A lot of drones in 1 square causes issues

[lich98]

when there are to many drones in a square they appear in a black box.

[mpete]

a lot of anything,missiles,moving weapon effects,blaster shots,stuff like that will cause black squares

[lich98]

ok thanks just making sure it wan't a problem

[knucracker]

It's a flash/air rendering limitation.  If a bunch of sprites stack, the transparency (alpha blending) stops and turns into a black rectangle.  I can't really do anything about it.  But, when I do most of my missions I try to avoid things that lead to massive stacking of units.

[lich98]

yes it was on a custom map.

[UpperKEES]

Do you have any idea how many sprites can safely be stacked so map makers can try to avoid this issue?

[knucracker]

It looks like the limit is 22 (24 raw objects, but the game space adds a couple of its own).  I forget what this limitation is referred to, so I can't manage to get many good google results.  I looked it up a long time ago, though.  You can stack 22 reactors in the map editor, then drag another unit over the top and watch the transparency "fail".

[lich98]

:) ok thanks