Improve visibility of building placement preview.

OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Buildings/ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview.cs

@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public readonly bool OverridePaletteIsPlayerPalette = true;
 
 		[Desc("Footprint types to draw underneath the actor preview.")]
-		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintUnderPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.None;
+		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintUnderPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.Valid | PlaceBuildingCellType.LineBuild;
 
 		[Desc("Footprint types to draw above the actor preview.")]
-		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintOverPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.Valid | PlaceBuildingCellType.LineBuild | PlaceBuildingCellType.Invalid;
+		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintOverPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.Invalid;
 
 		protected override IPlaceBuildingPreview CreatePreview(WorldRenderer wr, ActorInfo ai, TypeDictionary init)
 		{

OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Buildings/SequencePlaceBuildingPreview.cs

@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public readonly bool SequencePaletteIsPlayerPalette = true;
 
 		[Desc("Footprint types to draw underneath the actor preview.")]
-		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintUnderPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.None;
+		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintUnderPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.Valid | PlaceBuildingCellType.LineBuild;
 
 		[Desc("Footprint types to draw above the actor preview.")]
-		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintOverPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.Valid | PlaceBuildingCellType.LineBuild | PlaceBuildingCellType.Invalid;
+		public readonly PlaceBuildingCellType FootprintOverPreview = PlaceBuildingCellType.Invalid;
 
 		protected override IPlaceBuildingPreview CreatePreview(WorldRenderer wr, ActorInfo ai, TypeDictionary init)
 		{

mods/cnc/rules/campaign-palettes.yaml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ^Palettes:
 	-PlayerColorPalette:
+	-PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
 	IndexedPlayerPalette:
 		BasePalette: terrain
 		RemapIndex: 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@
 			GDI: 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191
 			Nod: 161, 200, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 12, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 115, 198, 114
 			Neutral: 192, 164, 132, 155, 133, 197, 112, 12, 163, 132, 155, 133, 134, 197, 154, 198
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@Placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		Alpha: 0.65
+		BasePalette: player
 
 ^Vehicle:
 	RenderSprites:

mods/cnc/rules/defaults.yaml

@@ -700,6 +700,7 @@
 		Dimensions: 1,1
 		Footprint: x
 	ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+		OverridePalette: placebuilding
 	SoundOnDamageTransition:
 		DamagedSounds: xplos.aud
 		DestroyedSounds: crumble.aud

mods/cnc/rules/palettes.yaml

@@ -123,3 +123,7 @@
 	RotationPaletteEffect@water:
 		ExcludePalettes: effect, chrome
 		RotationBase: 32
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		Alpha: 0.65
+		BasePalette: player

mods/cnc/rules/structures.yaml

@@ -507,6 +507,10 @@ WEAP:
 	Power:
 		Amount: -40
 	ProvidesPrerequisite@buildingname:
+	-ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+	SequencePlaceBuildingPreview:
+		Sequence: place
+		SequencePalette: placebuilding
 
 HPAD:
 	Inherits: ^BaseBuilding
@@ -909,6 +913,10 @@ SAM:
 		Amount: -20
 	BodyOrientation:
 		UseClassicFacingFudge: True
+	-ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+	SequencePlaceBuildingPreview:
+		Sequence: place
+		SequencePalette: placebuilding
 
 OBLI:
 	Inherits: ^Defense

mods/cnc/sequences/structures.yaml

@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ weap:
 		Start: 10
 		Length: 10
 		ZOffset: -1024
+	place: weapmake
+		Start: 19
 	make: weapmake
 		Length: *
 		Tick: 80
@@ -496,6 +498,8 @@ sam:
 	dead:
 		Start: 128
 		Tick: 800
+	place:
+		Start: 0
 	make: sammake
 		Length: 20
 		Tick: 30

mods/d2k/rules/campaign-palettes.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	-PlayerColorPalette:
 	-PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@deviatorgas:
 	-PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@cloak:
+	-PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
 	IndexedPlayerPalette:
 		BasePalette: d2k
 		BaseName: player
@@ -25,3 +26,7 @@
 		BaseName: cloak
 		BasePalette: player
 		Alpha: 0.55
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@Placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		BasePalette: player
+		Alpha: 0.65

mods/d2k/rules/defaults.yaml

@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@
 		TerrainTypes: Rock, Concrete
 		BuildSounds: BUILD1.WAV
 	ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+		OverridePalette: placebuilding
 	RequiresBuildableArea:
 		AreaTypes: building
 		Adjacent: 3

mods/d2k/rules/palettes.yaml

@@ -84,3 +84,7 @@
 		BaseName: cloak
 		BasePalette: player
 		Alpha: 0.55
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		BasePalette: player
+		Alpha: 0.65

