Tile highlight indicator: make collision readable (cursor / blocked / occupied tile)

marco commented

2026-07-19 12:12:05 +02:00

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Tall billboard sprites (dummy, trees) make it hard to read where the solid actually is — you stop a tile away from where the art 'looks' like it ends (invisible-wall feel), or a wide sprite overlaps a walkable tile so it looks passable when it isn't.

Proposal

Draw a subtle tile diamond highlight to make the ground grid legible:

The tile under the cursor (where a click/step would go).
Optionally the occupied/blocked tile of a hovered/targeted mobile or static.

Cheap (reuse the tile-outline / diamond draw already in GridRenderer), high value for readability. Complements #66 (depth sort/fade) and the UO-metrics work.

Definition of Done

The tile under the cursor is highlighted so you can tell exactly which tile you're pointing at.
It's readable over grass and does not clutter the scene.

Tall billboard sprites (dummy, trees) make it hard to read where the solid actually is — you stop a tile away from where the art 'looks' like it ends (invisible-wall feel), or a wide sprite overlaps a walkable tile so it looks passable when it isn't. ### Proposal Draw a subtle tile diamond highlight to make the ground grid legible: - The tile **under the cursor** (where a click/step would go). - Optionally the **occupied/blocked** tile of a hovered/targeted mobile or static. Cheap (reuse the tile-outline / diamond draw already in `GridRenderer`), high value for readability. Complements #66 (depth sort/fade) and the UO-metrics work. ## Definition of Done - [ ] The tile under the cursor is highlighted so you can tell exactly which tile you're pointing at. - [ ] It's readable over grass and does not clutter the scene.

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docs(design): PvP arena design + vision index #148

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docs(design): PvP arena design + vision index (#148)

marco commented

2026-07-22 17:42:19 +02:00

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Closing — won't do (owner's call). The cursor tile-highlight isn't wanted. Reading collision/cover is left to the art + depth-sort/occlusion; if the 'invisible wall' feel bites in the arena we'll revisit with a different approach.

Closing — **won't do (owner's call).** The cursor tile-highlight isn't wanted. Reading collision/cover is left to the art + depth-sort/occlusion; if the 'invisible wall' feel bites in the arena we'll revisit with a different approach.

marco closed this issue

2026-07-22 17:42:19 +02:00

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Tile highlight indicator: make collision readable (cursor / blocked / occupied tile) #91

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