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float angle(Vector3 a, Vector3 b) { float result = 0 if b.y <= 0 { result = -1 - dotProduct(a, b) } if b.y > 0 { result = 1 + dotProduct(a, b) } return result }

If you do this, then you must be sure that vectors a and b is normalized. Depending on how many asset queries will be needed that may be too expensive.

And this will make asset creating a bit more difficult. Because, let's say you want hero asset that faces 45 degree direction. That is in "middle" of 0 and 1. But in your case it is not 0.5. It is 0.7071 = cos(pi/4). For angle variant what is used in stream it is easy - middle of 0 and pi/2 is pi/4.

Also to avoid branches do this:

1	result = sign(b.y) * (1 + dot(a,b))

This assuming sign returns only -1 or +1, but never 0.