How would I make an object(sprite or model) apear in front of all others when it's really behind them in the 3d world?

Manull

There is already a thread in the skript-forum
http://216.46.205.166/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=398228&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#Post398500398228

Thanks, but I don't think you understood me. I have a sprite intentionally created behind an object at a vertex location and I want it to show up in front of the other objects that may cover it up. I was originally going to create a panel for each of the sprites but then I remembered that panels can't be created in real-time. Any ideas?

Manull

Yes, you can use this material effect:
Code:

---

 
material mat_near
{	
   effect="	
   technique test	
   {		
      pass p0		
      {			
         ZWRITEENABLE =TRUE; 			
         ZFUNC=ALWAYS;            		
      }	
   }	
   ";
} 

---

once I asked the the same question in this tread

Wow! Thanks. You have no idea how much you just helped me. Thanks!

Manull

Use this script for a possible result. it may need fine tweaking.
Code:

---

entity object

{

  type = <name.extension>;

 	layer = 2; // display above view entities with layer 1

 	flags = visible;// visible on screen from the start

 	view = CAMERA; // same camera parameters as the default view

 	albedo = 50; // gouraud shading from sun position

 	x = 0; // place 100 quants ahead of the view

 	y = 0; // 50 to the right

 	z = 0; // and center vertically

}

function overlap(pointer,model)

{

	my = pointer;

	object.type = model;

	while(1)

 	{

 	 	object.x = my.x;

	 	object.y = my.y;

	 	object.z = my.z;

	 	object.pan = my.pan;

	 	object.tilt = my.tilt;

	 	object.roll = my.roll;

		object.scale_x = my.scale_x;

		object.scale_y = my.scale_y;

		object.scale_z = my.scale_z;

		wait(1);

 	}

}

---

(paste code into a new script and include it, no other scripts needed)
One object at a time. fill in some things, like "file" and "extension"
type this in when you want to begin overlaping other 3d objects:
overlap(pointer, such as "my", entity filename, such as "fish.mdl" )
i can make more scripts if something goes wrong. i can fix these up if they don't work right.
I Don't Require Credits For ANY Scripts Given Out.

Thanks not_my, but i need to create them in real-time. this wouldn't work because the parameters of ent_create don't take entity definitions.

manull