[Other Question] Dark map light around trainers

[Vxpor]

I am currently in development for my Pokemon fangame and I have trainers in a dark map, but you can't see the trainers. I want to make it so the trainers have the same circle of light around them that the player does. I researched and couldn't find much on this. Is this possible to do?

 

[Golisopod User]

The Dark Map draws a circular overlay on the screen above all elements like tiles and sprites.

The circle thing should be doable but then you're gonna have to make some edits to bring down the z-value of the dark map overlay and make some edits to the Sprite_Character to draw a glow around the trainers (similar to how Overworld Shadows handle that), but set it up in such a way to display above the dark map overlay.

It seems like too much work imo for a niche feature not very many people will appreciate. Also it draws away from the challenge of a dark map because you don't know where you're going and what you're gonna encounter, but the halo makes this very easy.