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Honestly, I'm not sure where the issue lies. I have taken your image and tested it with STSM and I get this much more sensible result.
I would recommend you use this slope, STSM cannot deal with overhangs but I cannot guarantee that it will fix your issue.
I assume you're already using the most recent version of the tool? If not, download it again.
It is no longer just possible, it is done. Check out this tutorial I made on how to.
https://mrlevrocks.itch.io/mode7/devlog/812974/how-to-add-billboards-to-mode-7-s...
I have make a quick tutorial on how to make billboards using the code already included in the shader code examples. It's pretty easy, actually.
https://mrlevrocks.itch.io/mode7/devlog/812974/how-to-add-billboards-to-mode-7-s...
Normalizing depth might be a bit harder but what you could do is pass the calculated height from the draw event into a defined variable and then set that in the end step event. Tell me if that works.
God, it's been so long since I touched this but it should be possible. I'll have to look into the code again to tell you how to calculate the relative coordinates of a billboard object so that you can place it accurately.
As for depth, it should be relative to the calculated y coordinate of an object but I didn't implement it because I struggled with it myself. Should I figure it out, I could get back to you.
It should be possible to make billboarded sprites. That's how the car in the demo is made. But to get proper projection, the relative position of an object to the camera would have to be calculated first. There's some code already in the shader package you can buy but I didn't implement any billboarded sprites (other than the player).
You know, I never really considered throwing my tools into VirusTotal before. Checking it, it seems to trip a few trojan detectors and I don't know if I can do anything about that. The tool needs to write/read data else it wouldn't be able to do what it's supposed to do. If it makes you feels safer, you can run the JAR file without needing the executable by opening a console and entering the following line into it.
java -jar [JAR location]
Funnily, looking up the "detected viruses", someone had the same false positive playing Bridge Constructor: Portal a few years back.