mods/ra/rules/campaign-palettes.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ^Palettes:
 	-PlayerColorPalette:
 	-PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@cloak:
+	-PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
 	IndexedPlayerPalette:
 		BasePalette: player
 		BaseName: player
@@ -22,3 +23,7 @@
 		BaseName: cloak
 		BasePalette: player
 		Alpha: 0.55
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@Placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		BasePalette: player
+		Alpha: 0.65

mods/ra/rules/defaults.yaml

@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@
 		BuildSounds: placbldg.aud, build5.aud
 		UndeploySounds: cashturn.aud
 	ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+		OverridePalette: placebuilding
 	RequiresBuildableArea:
 		AreaTypes: building
 	SoundOnDamageTransition:

mods/ra/rules/fakes.yaml

@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ WEAF:
 		HP: 150000
 	Armor:
 		Type: Wood
+	-ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+	SequencePlaceBuildingPreview:
+		Sequence: place
+		SequencePalette: placebuilding
 
 DOMF:
 	Inherits: ^FakeBuilding

mods/ra/rules/palettes.yaml

@@ -119,3 +119,7 @@
 	ChronoshiftPaletteEffect:
 	FlashPaletteEffect@NUKE:
 		Type: Nuke
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		BasePalette: player
+		Alpha: 0.65

mods/ra/rules/structures.yaml

@@ -1073,6 +1073,10 @@ WEAP:
 		ReferencePoint: Top
 		ZOffset: 256
 		RequiresCondition: primary
+	-ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+	SequencePlaceBuildingPreview:
+		Sequence: place
+		SequencePalette: placebuilding
 
 FACT:
 	Inherits: ^Building
@@ -1243,6 +1247,10 @@ PROC:
 		Type: Rectangle
 			TopLeft: -1536, 598
 			BottomRight: -512, 1280
+	-ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
+	SequencePlaceBuildingPreview:
+		Sequence: idle
+		SequencePalette: placebuilding
 
 SILO:
 	Inherits: ^Building

mods/ra/sequences/structures.yaml

@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ weap:
 	idle:
 	damaged-idle:
 		Start: 1
+	place: weapmake
+		Start: 14
 	make: weapmake
 		Length: *
 	build-top: weap3

mods/ts/rules/defaults.yaml

@@ -318,8 +318,11 @@
 		TerrainTypes: Clear, Rough, Road, DirtRoad, Green, Sand, Pavement
 		UndeploySounds: cashturn.aud
 	ActorPreviewPlaceBuildingPreview:
-		Palette: placebuilding
+		Palette: placefootprint
 		LineBuildSegmentPalette: placelinesegment
+		OverridePalette: placebuilding
+		FootprintUnderPreview: Valid, LineBuild, Invalid
+		FootprintOverPreview: None
 	RequiresBuildableArea:
 		AreaTypes: building
 		Adjacent: 4
@@ -470,7 +473,7 @@
 		TerrainTypes: Clear, Rough, Road, DirtRoad, Green, Sand, Pavement
 		UndeploySounds: cashturn.aud
 	FootprintPlaceBuildingPreview:
-		Palette: placebuilding
+		Palette: placefootprint
 		LineBuildSegmentPalette: placelinesegment
 	RequiresBuildableArea:
 		AreaTypes: building
@@ -520,8 +523,7 @@
 		BuildSounds: place2.aud
 		UndeploySounds: cashturn.aud
 	FootprintPlaceBuildingPreview:
-		Palette: placebuilding
+		Palette: placefootprint
-		LineBuildSegmentPalette: placelinesegment
 	KillsSelf:
 		RemoveInstead: true
 	RenderSprites:

mods/ts/rules/palettes.yaml

@@ -123,14 +123,6 @@
 		G: 0
 		B: 0
 		A: 180
-	PaletteFromPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
-		Name: placebuilding
-		BasePalette: ra
-		Alpha: 0.75
-	PaletteFromPaletteWithAlpha@placelinesegment:
-		Name: placelinesegment
-		BasePalette: ra
-		Alpha: 0.4
 	TSShroudPalette@shroud:
 		Name: shroud
 	VoxelNormalsPalette@normals:
@@ -149,6 +141,18 @@
 	PlayerColorPalette:
 		BasePalette: player
 		RemapIndex: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
+	PaletteFromPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
+		Name: placefootprint
+		BasePalette: ra
+		Alpha: 0.7
+	PaletteFromPaletteWithAlpha@placelinesegment:
+		Name: placelinesegment
+		BasePalette: ra
+		Alpha: 0.5
+	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@placebuilding:
+		BaseName: placebuilding
+		BasePalette: player
+		Alpha: 0.55
 	PaletteFromPlayerPaletteWithAlpha@cloak:
 		BaseName: cloak
 		BasePalette: player

mods/ts/rules/world.yaml

@@ -376,5 +376,5 @@ EditorWorld:
 	EditorActorLayer:
 	EditorResourceLayer:
 	EditorSelectionLayer:
-		Palette: placebuilding
+		Palette: placefootprint
 	LoadWidgetAtGameStart: