Cover element

  • Catelite
    12th Aug 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    What would you all think of making a Cover element? An element that has zero functional purpose besides as a second visual layer, for covering/hiding materials beneath it. It could obviously be hidden/removed, but this way you could decorate boxes that make decisions with wires, and only show the wires leading in and out, or hide the lava chambers and whatsits.

    ..It could be a wall type, maybe.
  • savask
    12th Aug 2010 Developer 0 Permalink
    Text boxes?
  • TheEyes
    12th Aug 2010 Banned 0 Permalink
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  • SerGreen
    12th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    No, he meant you can drag box with commentary (in your case empty) and in this way hide underlying elements
  • lolzy
    12th Aug 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    COVR would make sense.
  • savask
    12th Aug 2010 Developer 0 Permalink
    Year, I ment that text boxes can hide anything too.
  • Catelite
    12th Aug 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    I'm not talking about text boxes. I mean like a normal element, like particles or wall, that you can paint over things to hide them.

    It wouldn't react with anything, though.

    Text boxes being used to hide things is a bit crude, and can't be used for decoration so easily.
  • triclops200
    12th Aug 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    I think it would have to be a wall, but maybe I can see if I could add it to check_collide function, but don't get your hopes up .
  • plypencil
    12th Aug 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    How would you uncover something after?
  • Catelite
    12th Aug 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    Presumably with the wall remove tool?

    This would technically mean you wouldn't be able to put Cover material overtop of walls, but I don't see where that would be largely necessary, though it'd be awesome. And confusing.