Yeah I dunno I didn't want to argue but like we want to suggest cool ideas for Terulia/FFO, right? Yeah it's still being worked on but we want to keep coming with suggestions.

Imo most FFO specific ideas suck but if it can carry over then no need to stifle it. :P

EDIT: We should look into how the slightly opaque bridges would look. That would seem probable...

Too bad this idea would probably cause lag too...
but if we could have it turn less opaque only if people are under it... :P

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It's definitely possible to make it transparent only if people are under it. Plus it wouldn't cause lag.

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Realtime opacity calculations are relevant to Terulia's intrests.

Bridges aren't immediately important. I have to wonder what you're smoking if you think this is a higher priority than just getting the game in some sort of beta. Realtime opacity can wait until some sort of testing is up, as well.

This isn't a bad suggestion, in fact its kind of cool, I'm just saying: There's nothing wrong with discussing it, but as far as actual implementation, we should wait until Terulia is up and running.





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Why not have the bridge have a nice gap in the middle of it? If it's made of wood, I don't see why there can't be a --- going through it that you can see through, it'd be enough to know "Hey, someone's under it!"

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Yeah Kumog that can work really well for the wood ones I think. But now the question is how do the stone ones look? I was thinking of like an arch maybe but it'd have to be pretty big for you to see a person...

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being too arched => looks like you're floating if you're standing on top of it

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How about bridges you just can't go under? Just say it has supports underneath. I can't really see a point to going under bridges anyways. There is only one Z layer.

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Defeats the point of bridges.......


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Call it concept art.

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Either way, programming layered density sounds like a pain in BYOND. If you can jump that hurdle, you'll have a much easier time with this.

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Again... It's not hard at all.

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I asked around, and such a thing is possible. The best means to prevent abuse from attacking below would be to check the layers against one another. If they're different, then you cannot attack with melee weapons, but bows would be exempt.

Having the tiles as clickthroughable would tie it together, but it's still tricky to code. But if you think it'll be worth it, then go for it.

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You asked around... as if Gaku and what's his name saying it was possible wasn't enough...


who da hell are you



listen guys we don't need this we need to make ICONS and see what GAKU THINKS

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No, I asked someone who had experience in this kind of thing before. I just remembered it when I was talking to him about some RM2K projects from years ago.

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I honestly don't see the necessity of this.

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Well, it could add some very nice creativity to both domains and maps, as well as giving a tactical advantage to someone on different ground. Not to mention this technique is very rarely used in BYOND games. I can't name a single instance where it's pulled off perfectly.

Since Exo knows everything, let's have him program it. >:)

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Okay you don't know everything godddd. It's not hard at all.

*stabs you*

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Aries, if Gaku says it's possible, he can do it. Stop acting like it's fucking impossible. Obviously you don't know as much about what you're talking about as some of the other people in this thread.

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Seeing as how Gaku's only concern about this was how people might be able to grief while standing under the bridge.....

Plus there's the fact that I used to program non-stop in DM for a looong time(even though I never really ever finished most of my projects ;D).

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Haze, I'm not saying it's impossible outright, just that it would be very difficult to properly execute.

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aries have you ever even programmed anything

(other than a grandma punching robot i mean)

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