Fixing script

src/Location.cpp

@@ -890,14 +890,16 @@ namespace FRG
 	}
 
 	Character* Location::raycastNpcs(const Eigen::Vector3f& rayOrigin, const Eigen::Vector3f& rayDir, float maxDistance) {
-		// Every NPC is treated as a vertical cylinder: radius 1.0m, height 1.85m,
+		// Every NPC is treated as a vertical cylinder: radius 0.25m, height 1.6m,
 		// base at npc->position (the model's foot). Intersection = circle hit in the
 		// XZ plane, then clip the entry/exit t against the [yFoot, yFoot+height] slab.
-		static constexpr float NPC_CLICK_RADIUS = 1.0f;
+		static constexpr float NPC_CLICK_RADIUS = 0.25f;
-		static constexpr float NPC_CLICK_HEIGHT = 1.85f;
+		static constexpr float NPC_CLICK_HEIGHT = 1.6f;
+		static constexpr float NPC_PICK_EPSILON = 1e-6f;
 
 		Character* closestNpc = nullptr;
-		float closestDist = maxDistance;
+		float closestAngularDistanceSq = (std::numeric_limits<float>::max)();
+		float closestEntryDistance = maxDistance;
 
 		//logger() << "[RAYCAST_NPC] Starting raycast with " << npcs.size() << " npcs" << std::endl;
 
@@ -908,8 +910,11 @@ namespace FRG
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (!npcState->enabled) continue;
-			const float dx = rayOrigin.x() - npcState->position.x();
+			// Use the presentation position so the clickable volume follows the
-			const float dz = rayOrigin.z() - npcState->position.z();
+			// rendered character while it is being interpolated between ticks.
+			const Eigen::Vector3f npcPosition = npc->renderPosition();
+			const float dx = rayOrigin.x() - npcPosition.x();
+			const float dz = rayOrigin.z() - npcPosition.z();
 			const float a = rayDir.x() * rayDir.x() + rayDir.z() * rayDir.z();
 			if (a < 1e-6f) continue; // purely-vertical ray; not a real click case
 
@@ -922,28 +927,60 @@ namespace FRG
 			const float tNear = (-b - sqrtDisc) / (2.0f * a);
 			const float tFar  = (-b + sqrtDisc) / (2.0f * a);
 
-			float entryT = max(tNear, 0.1f);
+			float entryT = (std::max)(tNear, 0.1f);
 			float exitT  = tFar;
 
 			// Clip against the cylinder's vertical extent.
-			const float yMin = npcState->position.y();
+			const float yMin = npcPosition.y();
 			const float yMax = yMin + NPC_CLICK_HEIGHT;
 			if (std::abs(rayDir.y()) > 1e-6f) {
 				const float tYa = (yMin - rayOrigin.y()) / rayDir.y();
 				const float tYb = (yMax - rayOrigin.y()) / rayDir.y();
-				entryT = max(entryT, min(tYa, tYb));
+				entryT = (std::max)(entryT, (std::min)(tYa, tYb));
-				exitT  = min(exitT,  max(tYa, tYb));
+				exitT  = (std::min)(exitT,  (std::max)(tYa, tYb));
 			}
 			else if (rayOrigin.y() < yMin || rayOrigin.y() > yMax) {
 				continue; // horizontal ray passing above or below the cylinder
 			}
 
 			if (entryT > exitT) continue;
+			if (entryT > maxDistance) continue;
 
-			//logger() << "[RAYCAST_NPC]   " << npc->entityId() << " hit at t=" << entryT << std::endl;
+			// All candidates above are under the cursor. Resolve overlaps by
+			// projected cursor proximity rather than by whichever cylinder is
+			// entered first along the ray. The normalized perpendicular distance
+			// is an angular/screen-space approximation that remains comparable
+			// for NPCs at different depths.
+			const Eigen::Vector3f bodyCenter =
+				npcPosition + Eigen::Vector3f(0.0f, NPC_CLICK_HEIGHT * 0.5f, 0.0f);
+			const Eigen::Vector3f toBody = bodyCenter - rayOrigin;
+			const float bodyDepth = toBody.dot(rayDir);
+			if (bodyDepth <= NPC_PICK_EPSILON) continue;
+			const float perpendicularDistanceSq =
+				(toBody - rayDir * bodyDepth).squaredNorm();
+			const float angularDistanceSq =
+				perpendicularDistanceSq /
+				(std::max)(bodyDepth * bodyDepth, NPC_PICK_EPSILON);
 
-			if (entryT < closestDist) {
+			const bool betterAngularMatch =
-				closestDist = entryT;
+				angularDistanceSq <
+				closestAngularDistanceSq - NPC_PICK_EPSILON;
+			const bool equalAngularMatch =
+				std::abs(angularDistanceSq - closestAngularDistanceSq) <=
+				NPC_PICK_EPSILON;
+			const bool betterDepthTieBreak =
+				equalAngularMatch &&
+				(entryT < closestEntryDistance - NPC_PICK_EPSILON);
+			const bool equalDepthTieBreak =
+				equalAngularMatch &&
+				std::abs(entryT - closestEntryDistance) <= NPC_PICK_EPSILON;
+			const bool betterStableTieBreak =
+				equalDepthTieBreak &&
+				(!closestNpc || npc->entityId() < closestNpc->entityId());
+
+			if (betterAngularMatch || betterDepthTieBreak || betterStableTieBreak) {
+				closestEntryDistance = entryT;
+				closestAngularDistanceSq = angularDistanceSq;
 				closestNpc = npc.get();
 			}
 		}