@GAPDaTsar (View Post)

the code from my first post is still working with normal tpt (83.0).. idk if it works with the current beta. could be that the free element slot BRAN have been taken out and/or that Lua is not fully implemented yet.

@lorddeath (View Post)

copy the code into your editor and save it as "neon.lua". then add the following to your autorun.lua or type it into the console:

dofile("neon.lua")

you should find NEON in the gas section then.

@GAPDaTsar (View Post)

the BRAN i used is not the life element.. it is called BRAN too but it is a free, not used element slot.

look at this post for a better explanation @jacob1 (View Post).

follow the description above and try it again, it should work without any problems.

here is the code again (without graphics funktion):tpt.el.bran.menu=1
tpt.el.bran.enabled=1
tpt.el.bran.menusection=5

tpt.el.bran.name="NEON"
tpt.el.bran.description="Neon gas - glows in contact with electricity"
tpt.el.bran.color=0x00242424
tpt.el.bran.gravity=0
tpt.el.bran.diffusion=1
tpt.el.bran.advection=2
tpt.el.bran.properties=0x4828
tpt.el.bran.flammable=0
tpt.el.bran.heat=295
tpt.el.bran.weight=0
tpt.el.bran.airloss=1

local colour={0xFFAA0000,0xFFFF6600,0xFFFFFF00,0xFF00FF00,0xFF00FFFF,0xFF0000FF,0xFF9900CC}
local none=0x00242424

function neon(i,x,y,s,n)
    if tpt.get_property("tmp",i)== 0 then
        tpt.set_property("tmp",1,i)
    end
    if tpt.get_property("tmp2",i)== 1 then
        tpt.set_property("life",150+math.random(0,20),i)
        tpt.set_property("tmp2",0,i)
    end
    if tpt.parts[i].life<=0 then
        tpt.set_property("dcolour",none,i)
    end
end

function neonsprk(i,x,y,s,n)
local ntmp=tpt.get_property("tmp",tpt.el.bran.id)
type=tpt.get_property("ctype",x+math.random(-1,1),y+math.random(-1,1))
    if tpt.get_property("ctype",i)==tpt.el.bran.id then
        if tpt.get_property("tmp",i)==ntmp then
            tpt.set_property("dcolour",colour[ntmp],i)
            tpt.set_property("tmp2",1,i)
        end
        if tpt.get_property("tmp",i)==8 then
            tpt.set_property("dcolour",colour[math.random(1,7)],i)
            tpt.set_property("tmp2",1,i)
        end
    end
end

tpt.element_func(neon,tpt.el.bran.id)
tpt.element_func(neonsprk,tpt.el.sprk.id)

@lorddeath (View Post)

not a new folder, a new .lua

copy the code into your editor, save it as neon.lua and put the neon.lua into your TPT directory. then open TPT and type dofile("neon.lua") into the console.