Cloak Disappearing/Reappearing

[Hesmiyu 491]

Heyy guys, while previewing this part of my animation, while this sphere is expanding, the cloak disappears until the camera is within the sphere, any ideas on how to stop it?

 

[Wowman 357]

idk, try going to that frame and check the body part to see if the alpha might have accidently put down to 0

[Hesmiyu 491]

The sphere's alpha is at 9%, but cloak keyframes hadn't been changed since start of animation, the cape rig behind cloak isn't affected. Both the cloak and cape rig are attached to same body part

Edited February 25, 2014 by Hesmiyu

[EndahGurl 2k]

I suspect it's because the camera can't 'see' the cloak through the sphere.

[Hesmiyu 491]

I suspect it's because the camera can't 'see' the cloak through the sphere.

But it can see the cape though.

[RedcapCreations 2.1k]

Make the cloak a 3D item? I had a glitch like this before were if a block was set to lower than 50% alpha or something, it would make other blocks and characters go invisible but not items

[Hesmiyu 491]

The cloak side is already a 3D item. It's Ayhay's Cloak Rig

Edited February 25, 2014 by Hesmiyu

[EndahGurl 2k]

But it can see the cape though.

Welp. then... I dunno.

[Hesmiyu 491]

Think i may know the problem. I think the sphere ,although parented to the body' is expanding from "within" the cloak. Not sure how though.

[Shane 2.8k]

Uncheck "Hide Backfaces"

if it didn't help then idk

[Hesmiyu 491]

Uncheck "Hide Backfaces"

if it didn't help then idk

I don't have the back faces hidden, Only thing checked in graphical options is show framerate.

[Ayhay 2.4k]

As we discussed in PM, it is a bug and I have spoke to David and hopefully it may be fixed, the issue:

David:

basically, something with lower alpha must be drawn after something with higher alpha, or the higher alpha thing will disappear

 

For now I can only think you make the sphere 0% alpha until after it has passed the camera, or there is none that goes past the camera. 

[Hesmiyu 491]

Can't really do that as it's a magic 'shield' which is expanding from within the character. I could let the disappearing/reappearing part stay in, making it a little quirky spot

[Elephantman14 122]

Can't really do that as it's a magic 'shield' which is expanding from within the character. I could let the disappearing/reappearing part stay in, making it a little quirky spot

So i know Im late on this but you could use camera angles so you cant see the cloak dissapear

[ClokMaus 286]

Happened to me a lot. It's a transparency issue. If I move a character's torso transparency to say... 50%, then all 'faces' of arms and legs that are touching the torso will glitch out and go invisible, and the arms will look flat in a ways. It can be fixed easily, look at Ayhay's post up there, tells a pretty simple explanation to it.

[Hesmiyu 491]

Happened to me a lot. It's a transparency issue. If I move a character's torso transparency to say... 50%, then all 'faces' of arms and legs that are touching the torso will glitch out and go invisible, and the arms will look flat in a ways. It can be fixed easily, look at Ayhay's post up there, tells a pretty simple explanation to it.

The animation which is was concerned with has long since been completed and uploaded, but it was just the cloak rig that was having the trouble, not the cape ring attached to same body part