Linerenderer in GZDOOM
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Linerenderer in GZDOOM
I'm currently a member of a dev team for a new game being made on GZDOOM. I've been researching how to draw a line between two Vector3s in GZDOOM, and the most common method (spawning particles along a line like A_RailAttack) just seems. so inefficient, and looks pretty terrible without using a ludicrous number of particles. People also seem to be rather adamant that a true linerenderer is impossible, but could it be achieved via a pixel shader? I'm sure there has to be a way, right? it just seems ridiculous that an engine built around lines couldnt render a line. Anyway, my question is: am i wasting my time by trying to create a real, honest to god linerenderer, or is there some way to get it to work? A method I've overlooked?