public static void setEntityOpacity(Entity ent, float val)
{
for (uint x = 0; x < ent.NumSubEntities; x++)
{
Mogre.MaterialPtr mat = ent.GetSubEntity(x).GetMaterial();
Technique t = mat.GetTechnique(0); // we are only bothering the fade with the first technique.
//t.SetSceneBlending(SceneBlendFactor.SBF_DEST_ALPHA, SceneBlendFactor.SBF_ONE_MINUS_DEST_COLOUR); //sweet color invert effect
t.SetSceneBlending(SceneBlendFactor.SBF_DEST_ALPHA, SceneBlendFactor.SBF_SOURCE_ALPHA); //works
t.SetDepthWriteEnabled(false);
t.SetSelfIllumination(ColourValue.Green);
t.SetAmbient(ColourValue.Green);
// iterate through passes and textureUnitStates, setting their opacity.
for (ushort p = 0; p < t.NumPasses; p++)
{
for (ushort s = 0; s < t.GetPass(p).NumTextureUnitStates; s++)
{
t.GetPass(p).GetTextureUnitState(s).SetAlphaOperation(LayerBlendOperationEx.LBX_MODULATE, LayerBlendSource.LBS_MANUAL, LayerBlendSource.LBS_CURRENT, val);
}
}
mat.Dispose();
}
}