MASK Types

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January 2024

From public/bspflags.h

// -----------------------------------------------------
// spatial content masks - used for spatial queries (traceline,etc.)
// -----------------------------------------------------
#define	MASK_ALL					        (0xFFFFFFFF)
// everything that is normally solid
#define	MASK_SOLID						(CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_MONSTER|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// everything that blocks player movement
#define	MASK_PLAYERSOLID				        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_PLAYERCLIP|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_MONSTER|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// blocks npc movement
#define	MASK_NPCSOLID					        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_MONSTERCLIP|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_MONSTER|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// water physics in these contents
#define	MASK_WATER						(CONTENTS_WATER|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_SLIME)
// everything that blocks lighting
#define	MASK_OPAQUE						(CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_OPAQUE)
// everything that blocks lighting, but with monsters added.
#define MASK_OPAQUE_AND_NPCS			                (MASK_OPAQUE|CONTENTS_MONSTER)
// everything that blocks line of sight for AI
#define MASK_BLOCKLOS					        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_BLOCKLOS)
// everything that blocks line of sight for AI plus NPCs
#define MASK_BLOCKLOS_AND_NPCS			                (MASK_BLOCKLOS|CONTENTS_MONSTER)
// everything that blocks line of sight for players
#define	MASK_VISIBLE					        (MASK_OPAQUE|CONTENTS_IGNORE_NODRAW_OPAQUE)
// everything that blocks line of sight for players, but with monsters added.
#define MASK_VISIBLE_AND_NPCS			                (MASK_OPAQUE_AND_NPCS|CONTENTS_IGNORE_NODRAW_OPAQUE)
// bullets see these as solid
#define	MASK_SHOT						(CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_MONSTER|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_DEBRIS|CONTENTS_HITBOX)
// non-raycasted weapons see this as solid (includes grates)
#define MASK_SHOT_HULL					        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_MONSTER|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_DEBRIS|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// hits solids (not grates) and passes through everything else
#define MASK_SHOT_PORTAL				        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_MONSTER)
// everything normally solid, except monsters (world+brush only)
#define MASK_SOLID_BRUSHONLY				        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// everything normally solid for player movement, except monsters (world+brush only)
#define MASK_PLAYERSOLID_BRUSHONLY			        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_PLAYERCLIP|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// everything normally solid for npc movement, except monsters (world+brush only)
#define MASK_NPCSOLID_BRUSHONLY				        (CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_MOVEABLE|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_MONSTERCLIP|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// just the world, used for route rebuilding
#define MASK_NPCWORLDSTATIC					(CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_MONSTERCLIP|CONTENTS_GRATE)
// These are things that can split areaportals
#define MASK_SPLITAREAPORTAL				        (CONTENTS_WATER|CONTENTS_SLIME)

// UNDONE: This is untested, any moving water
#define MASK_CURRENT						(CONTENTS_CURRENT_0|CONTENTS_CURRENT_90|CONTENTS_CURRENT_180|CONTENTS_CURRENT_270|CONTENTS_CURRENT_UP|CONTENTS_CURRENT_DOWN)

// everything that blocks corpse movement
// UNDONE: Not used yet / may be deleted
#define	MASK_DEADSOLID						(CONTENTS_SOLID|CONTENTS_PLAYERCLIP|CONTENTS_WINDOW|CONTENTS_GRATE)

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