[request] port Shadow caster behaviour from C1

I just found out that construct 1 has some features that are not available in construct 2:

sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/construct/index.php

Would it be possible to port this behavior to construct 2? Currently this is a commonly requested feature and people have found multiple dirty hack ways to do an implementation. But the implementations are not ideal.

I want to be able to use as a condition IS PLAYER OVERLAPPING SHADOW.

The CANVAS plugin approach simply draws the shadows. You can not use the shadows as a gameplay mechanic (for stealth or health)

There is another dirty hack that is too expensive on the cpu- using the LINE OF SIGHT behavior combined with lots of shadow pixel sprites.   <img src="smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

It's hard or impossible to do a stealth game without this key feature.

This is a really old request- since the c1 days old:

scirra.com/forum/shadow-caster-check-if-object-is-under-shadow_topic39489.html

69.24.73.172/scirra/forum/viewtopic.php

there are many more threads with no propper solutions

If there is a math wizard on this forum, please make the world better for everyone. Have a look <img src="smileys/smiley4.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

Have you taken a look at this yet? It might be helpful.

scirra.com/tutorials/780/how-to-cast-shadows-that-change-with-time/page-1

-for each shadow

-if player is overlapping shadow

It's not good enough for the type of Game I want to use it in.

The only shadow hacks that are half useful on construct 2 are here

scirra.com/forum/another-waste-of-time_topic83212_post485669.html

the guy is not happy with his solutions yet either.

I think shadows should not only be a graphics shader. They should be a behavior (condition) that can affect gameplay.

Shaders can't effect gameplay. Shaders are a post process on the the display memory of the GPU. This means the shadow has no value in game space; and so can't really effect gameplay.

shadows to be effective in gamplay means shadows need to be an object in the game. In one form or another.

makes me wonder how they did it in Stealth bastards. Maybe whats visible is a shader. But whats happening under the hood is the engine is drawing a colision object based on angles.

What I really need in order to use a shadow as a condition is a dynamic colision polygon, that mimics the shape of the shadow drawn by the shader