TagsExt.PixelHUD

[SunsetQuasar]

I am planning on implementing this myself

No

Describe your request

A tag that allows rendering entities above everything except for the HUD and SubHUD layers, but with a 320x180 resolution just like regular entities.

I've had many instances where I would like a HUD kind of entity above everything else, but that has exposed a few problems:

• No matter how low the entity's Depth is, it is always rendered below FG Stylegrounds.
• Non-HUD entities are always affected by darkness, which is not ideal for this kind of entity.
• HUD entities have linear filtering, which prevents a simple 6x scale fix. Changing the SamplerState not only still doesn't look 100% pixelated under certain window scales such as 4x, but also requires ending the current SpriteBatch.

The current best fix is by rendering the entity as a styleground, which is something that would need a separate implementation for every single helper that intends on making pixelated HUD elements, so Everest PR it is.

Additional context

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[WEGFan]

DemoJameson/Celeste.StrawberryTool#9

Like this? It's rendered after level lighting, and before HUD elements, so it's not affected by level lighting, and it's also scaled without interpolations

[SunsetQuasar]

Exactly.

[SunsetQuasar]

add 1 more instance of me wanting this to exist :p