New Element - FAIL

Characteristics:

• Color: RGB(147, 206, 230)
• Description: "Structure simulator, fails when too many particles are resting on it."
• Section: Solids
• Melting Point: 1000C
• Phase Changes: It turns to a powder when it has a .TMP of 1

Properties:

• Each particle of FAIL does a vertical raycast to figure out how many particles are resting on it. When the amount of particles on top of a pixel of FAIL reaches the threshold, it receives a .TMP of 1 and turns into a powder.
• The LIFE property sets the amount of particles that can be on top of a pixel of FAIL before it turns to a powder.
• When exposed to high amount of pressure, it turns itself into a powder (like BRCK).
• Pixels of FAIL combine their LIFE properties when touching, so that a large chunk of FAIL is stronger than a single pixel.*
• Its DCOLOR (or possibly base color) changes the closer the amount of particles resting on it reaches its LIFE. It would change colors on a scale from Green (low stress) to Red (high stress).*

Uses:

• Collapsing buildings. Now, you can make structures that collapse under their own weight.
• Building games. Now, you could make a game where you have a limited amount of supports (made of FAIL) and you have to build a structure that can support a certain weight.

*This could be a possible property, but i'm not sure if it would work well.

@JMBuilder (View Post)

Well, powders and solids have a weight property, so I guess it wouldn't be too hard to implement. All you would need to do is check for all particles in a vertical raycast from a pixel of FAIL and add their weights together (then compare it with the LIFE of the FAIL particle).