# Ghost Cursor in Quadrilateral Cowboy

Quadrilateral Cowboy features a ghost cursor for item placement. The cursor uses tracelines to determine what the player is looking at. It initially spawns in front of the player, then snaps to ground surfaces.

https://blendogames.com/news/post/2013-01-02-qc-dev-001-ghost-cursor/

Image: https://blendogames.com/news/images/2013/01/placer_ghost.png

Image: https://blendogames.com/news/images/2013/01/placer_traceline.png

Image: https://blendogames.com/news/images/2013/01/placer_tracelinehit.png

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Created: 2026-10-25T01:12:20.366451+00:00

Last edited: 2026-10-25T01:12:20.366451+00:00

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Original source: https://blendogames.com/news/post/2013-01-02-qc-dev-001-ghost-cursor/