Q: Is it possible to render a view on a target like a model, a texture or a bmap? I'd like to use that as a mirror, for example.

A: Sure, take a peek.

 

ENTITY* mirrorsprite;

 

VIEW* mirror_view;

 

action mirror_sprite() // attach this action to a sprite / model that will be used for the mirror

{

       mirrorsprite = my;        

       set (my, PASSABLE | DECAL);

}

 

function mirror_startup()

{

       while (!mirror_sprite) {wait (1);}

       mirror_view = view_create(10); // set the layer value for the new view to 10

       wait (2);

       set (mirror_view, SHOW);

       mirror_view.size_x = 128;

       mirror_view.size_y = 128; // the mirror sprite has 128x128 pixels

       mirror_view.bmap = bmap_for_entity(mirrorsprite, 0);

       vec_set(mirror_view.x, vector(1000, 500, 100)); // set the position of the mirror "eye"

       vec_set(mirror_view.pan, vector(0, -10, 0)); // set the angles of the mirror "eye"

}