I have a top-down 2D where the sprites can partially overlap.
I would like that they overlap so that the sprite with the lowest y-value is drawn last and the one with the highest y-value is drawn first.
This would obviously change dynamicly based on the position of the player ( I guess changing it for the player alone would be enough ).
How can I accomplish this dynamic change in the draw-order?
Create a method that uses the y value for the layer.
You should first order the list:
Transform[] sprites; // You get them all in the start
Array.Sort(sprites, delegate(Transform go1, Transform go2) {
return go1.position.y.CompareTo(go2.position.y);
});
for(int i = 0; i < sprites.Length; i++){
SpriteRenderer sp = sprites*.GetComponent<SpriteRenderer>();*
sp.sortingOrder = i;
}
It might not be optimal to perform those eash frame, you’d rather call for those only when there is a movement of a sprite. You could use an event to trigger the call.
you can probably try using one of the object’s own axis to determine where the other axis needs to be, something like this :
this.transform.position.z = this.transform.position.y * 0.001;
be careful though because this method may cause objects to go beyond the rendering range of the camera, hence why i multiplied the y axis.
another way is to play around with the sorting order.
you can even access them by code, they’re a member of SpriteRenderer
hope that helped.