thanks bchandark, kamikai having seperate type of water for electrolysis would also be kinda desperate.. re the heater solid, how about an indestructable solid that heats when sparked? Element? although, building suitable heaters out of materials available is a fun challenge..
Basically, when it touches metal or anything conductive, it converts into electricity, therefore, it's non-renewable.
This way we can have realistic batteries and I guess temporary power, because if you spark something, it will go until the end and disappear, and if you use battery or loop the spark, it goes on forever with no stop.
So like, let's say you drop 5 pixels of battery acid on a piece of metal, each one turns to a pixel of spark and disappears.
ZebraineZ Use a switch that turns on in the beginning and turn it off how ever many frames after your desired number of sparks come through (use battery). Or use HolyExLxf's amplifiers
Yeah but that is the thing, that's still sort of preset, I want something that is a bit more random/temporary and natural.
This way we can make REAL batteries that run out once the 'juice' is gone, and you could make different powered acid so that one pixel of battery acid 'x3' would be 3 sparks...get it? This is sort of how some batteries work in real life (this isn't real life I know but for example cheap batteries vs good quality ones), same size more/less juice.
Wouldn't your way be preset also, since the user defines the number of sparks? It's pretty easy with switch, and I don't see any benefits with your idea.
Ok about Solar Panel it is good idea about element that generate current when absorbing photons....good for electronics and one generating photons under current.