When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction

I don't know why I'm posting this but maybe you have a clue...

Is that an in-game screenie or a shipyard picture?

Er, Nova can't do beams like that ;). It also can't do millions of colours. Nice pic though.

I agree with the million colors thing, but the beam is possible. It probably would have a beamwidth of one.

You can do beams at least similar to that and I have proof.

Heh, go on then, give it your best shot. However similar you can make it you won't fool me into thinking it's the same thing
Reasons why the beam is not an in-game screenie:
1. The beam has a wide yellow center with an orange corona. Nova can't have wide centers.
2. The beam changes slightly as it gets further away.
3. The real give-away: Speckly bits.

This post has been edited by Guy : 03 September 2008 - 09:35 PM

It's two beams; ones a lightning weapon for the middle part, and one is for the corona.

I think that's an in-game screenie, based off the stars in the background. iWant.

Or, I am gullible. :blink:

This post has been edited by JacaByte : 03 September 2008 - 09:39 PM

By that I meant that you could make a beam that wide. I am using a beam width of -6, a corona falloff of 1 and two very similar shades of blue. The beam and the corona alternately flash on and off.

@guy, on Sep 3 2008, 09:32 PM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

Heh, go on then, give it your best shot. However similar you can make it you won't fool me into thinking it's the same thing
Reasons why the beam is not an in-game screenie:
1. The beam has a wide yellow center with an orange corona. Nova can't have wide centers.
2. The beam changes slightly as it gets further away.
3. The real give-away: Speckly bits.

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This post has been edited by rmx256 : 04 September 2008 - 11:03 AM

Eh, I suppose I wasn't looking too closesly. Though how do you tell it's millions of colors just looking at it?

@rmx256, on Sep 4 2008, 08:23 AM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

What is that green glowy thing in the background might I ask?

Your discussion is quiet unexpected.

Well, to answer your questions: It's not an in-game screen.

But it will be...

@evweb, on Sep 4 2008, 01:14 PM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

What is that green glowy thing in the background might I ask?

It's badly modeled and textured and I would replace it if I hadn't sworn to myself to accept my graphics as they were and finish the coding so I could actually do something with this TC.

I like the screenshots rmx256! Now I have another thing to wait on...

@rmx256, on Sep 5 2008, 02:23 AM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

By that I meant that you could make a beam that wide. I am using a beam width of -6, a corona falloff of 1 and two very similar shades of blue. The beam and the corona alternately flash on and off.

Ah yes, the two sides of the corona overlap to give a beam that looks like a solid colour, with transparency to boot. I was going to use a similar thing myself once but because of the transparency I couldn't get it as bright as I wanted. So is that two different beams firing alternately?

@joshtigerheart, on Sep 5 2008, 03:48 AM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

Eh, I suppose I wasn't looking too closesly. Though how do you tell it's millions of colors just looking at it?

Hm, well obviously I can't be sure it's millions without careful inspection with an image editor but to me it does look like millions. Maybe I just have an eye for it, I don't expect everyone to be able to tell.

This post has been edited by Guy : 04 September 2008 - 03:56 PM

@guy, on Sep 4 2008, 10:54 PM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

Maybe I just have an eye for it, I don't expect everyone to be able to tell.

Guy the eye XD

@guy, on Sep 4 2008, 03:54 PM, said in When crazy people play with weapons of mass destruction:

Ah yes, the two sides of the corona overlap to give a beam that looks like a solid colour, with transparency to boot. I was going to use a similar thing myself once but because of the transparency I couldn't get it as bright as I wanted. So is that two different beams firing alternately?

No, it is the same beam. After a short bit (if the display life is long enough) the corona starts to flash and since the beam is so wide (I suppose) the outline of the beam displays briefly. I reiterate that that is one single weap resource firing.

Ah okay, I'm betting it's caused by decay. The beam has no center, just a corona, and will decay from the inside out.

Decay 0, Reload 200, Shot Speed 600 (Don't know if that matters given that it's a beam), Duration 90 (for the purposes of the screen shot, usually 15, the effect still happens though it is not as noticeable).

This post has been edited by rmx256 : 04 September 2008 - 05:26 PM

Weird :huh:. In that case I'm betting it isn't supposed to happen.

It could just be a strange weapon glow.

^_^