Added simple transparency to entities. Seems to work for most entities except for those that use translucent texture to emulate light rays etc.

src/core/rendering/Renderer.ts

@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ export abstract class Renderer implements Disposable {
     readonly scene = new Scene();
     readonly light_holder = new Group();
 
-    private readonly renderer = new WebGLRenderer({ antialias: true });
+    private readonly renderer = new WebGLRenderer({ antialias: true, alpha: true });
     private render_scheduled = false;
     private animation_frame_handle?: number = undefined;
-    private readonly light = new HemisphereLight(0xffffff, 0x505050, 1.2);
+    private readonly light = new HemisphereLight(0xffffff, 0x505050, 1.0);
     private readonly controls_clock = new Clock();
     private readonly size = new Vector2();
 

src/quest_editor/rendering/conversion/areas.ts

@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ const materials = [
     }),
     // Ground
     new MeshLambertMaterial({
-        color: 0xa0a0a0,
+        color: 0xc0c0c0,
         side: DoubleSide,
     }),
     // Vegetation
     new MeshLambertMaterial({
-        color: 0x50b070,
+        color: 0x60c080,
         side: DoubleSide,
     }),
     // Section transition zone
     new MeshLambertMaterial({
-        color: 0x604080,
+        color: 0x8040a0,
         side: DoubleSide,
     }),
 ];

src/quest_editor/rendering/conversion/entities.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 import { QuestEntityModel } from "../../model/QuestEntityModel";
-import { BufferGeometry, DoubleSide, Mesh, MeshLambertMaterial, Texture } from "three";
+import {
+    BufferGeometry,
+    DoubleSide,
+    Mesh,
+    MeshBasicMaterial,
+    MeshLambertMaterial,
+    Texture,
+} from "three";
 import { create_mesh } from "../../../core/rendering/conversion/create_mesh";
 import {
     entity_type_to_string,
     EntityType,
     is_npc_type,
 } from "../../../core/data_formats/parsing/quest/entities";
+import { NpcType } from "../../../core/data_formats/parsing/quest/npc_types";
 
 export enum ColorType {
     Normal,
@@ -42,10 +50,14 @@ export function create_entity_type_mesh(
         textures.length
             ? textures.map(
                   tex =>
-                      new MeshLambertMaterial({
+                      new MeshBasicMaterial({
                           map: tex,
                           side: DoubleSide,
-                          alphaTest: 0.5,
+                          // TODO: figure out why these NPC types don't render correctly when
+                          //       transparency is turned on.
+                          transparent:
+                              type !== NpcType.PofuillySlime && type !== NpcType.PouillySlime,
+                          alphaTest: 0.01,
                       }),
               )
             : default_material,