45.2 should be beta

  • Pyromaniac555
    10th Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    45.2 is too buggy. Persistent display doesn't work. (it doesn't fade away unless you are in persistent display mode). Life display has no point. If it showed elements as different colours depending on their life it would have a point. Quartz doesn't conduct as far as I know. (and I have searched in the forum and the wiki). Also, the metal-turning-red happens at low temperatures.
  • Candunc
    10th Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @Pyromaniac555
    Yes, it should be beta. 45.1 was much better, and quartz actually conducted.
  • Ace
    10th Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Thanks for the heads up, I was about to download it!
  • Candunc
    10th Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Pyromaniac555:
    Quartz doesn't conduct

    In 45.0, it doesn't conduct. I swear it conducted in 45.1, but I don't have it anymore.
  • jma1111
    10th Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Yes 100% agreed. Like Candunc said. Quarts doesn't even conduct.
  • Pyromaniac555
    10th Jan 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Too bad. I was hoping that quartz would produce electricity under pressure. Then we could make peizoelectric sparkers and such.
    But now quartz doesn't even conduct. Its basically just a vulnerable-to-cold breakable metal that doesn't conduct.
  • cracker64
    10th Jan 2011 Developer 0 Permalink
    you guys are crazy, learn about the elements first, Quarts ONLY conducts when cold(below -100C) and under pressure.
    45.1 and 45.2 are identical in function, it was an update bug fix.

    persistent display works fine, it was fixed to work right. Life display is very useful for advanced things.

    now if you want to talk about REAL bugs, try going for things like C-5 floodfill not working
  • jacksonmj
    10th Jan 2011 Developer 0 Permalink
    Quartz conducts if temperature is below -100 C or pressure is higher than 8.

    Changing pressure too fast at low temperatures will break it into PQRTZ. Currently, QRTZ heats up when spark passes through it.

    Edit: oops, beaten by cracker64
  • Xenocide
    10th Jan 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    This is not the place to post bug reports.
  • Catelite
    10th Jan 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Life display rocks. Just because you don't know what it's for doesn't make it pointless, sorry.

    There is nothing wrong with Quartz. It conducts when pressure is higher than 9-10, and can also conduct when its temperature is below -100. Sorry for elements being difficult to use, but some people wanted to have some challenging electronics. : o

    Metal turning red starts at lower temperatures because it's kinda... realistic? I mean metal doesn't reach 300 degrees without turning colors over time, does it? @_@

    @Pyromaniac555
    Just to set this straight. Conducting does not always mean you can apply spark directly to it!

    In order to conduct spark through quartz, you must send a spark through metal first which is adjacent to the quartz.