"Color" and "Color Mode" properties in the property animation api

[ArthurCose]

-- should support this for consistency
{
  property = "Color",
  value = { r = 0xAA, g = 0xBB, b = 0xCC, a = 0x00 }
}

-- alpha is optional
{
  property = "Color",
  value = { r = 0xAA, g = 0xBB, b = 0xCC }
}

-- optional direct number mode, it's inconsistent with the rest of the api, but might be worth implementing everywhere else
{
  property = "Color",
  value = 0xAABBCC00
}

A color mode would be necessary, might need similar interpolation rules as animation states. (floor)

{
  property = "Color Mode",
  value = "Multiply"
}

{
  property = "Color Mode",
  value = "Add"
}

Would need to store these values on actors and send them to joining players so everyone has a consistent final state.

[ArthurCose]

Not sure if we want a separate function for directly manipulating these values without animating / interpolation. Scaling and rotation of actions don't have a dedicated function either.

[TheMaverickProgrammer]

interpolating and other math libs sounds like a community contributed library to me. Not something we need to concern ourselves with in the server.

[ArthurCose]

Interpolation would be necessary within the client (and sent as a packet from the server), invincibility has an animated interpolating color effect. Handling it through a server library would require a packet sent every frame and may appear choppy from dropped / late packets.

[TheMaverickProgrammer]

Ah good point. I'll make a note on the client todos.