Discussion [PROPOSAL] Allow shaders to set line width and point size

[Pixelrobin]

It would be really nice if we were able to set gl_LineWidth and gl_pointSize in shaders when drawing vertex buffers with pr_line... and pr_pointlist. This could lead to several applications, especially in 3D: cheap wires and ropes, 3D particle systems, etc.

 

[renex]

3D particle systems

I use a dumb trick for this... I send in quads compressed into a point and then transform them back into quads facing the screen on the vertex shader.

I've heard you can even use textures on points... wonder how that works. Wouldn't that also require bumping the gl version? Also I've heard line rendering is dodgy.

 

[Pixelrobin]

I use a dumb trick for this... I send in quads compressed into a point and then transform them back into quads facing the screen on the vertex shader.

I've heard you can even use textures on points... wonder how that works. Wouldn't that also require bumping the gl version? Also I've heard line rendering is dodgy.

Yes, points can be textured, it's really simple. You can texture them right now in GMS2 using shaders, but you can't change the size so it's hard to tell. Line rendering can be dodgy, but useful. If it would mean a few lines of code changed in GMS2, I think it's worth adding it so users can have that flexibility with shaders.