Deadly Dash directional fix + Additive Blending toggle.

Adventures in Lestoria/AdventuresInLestoria.cpp

@@ -1049,7 +1049,8 @@ void AiL::RenderWorld(float fElapsedTime){
 		Pixel playerCol{WHITE};
 		if(attackBuffs.size()>0)playerCol={255,uint8_t(255*abs(sin(1.4f*attackBuffs[0].duration))),uint8_t(255*abs(sin(1.4f*attackBuffs[0].duration)))};
 		else if(movespeedBuffs.size()>0)playerCol={uint8_t(255*abs(sin(2.f*movespeedBuffs[0].duration))),255,uint8_t(255*abs(sin(2.f*movespeedBuffs[0].duration)))};
-
+		if(player->IsUsingAdditiveBlending())SetDecalMode(DecalMode::ADDITIVE);
+		else SetDecalMode(DecalMode::NORMAL);
 		view.DrawPartialSquishedRotatedDecal(pos+vf2d{0,-player->GetZ()*(std::signbit(scale.y)?-1:1)},player->GetFrame().GetSourceImage()->Decal(),player->GetSpinAngle(),{12,12},player->GetFrame().GetSourceRect().pos,player->GetFrame().GetSourceRect().size,playerScale*scale,{1.f,player->ySquishFactor},playerCol);
 		SetDecalMode(DecalMode::NORMAL);
 		if(player->GetState()==State::BLOCK){

Adventures in Lestoria/Player.cpp

@@ -493,17 +493,23 @@ void Player::Update(float fElapsedTime){
 			deadlyDashAfterDashTimer-=fElapsedTime;
 			if(deadlyDashWaitTimer<=0.f){
 				deadlyDashWaitTimer=INFINITY;
+			}else
+			if(deadlyDashAdditiveBlendingToggleTimer<=0.f){
+				deadlyDashAdditiveBlendingToggleTimer=0.05f;
+				SetAdditiveBlending(!IsUsingAdditiveBlending());
 			}
 			if(deadlyDashAfterDashTimer<=0.f){
 				deadlyDashAfterDashTimer=INFINITY;
 				SoundEffect::PlaySFX("Deadly Dash",GetPos());
 				SetPos(deadlyDashEndingPos);
 				SetState(State::NORMAL);
+				SetAdditiveBlending(false);
 			}
 		}break;
 		default:{
 			spin_angle=0.f;
 			ySquishFactor=1.f;
+			SetAdditiveBlending(false);
 			//Update animations normally.
 			animation.UpdateState(internal_animState,fElapsedTime);
 		}
@@ -1642,3 +1648,11 @@ const float Player::GetModdedStatBonuses(std::string_view stat)const{
 const float Player::GetModdedStatBonuses(ItemAttribute stat)const{
 	return GetModdedStatBonuses(stat.ActualName());
 }
+
+void Player::SetAdditiveBlending(const bool additiveBlending){
+	renderedSpriteUsesAdditiveBlending=additiveBlending;
+}
+
+const bool Player::IsUsingAdditiveBlending()const{
+	return renderedSpriteUsesAdditiveBlending;
+}

Adventures in Lestoria/Player.h

@@ -283,6 +283,9 @@ public:
 	const float GetModdedStatBonuses(std::string_view stat)const;
 	//An all-in-one function that applies a stat plus any % modifiers the stat may have as well.
 	const float GetModdedStatBonuses(ItemAttribute stat)const;
+	//Flag to make the player character render using additive blending / normal blending.
+	void SetAdditiveBlending(const bool additiveBlending);
+	const bool IsUsingAdditiveBlending()const;
 private:
 	int hp="Warrior.BaseHealth"_I;
 	int mana="Player.BaseMana"_I;
@@ -357,6 +360,8 @@ private:
 	float deadlyDashWaitTimer{};
 	float deadlyDashAfterDashTimer{};
 	vf2d deadlyDashEndingPos{};
+	bool renderedSpriteUsesAdditiveBlending{false};
+	float deadlyDashAdditiveBlendingToggleTimer{};
 protected:
 	const float ATTACK_COOLDOWN="Warrior.Auto Attack.Cooldown"_F;
 	const float MAGIC_ATTACK_COOLDOWN="Wizard.Auto Attack.Cooldown"_F;