ZScript: Translations to/from colors?

[Major Cooke]

So, I'm aware that in order to properly transfer BloodColor to a color variable, it requires doing this:

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Color bl = (bloodcolor & 0xffffff);

But this leaves the question, what about translations? And the inverse, going from color to translation?

[Graf Zahl]

A color is not the same as a translation so there cannot be a conversion. The main problem with the blood color is that the translation index is stored in the alpha byte so dynamically adding new blood colors is simply not an option.

[Nash]

So there's really no way to make a spawned Actor match it's Spawner's BloodColor? Damn, what a bummer

[Major Cooke]

Damn...

[Graf Zahl]

So there's really no way to make a spawned Actor match it's Spawner's BloodColor? Damn, what a bummer

No, not right now, because the relevant parts are subject to rewrite because the imposed limit needs to be removed. Of course, if someone submits a PR with a native function doing the needed work I'd see no reason to reject it.

[Major Cooke]

Out of curiosity, could you describe what would need to be done a bit more thoroughly? Right now it looks like it's well above my skill but I am curious nonetheless.