New Element

  • sonata73
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Tungsten. (TNGS) It would glow in contact with electricity. Now, before you bash on it, it could be used as an indicator for electric charges. Also, think about the "usefulness" of other elements, like soap. TNGS would be very bright, and would make light-making easier and more efficient. 
  • jenn4
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    You can easily make this with already existing elements. SOAP is "test" of different motion code, that could make moving solids.
  • sonata73
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Tell me how to make an electroluminescent object that is not E-Wall. 

  • jenn4
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    @sonata73 (View Post)
    LCRY + deco + general knowledge of electronics = exactly what you want.
  • billion57
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    Use:

             DMND DMND DMND
    METL PLSM PLSM PLSM METL
             DMND DMND DMND

    Make sure PLSM has high life and low temp.
  • boxmein
    26th Mar 2012 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    @sonata73 (View Post)
    NBLE+Spark.
    Big block of METL + Spark.
    ETRD cube + Spark.
    LCRY/HSWC/PUMP/GPMP/SWCH/PCLN + Spark.
    LCRY with DECO + Spark.
  • sonata73
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
    I've tried the plasma method numerous times, but it ends up with a grainy lighting effect. And it would be nice to have an element that doesn't require decoration to glow. Tungsten wouldn't melt the metal either, something that noble gas does. Plus, it would be extremely bright. 
  • billion57
    26th Mar 2012 Member 0 Permalink
              METL METL METL METL METL
    NSCN PCLN PCLN PCLN PCLN PCLN PSCN
    METL FIRE  FIRE  FIRE   FIRE  FIRE  METL
    NSCN PCLN PCLN PCLN PCLN PCLN PSCN
             METL METL METL METL METL               ?  A bit large, huh?
  • boxmein
    26th Mar 2012 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Hm... There seems to be a cglow variable used in render_parts, it uses some program fireGlow to create stuff, but IDK what cglow needs as a value(glow size? glow colour?)...Anyways, it can be done, there just has to be some cglow set when you instantiate your element.
    >edited, jacksonmj cleared it out
  • jacksonmj
    26th Mar 2012 Developer 0 Permalink
    @boxmein (View Post)
    cglow has nothing to do with particles, elements, glow size, or glow colour.

    It's only used by the experimental OpenGL graphics code, and I believe it counts the total number of glowing points to draw on the screen.