Added config flag Debug.OutOfBodyExperience that allows you to spawn and view a player from a third person perspective, without the active camera being changed.

src/Engine/Rendering/RenderSystem.cpp

@@ -47,16 +47,8 @@ void RenderSystem::fillSprites(std::list<std::shared_ptr<RenderJob>>& jobs, Worl
             continue;
         }
        
-
         EntityWrapper entity(world, cSprite.EntityID);
-
-        // Only render children of a camera if that camera is currently active
-        if (isChildOfACamera(entity) && !isChildOfCurrentCamera(entity)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // Hide things parented to local player if they have the HiddenFromLocalPlayer component
-        if (entity.HasComponent("HiddenForLocalPlayer") && (entity == m_LocalPlayer || entity.IsChildOf(m_LocalPlayer))) {
+        if (!isEntityVisible(entity)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -85,6 +77,23 @@ void RenderSystem::fillSprites(std::list<std::shared_ptr<RenderJob>>& jobs, Worl
     }
 }
 
+bool RenderSystem::isEntityVisible(EntityWrapper& entity)
+{
+
+    // Only render children of a camera if that camera is currently active
+    if (isChildOfACamera(entity) && !isChildOfCurrentCamera(entity)) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Hide things parented to local player if they have the HiddenFromLocalPlayer component
+    bool outOfBodyExperience = ResourceManager::Load<ConfigFile>("Config.ini")->Get<bool>("Debug.OutOfBodyExperience", false);
+    if (entity.HasComponent("HiddenForLocalPlayer") && (entity == m_LocalPlayer || entity.IsChildOf(m_LocalPlayer)) && !outOfBodyExperience) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool RenderSystem::isChildOfACamera(EntityWrapper entity)
 {
     return entity.FirstParentWithComponent("Camera").Valid();
@@ -112,13 +121,7 @@ void RenderSystem::fillModels(RenderScene::Queues &Jobs)
             continue;
         }
 
-        // Only render children of a camera if that camera is currently active
-        if (isChildOfACamera(entity) && !isChildOfCurrentCamera(entity)) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        // Hide things parented to local player if they have the HiddenFromLocalPlayer component
-        if ((entity.HasComponent("HiddenForLocalPlayer") || entity.FirstParentWithComponent("HiddenForLocalPlayer").Valid()) && (entity == m_LocalPlayer || entity.IsChildOf(m_LocalPlayer))) {
+        if (!isEntityVisible(entity)) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -299,6 +302,11 @@ void RenderSystem::fillText(std::list<std::shared_ptr<RenderJob>>& jobs, World*
             continue;
         }
 
+        EntityWrapper entity(world, textComponent.EntityID);
+        if (!isEntityVisible(entity)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         Font* font;
         try {
             font = ResourceManager::Load<Font>(resource);