Beam weapons

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:11 am

Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Jul 31 2008, 07:03 PM) It's also just a plain old blue block as the texture.

I plan on having a spiffy texture - If I can get the transparency working, it'll actually have two layers. A 'base' layer and then a 'lightning'-y layer on top of that.

EDIT: And for those curious about the flamethrower:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v309/And...rower_Miner.flv

why can't the beam weapon use multiple layers? Is it because it is a 3D object?

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:12 am

Well, what I'm currently trying out is a core tube of a solid color with three additional objects above it (1 at 110% size, one at 120% size, one at 130% size), with different colored 'lightning' effects. Should make it a bit more interesting than just plain old 'TUBE!'

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:13 am

Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Jul 31 2008, 08:12 PM) Well, what I'm currently trying out is a core tube of a solid color with three additional objects above it (1 at 110% size, one at 120% size, one at 130% size), with different colored 'lightning' effects. Should make it a bit more interesting than just plain old 'TUBE!'

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beeman · Post by **beeman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:19 am

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ooooohhhhh *raises hand*
what about the outer tubes with different lighting appear and disappear giving it a pulsating effect

oooooohhhhh*gets out of seat*
hat about a thin "helical coil" that goes around the tube and then is repeatedly replaced by helicical coils either wrapping in a different directions or moving relative to the core to give it a "ghostbusters" ray effect.

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:35 am

Not going to happen. Only lights that Alleg supports are those blinking ones on ships. And I can't time their blinking.

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:38 am

fishbone wrote:QUOTE (fishbone @ Jul 31 2008, 08:19 PM) ooooohhhhh *raises hand*
what about the outer tubes with different lighting appear and disappear giving it a pulsating effect

oooooohhhhh*gets out of seat*
hat about a thin "helical coil" that goes around the tube and then is repeatedly replaced by helicical coils either wrapping in a different directions or moving relative to the core to give it a "ghostbusters" ray effect.

I meant "lightning" - was referring to your previous post.

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:58 am

You can't animate tetures

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:23 am

Andon wrote:QUOTE (Andon @ Jul 31 2008, 08:58 PM) You can't animate tetures

oh, the lightning effects were textures....nevermind.

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:28 am

Nothing can be animated in Alleg anyway

beeman · Post by **beeman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:40 am

hmmm...you said the objects have a lifetime, right? So if you create an object in one place with a short lifetime, then create a new one displaced in space when the previous one's lifetime is over....repeat...is that not animation?