KSP-DepthMask/DepthMask/ModuleDepthMask.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Serialization;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

namespace DepthMask {
    public class ModuleDepthMask : PartModule {
        // The name of the transform that has your mask mesh. The only strictly required property
        [KSPField] public string maskTransform = "";

        [KSPField] public string bodyTransform = "";

        // The name of the depth mask shader
        [KSPField] public string shaderName = "DepthMask";

        // The render queue value for the mesh, should be less than maskRenderQueue
        [KSPField] public int meshRenderQueue = 1000;

        // the render queue value for the mask, should be less than 2000
        [KSPField] public int maskRenderQueue = 1999;


        // depth mask object transforms
        public List<Transform> maskTransformObjects;

        // body object transform
        public List<Transform> bodyTransformObjects;

        // depth mask shader object
        public Shader depthShader;


        public override void OnStart(StartState state) {
            base.OnStart(state);
            UpdateAllMaterials();

            // the part variant system is implemented extremely stupidly
            // so we have to make this whole module more complicated as a result
            GameEvents.onVariantApplied.Add(OnVariantApplied);
            GameEvents.onPartRepaired.Add(OnPartRepaired);
        }


        private void OnDestroy() {
            GameEvents.onVariantApplied.Remove(OnVariantApplied);
            GameEvents.onPartRepaired.Remove(OnPartRepaired);
        }


        public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode node) {
            base.OnLoad(node);

            if (HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor || HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsFlight) return;

            this.maskTransformObjects = new List<Transform>();
            this.bodyTransformObjects = new List<Transform>();

            foreach (string name in maskTransform.Split(',')) {
                var trimmed = name.Trim();
                var transforms = base.part.FindModelTransforms(trimmed);
                if (transforms.Length == 0) {
                    this.LogError($"Can't find any mask transforms named {trimmed}");
                }

                this.maskTransformObjects.AddRange(transforms);
            }

            if (this.maskTransformObjects.Count == 0) {
                this.LogError($"Can't find any mask transforms");
                return;
            }

            if (bodyTransform.Length == 0) {
                this.bodyTransformObjects.Add(base.part.partTransform);
            } else {
                foreach (string name in bodyTransform.Split(',')) {
                    var trimmed = name.Trim();
                    var transforms = base.part.FindModelTransforms(trimmed);
                    if (transforms.Length == 0) {
                        this.LogError($"Can't find any body transforms named {trimmed}");
                    }

                    this.bodyTransformObjects.AddRange(transforms);
                }
            }

            if (this.bodyTransformObjects.Count == 0) {
                this.LogError($"Can't find any body transforms");
                return;
            }

            this.depthShader = Shader.Find(shaderName);
            if (this.depthShader == null) {
                this.LogError($"Can't find shader {shaderName}");
                return;
            }
        }


        public void OnVariantApplied(Part appliedPart, PartVariant variant) {
            // I dont know why changing part variants resets all the materials to their as-loaded state, but it does
            if (appliedPart == this.part) UpdateAllMaterials();
        }

        public void OnPartRepaired(Part repairedPart) {
            // Part repair resets part of the mesh from the prefab, so it needs to be reapplied
            if (repairedPart == this.part) UpdateAllMaterials();
        }

        private void UpdateAllMaterials() {
            var renderers = new List<Renderer>();
            foreach (var body in bodyTransformObjects) {
                renderers.AddRange(body.GetComponentsInChildren<Renderer>(true));
            }

            foreach (var renderer in renderers) {
                var queue = renderer.material.renderQueue;
                if (queue <= maskRenderQueue) continue;
                queue = meshRenderQueue + ((queue - 2000) / 2);
                renderer.material.renderQueue = queue;
            }

            foreach (var maskObject in maskTransformObjects) {
                var renderer = maskObject.GetComponent<Renderer>();
                renderer.material.shader = depthShader;
                renderer.material.renderQueue = maskRenderQueue;
            }
        }

        private void LogError(string message) {
            Debug.LogError($"[{part.partInfo?.name ?? part.name} {this.GetType()}] {message}");
        }
    }
}