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.

include/Engine/Rendering/RenderSystem.h

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "../Core/EPlayerSpawned.h"
 #include "../Core/Octree.h"
 #include "../Collision/EntityAABB.h"
+#include "../Core/ConfigFile.h"
 
 class RenderSystem : public ImpureSystem
 {
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ private:
     void fillDirectionalLights(std::list<std::shared_ptr<RenderJob>>& jobs, World* world);
     void fillLight(std::list<std::shared_ptr<RenderJob>>& jobs);
     void fillSprites(std::list<std::shared_ptr<RenderJob>>& jobs, World* world);
+
+    bool isEntityVisible(EntityWrapper& entity);
+
     bool isChildOfACamera(EntityWrapper entity);
     bool isChildOfCurrentCamera(EntityWrapper entity);
 };

resources/DefaultConfig.ini

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ LoadMap=
 ; if true -> Pool allocation is not used when calling Allocate/Free, just use regular dynamic allocation. 
 ; if false -> Use pool allocation.
 DisableMemoryPool=false
+EditorEnabled=false
+OutOfBodyExperience=false
 
 [Editor]
 CameraSpeed=3

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);
-
+        if (!isEntityVisible(entity)) {
-        // 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))) {
             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 (!isEntityVisible(entity)) {
-        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))) {
             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);

src/Game/Systems/PlayerSpawnSystem.cpp

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ bool PlayerSpawnSystem::OnPlayerSpawned(Events::PlayerSpawned& e)
 
     // Set the camera to the correct entity
     EntityWrapper cameraEntity = e.Player.FirstChildByName("Camera");
-    if (cameraEntity.Valid()) {
+    bool outOfBodyExperience = ResourceManager::Load<ConfigFile>("Config.ini")->Get<bool>("Debug.OutOfBodyExperience", false);
+    if (cameraEntity.Valid() && !outOfBodyExperience) {
         Events::SetCamera e;
         e.CameraEntity = cameraEntity;
         m_EventBroker->Publish(e);

tools/deploy.bat

@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ MKLINK "%DeployLocation%\Schema\" "resources\Schema" /J
 RMDIR /S /Q "%DeployLocation%\Shaders"
 MKLINK "%DeployLocation%\Shaders\" "resources\Shaders" /J
 :: Configuration files
+DEL "%DeployLocation%\DefaultConfig.ini"
 MKLINK "%DeployLocation%\DefaultConfig.ini" "resources\DefaultConfig.ini" /H
+DEL "%DeployLocation%\DefaultInput.ini"
 MKLINK "%DeployLocation%\DefaultInput.ini" "resources\DefaultInput.ini" /H
 
 :: Platform specific binaries