[sldev] Alpha Blending Settings Included in Texture Metadata

[Argent Stonecutter]

On 2009-01-16, at 12:29, Soft wrote:
> If you want to know more, google for "deph sorting translucent
> polygons" and you'll find dozens of papers and probably a thousand
> griping game developers. Also this page that describes the problem
> pretty handily. The viewer implements the first few things on the page
> exactly. http://www.sjbaker.org/steve/omniv/alpha_sorting.html

Be that as it may, the alpha problem became radically worse with  
Windlight. The previous rendering engine did a much better job of  
dealing with this problem... my best guess as to the difference is  
that Windlight bases the sorting on the center of the object, and the  
old one used the center of the face, in choosing which face to render  
in front. At least that's what it *looks* like is happening.