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[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

Hello. I need help with visualizing the ray on the map. How best to do it?


 

[Lancelot]

Take a look at maps that have lamps or similar lightsources (you could look inside the map files that come with Jedi Academy). Their brushes that represent the rays are shaped like cones and the textures look like this:

 

 

So, I would say you should do it that way:

 

- Create a cone (just like your image above, without a sharp tip).

- Create a texture that goes from black to green, the same way as in the picture I've attached.

- Apply the texture.

 

The only thing I don't know is how to make the textures appear translucent.

[Jeff]

Hello. I need help with visualizing the ray on the map. How best to do it?

 

 

 

Are these just decorative or are you implementing conquest mode?

[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

At first they will be decorative. In the future, perhaps, I will make replaceable.

 

Are these just decorative or are you implementing conquest mode?

Shaders, I can work with them. Interested in another: how to make a cone without physics?

 

The only thing I don't know is how to make the textures appear translucent.

First I made a cone, but it was "solid".
now I made a 3D model that it might not be "solid".


but make a beam, the backlight did not work (I feel I have to use effects.

 

 

[AshuraDX]

@@Laisum you can use my shader from this:

https://jkhub.org/files/file/2823-%7B%3F%7D/

[Ramikad]

For the appearance I'd suggest you to take a look at common/gradient in common.shader, which is the shader code that the gradient texture Lancelot posted uses. As for solidity, it sounds like you'll need to add the new shader to shaderlist.txt - improper solidity and shader errors are typical when new shaders aren't added to shaderlist.txt.

[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

 

@@Laisum you can use my shader from this:

 

WOOOOW! Thank you!!! :3

 

@@Ramikad I even tried the system shaders. like nonsolid

[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

By the way, the shaders for character models and for environment models work differently.

[AshuraDX]

By the way, the shaders for character models and for environment models work differently.

 

Yes indeed, but you don't need this thing to be lgihtmapped or aynthing so it should work just the same. Especially when you use it on a misc_model_static.

[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

I use just misc_model

[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

YYYYIIIISSSS!!!! :3 Thank you @@AshuraDX!

[Kitsu-NeshKaa]

I hate myself ... I can not finish the map