-enables region_enabled, follow stays dead until the node re-enters the tree or set_mode7_region_follow_target runs again.
Keep physics processing active and skip the update instead.
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} else if (!is_region_enabled()) {
- // Pause follow when region is disabled; don't kill the cache.
- if (mode7_follow_physics_active) {
- set_physics_process(false);
- mode7_follow_physics_active = false;
- }
+ // Skip the update while the region is disabled, but keep
+ // physics processing so follow resumes automatically.
return;
- } else if (!mode7_follow_physics_active) {
- // Resumed after region re-enabled — restart physics.
- set_physics_process(true);
- mode7_follow_physics_active = true;
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| case NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS: { | |
| // Resolve the live node from the ObjectID cache each frame. | |
| Node2D *target_2d = ObjectDB::get_instance<Node2D>(mode7_follow_cache); | |
| if (!target_2d) { | |
| // The target was freed or the path no longer resolves to a Node2D. | |
| mode7_follow_cache = ObjectID(); | |
| set_physics_process(false); | |
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | |
| return; | |
| } else if (!is_inside_tree() || !target_2d->is_inside_tree()) { | |
| set_physics_process(false); | |
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | |
| return; | |
| } else if (!is_region_enabled()) { | |
| // Pause follow when region is disabled; don't kill the cache. | |
| if (mode7_follow_physics_active) { | |
| set_physics_process(false); | |
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | |
| } | |
| return; | |
| } else if (!mode7_follow_physics_active) { | |
| // Resumed after region re-enabled — restart physics. | |
| set_physics_process(true); | |
| mode7_follow_physics_active = true; | |
| } | |
| case NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS: { | |
| // Resolve the live node from the ObjectID cache each frame. | |
| Node2D *target_2d = ObjectDB::get_instance<Node2D>(mode7_follow_cache); | |
| if (!target_2d) { | |
| // The target was freed or the path no longer resolves to a Node2D. | |
| mode7_follow_cache = ObjectID(); | |
| set_physics_process(false); | |
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | |
| return; | |
| } else if (!is_inside_tree() || !target_2d->is_inside_tree()) { | |
| set_physics_process(false); | |
| mode7_follow_physics_active = false; | |
| return; | |
| } else if (!is_region_enabled()) { | |
| // Skip the update while the region is disabled, but keep | |
| // physics processing so follow resumes automatically. | |
| return; | |
| } |
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In `@scene/2d/mode7_sprite_2d.cpp` around lines 617 - 641, Update the
region-disabled branch in the NOTIFICATION_PHYSICS_PROCESS handler to keep
physics processing active while skipping the follow update; remove the
set_physics_process(false) and mode7_follow_physics_active reset there so
processing resumes naturally when is_region_enabled() becomes true.
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This creates a new node that inherits from Sprite2D, which utilizes a built-in shader to duplicate (and expand upon) the Super Nintendo's Mode 7 graphics mode. Essentially, this is doing affine transformations, but allowing for doing a different transformation per "scanline." This allowed for creating projection effects, and arguably the most-used for airship/overworld scenes such as this:
This node makes doing something like this much more intuitive, and provides interpolation between 2 or more transformations, if desired, making it easy to do that projection effect, or simple lerping.
Here are the essentials:
There's an overall toggle, and the Mode 7 Scanline Overrides is an array, which will start with one element, which would expose the machinery to do a simply (linear) affine transformation:
Adding more elements will "divide" the image up into segments and perform the different transformations provided, the Interpolation property determining the behavior between the elements. Projection (shown above) is intended for 2 elements, specifically. This is because it's doing inverse depth calculation that doesn't really make a lot of sense on more than 2. This is noted in the docs.
The Global Parameters here--a few are "duplicates" of the "scanline" options, because they are designed to perform the action on the result, after the interpolation, etc...
These "horizon" parameters are just fancy culling that can be done from the "top" or "bottom" of an image. Useful for creating a horizon effect when using projection.
The option to "follow target" takes in a Node2D. This node leverages the (parent) Sprite2D's already-existing Region feature. In order to "move" throughout a 2D world in Mode 7, it only works if the transformation is applied to only the visible area. If the region is enabled, that's exactly what the shader does, and moving the region rect "shows" or "moves to" that location. This can be done in script, but the follow target simplifies this, and can simply move to a location and have the region follow suit. This makes it simple to script a character/object/etc... that navigates the 2D world
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