there that's all (#22672)

code/__DEFINES/layers.dm

@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@
 #define PLANE_SPACE -21
 #define PLANE_SPACE_PARALLAX -20
 
-#define GRAVITY_PULSE_PLANE -19
+#define GRAVITY_PULSE_PLANE -12
 #define GRAVITY_PULSE_RENDER_TARGET "*GRAVPULSE_RENDER_TARGET"
 
-#define RENDER_PLANE_TRANSPARENT -18 //Transparent plane that shows openspace underneath the floor
+#define RENDER_PLANE_TRANSPARENT -11 //Transparent plane that shows openspace underneath the floor
-#define TRANSPARENT_FLOOR_PLANE -13
 
-#define FLOOR_PLANE -12
+#define TRANSPARENT_FLOOR_PLANE -10
-#define FLOOR_PLANE_RENDER_TARGET "*FLOOR_PLANE"
-#define WALL_PLANE -11
-#define GAME_PLANE -10
-#define ABOVE_GAME_PLANE -9
 
+#define FLOOR_PLANE -6
+
+#define WALL_PLANE -5
+#define GAME_PLANE -4
+#define ABOVE_GAME_PLANE -3
 ///Slightly above the game plane but does not catch mouse clicks. Useful for certain visuals that should be clicked through, like seethrough trees
 #define SEETHROUGH_PLANE -2
 
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@
 
 #define WEATHER_PLANE 1
 #define AREA_PLANE 2
-
+#define MASSIVE_OBJ_PLANE 3
-#define MASSIVE_OBJ_PLANE 6
+#define GHOST_PLANE 4
-#define GHOST_PLANE 7
+#define POINT_PLANE 5
-#define POINT_PLANE 8
 
 //---------- LIGHTING -------------
 ///Normal 1 per turf dynamic lighting underlays
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@
 
 ///Things that should render ignoring lighting
 #define ABOVE_LIGHTING_PLANE 17
+
 #define WEATHER_GLOW_PLANE 18
 
 ///---------------- MISC -----------------------

code/_onclick/hud/rendering/plane_masters/plane_master_subtypes.dm

@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
 	name = "Weather"
 	documentation = "Holds the main tiling 32x32 sprites of weather. We mask against walls that are on the edge of weather effects."
 	plane = WEATHER_PLANE
+	start_hidden = TRUE
 
 /atom/movable/screen/plane_master/weather/set_home(datum/plane_master_group/home)
 	. = ..()
@@ -309,12 +310,14 @@
 	name = "Weather Glow"
 	documentation = "Holds the glowing parts of the main tiling 32x32 sprites of weather."
 	plane = WEATHER_GLOW_PLANE
+	start_hidden = TRUE
 
 /atom/movable/screen/plane_master/weather_glow/set_home(datum/plane_master_group/home)
 	. = ..()
 	if(!.)
 		return
 	home.AddComponent(/datum/component/hide_weather_planes, src)
+
 /**
  * Handles emissive overlays and emissive blockers.
  */

code/datums/components/hide_weather_planes.dm

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-/// Component that manages a list of plane masters that are dependent on weather
+/**
-/// Force hides/shows them depending on the weather activity of their z stack
+ * Component that manages a list of plane masters that are dependent on weather
-/// Applied to the plane master group that owns them
+ * Force hides/shows them depending on the weather activity of their z stack
+ * Transparency is achieved by manipulating the alpha of the planes that are visible
+ * Applied to the plane master group that owns them
+ */
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes
 	dupe_mode = COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE_PASSARGS
 	var/list/datum/weather/active_weather = list()
@@ -36,17 +39,25 @@
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/InheritComponent(datum/component/new_comp, i_am_original, atom/movable/screen/plane_master/care_about)
 	if(!i_am_original)
 		return
+	var/datum/plane_master_group/home = parent
+	var/mob/our_lad = home.our_hud?.mymob
+	var/our_offset = GET_TURF_PLANE_OFFSET(our_lad)
 	plane_masters += care_about
 	RegisterSignal(care_about, COMSIG_QDELETING, PROC_REF(plane_master_deleted))
 	if(length(active_weather))
-		care_about.enable_alpha()
+		//If there's weather to care about we unhide our new plane and adjust its alpha
+		care_about.unhide_plane(our_lad)
+
+		if(care_about.offset >= our_offset)
+			care_about.enable_alpha()
+		else
+			care_about.disable_alpha()
 	else
-		care_about.disable_alpha()
+		care_about.hide_plane(our_lad)
 
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/proc/new_hud_attached(datum/source, datum/hud/new_hud)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-	if(new_hud)
+	attach_hud(new_hud)
-		attach_hud(new_hud)
 
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/proc/attach_hud(datum/hud/new_hud)
 	RegisterSignal(new_hud, COMSIG_HUD_Z_CHANGED, PROC_REF(z_changed))
@@ -58,27 +69,34 @@
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	plane_masters -= source
 
+/**
+ * Unhides the relevant planes for the weather to be visible and manipulated.
+ * Also updates the alpha of the planes so enabled planes are either fully opaque or fully transparent
+ */
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/proc/display_planes()
 	var/datum/plane_master_group/home = parent
 	var/mob/our_lad = home.our_hud?.mymob
 	var/our_offset = GET_TURF_PLANE_OFFSET(our_lad)
 	for(var/atom/movable/screen/plane_master/weather_concious as anything in plane_masters)
-		//We need to make sure that planes above us are hidden, but below us are visible
+		//If the plane is hidden, unhide it
-		if(!weather_concious.alpha_enabled && weather_concious.offset >= our_offset)
+		if(weather_concious.force_hidden)
-			weather_concious.enable_alpha()
+			weather_concious.unhide_plane(our_lad)
 
+		//Now we update the alpha of the plane based on our offset. Weather above us (lower offset) are transparent, weather at or below us (higher offset) are opaque.
+		if(weather_concious.offset >= our_offset)
+			weather_concious.enable_alpha()
+		else
+			weather_concious.disable_alpha()
+
+///Hides the planes from the mob when no weather is occuring
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/proc/hide_planes()
+	var/datum/plane_master_group/home = parent
+	var/mob/our_lad = home.our_hud?.mymob
 	for(var/atom/movable/screen/plane_master/weather_concious as anything in plane_masters)
-		weather_concious.disable_alpha()
+		weather_concious.hide_plane(our_lad)
 
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/proc/z_changed(datum/source, new_z)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-	/**
-	 * We hide all impacted planes on z change first because weather planes on lower offsets will show through the game world
-	 * so we can't count on them just not being visible like turfs above you. This is a result of attaching weather effects to areas,
-	 * which aren't beholden to z-levels and planes like atoms we're used to
-	 */
-	hide_planes()
 	active_weather = list()
 	if(!SSmapping.initialized)
 		return
@@ -90,6 +108,8 @@
 
 	if(length(active_weather))
 		display_planes()
+	else
+		hide_planes()
 
 /datum/component/hide_weather_planes/proc/weather_started(datum/source, datum/weather/starting)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER