Optional alpha compositing for lighting #3918
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Identify the Bug or Feature request
Refines #3817
Description of the Change
Based on testing feedback, there were several improvements that could be made to the new environmental lighting and lumens overlay.
Possible Drawbacks
Point-by-point:
Documentation Notes
Maps have a lighting style that can be configured when creating or editing a map.
The "Overlay" lighting style is useful for black & white or other simplified maps, as the lights will be drawn overtop of the map.
If we had instead used "Environmental" for this map, none of the light colours would show, because white is already completely illuminated:
The purpose of "Environmental" lighting style is for full-colour artwork maps, as it renders lights as though they are illuminating the map:
If we had instead used "Overlay", the map would look more washed out as the map is obscured by the lights instead of illuminated by them:
Release Notes
This change is