functionality

code/__DEFINES/layers.dm

@@ -4,11 +4,16 @@
 #define CLICKCATCHER_PLANE -99
 
 #define PLANE_SPACE -95
+#define PLANE_SPACE_RENDER_TARGET "PLANE_SPACE"
 #define PLANE_SPACE_PARALLAX -90
+#define PLANE_SPACE_PARALLAX_RENDER_TARGET "PLANE_SPACE_PARALLAX"
 
 #define FLOOR_PLANE -2
+#define FLOOR_PLANE_RENDER_TARGET "FLOOR_PLANE"
 #define GAME_PLANE -1
+#define GAME_PLANE_RENDER_TARGET "GAME_PLANE"
 #define BLACKNESS_PLANE 0 //To keep from conflicts with SEE_BLACKNESS internals
+#define BLACKNESS_PLANE_RENDER_TARGET "BLACKNESS_PLANE"
 
 #define SPACE_LAYER 1.8
 //#define TURF_LAYER 2 //For easy recordkeeping; this is a byond define
@@ -78,20 +83,38 @@
 #define MASSIVE_OBJ_LAYER 11
 #define POINT_LAYER 12
 
+#define EMISSIVE_BLOCKER_PLANE 12
+#define EMISSIVE_BLOCKER_LAYER 12
+#define EMISSIVE_BLOCKER_RENDER_TARGET "*EMISSIVE_BLOCKER_PLANE"
+
+#define EMISSIVE_PLANE 13
+#define EMISSIVE_LAYER 13
+#define EMISSIVE_RENDER_TARGET "*EMISSIVE_PLANE"
+
+#define EMISSIVE_UNBLOCKABLE_PLANE 14
+#define EMISSIVE_UNBLOCKABLE_LAYER 14
+#define EMISSIVE_UNBLOCKABLE_RENDER_TARGET "*EMISSIVE_UNBLOCKABLE_PLANE"
+
 #define LIGHTING_PLANE 15
 #define LIGHTING_LAYER 15
+#define LIGHTING_RENDER_TARGET "LIGHT_PLANE"
 
 #define ABOVE_LIGHTING_PLANE 16
 #define ABOVE_LIGHTING_LAYER 16
+#define ABOVE_LIGHTING_RENDER_TARGET "ABOVE_LIGHTING_PLANE"
 
 #define FLOOR_OPENSPACE_PLANE 17
 #define OPENSPACE_LAYER 17
+#define ABOVE_LIGHTING_RENDER_TARGET "ABOVE_LIGHTING_PLANE"
 
 #define BYOND_LIGHTING_PLANE 18
 #define BYOND_LIGHTING_LAYER 18
+#define BYOND_LIGHTING_RENDER_TARGET "BYOND_LIGHTING_PLANE"
 
 #define CAMERA_STATIC_PLANE 19
 #define CAMERA_STATIC_LAYER 19
+#define CAMERA_STATIC_RENDER_TARGET "CAMERA_STATIC_PLANE"
+
 //HUD layer defines
 
 #define FULLSCREEN_PLANE 20
@@ -101,11 +124,16 @@
 #define BLIND_LAYER 20.3
 #define CRIT_LAYER 20.4
 #define CURSE_LAYER 20.5
+#define FULLSCREEN_RENDER_TARGET "FULLSCREEN_PLANE"
 
 #define HUD_PLANE 21
 #define HUD_LAYER 21
+#define HUD_RENDER_TARGET "HUD_PLANE"
 #define ABOVE_HUD_PLANE 22
 #define ABOVE_HUD_LAYER 22
+#define ABOVE_HUD_RENDER_TARGET "ABOVE_HUD_PLANE"
 
 #define SPLASHSCREEN_LAYER 23
 #define SPLASHSCREEN_PLANE 23
+#define SPLASHSCREEN_RENDER_TARGET "SPLASHSCREEN_PLANE"
+

code/__DEFINES/lighting.dm

@@ -83,3 +83,8 @@
 #define FLASH_LIGHT_DURATION 2
 #define FLASH_LIGHT_POWER 3
 #define FLASH_LIGHT_RANGE 3.8
+
+/// Uses vis_overlays to leverage caching so that very few new items need to be made for the overlay. For anything that doesn't change outline or opaque area much or at all.
+#define EMISSIVE_BLOCK_GENERIC 1
+/// Uses a dedicated render_target object to copy the entire appearance in real time to the blocking layer. For things that can change in appearance a lot from the base state, like humans.
+#define EMISSIVE_BLOCK_UNIQUE 2