Shadows and EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL

[GrigoriosSokratis]

Hi I'm trying to do some realistic street lines with EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL which blend perfectly and it looks great; however there's an issue; Irrlicht doesn't cast any shadows on EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL textured object.

Though, it does cast shadows on EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF textured objects; I don't like the results since it doesn't blend with the rest of the asphalt as in the case of EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL; with the former it looks somewhat...sharp or cartoon like; while with the latter it's great but with no shadows .

So, I've tried looking for a myriad of solutions with no positive outcomes as for yet; (including shaders).

Do you know of any workaround to make this possible;

Any help appreciated; thank you in advance.

[BlindSide]

I suppose I could add support for EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL in my XEffects package if there is enough interest...

[hybrid]

Shadows are not drawn on transparent materials. The _REF material is not really transparent, because it doesn't blend with the background. Hence, it is handled in the solid pass, onto which shadows are drawn.

[GrigoriosSokratis]

I suppose I could add support for EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL in my XEffects package if there is enough interest...

Do you think it is possible to add a shader which could make that possible for opengl, if added would be great.