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Offline Fury

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Beam fading
on: July 11, 2009, 01:37:11 pm
When you specify max beam range via
Code: [Select]
$BeamInfo:
   +Range:
there is visible fading at tip of the beam. Is it possible to turn this fading off?
 

Offline Aardwolf

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Re: Beam fading
Reply #1 on: July 15, 2009, 06:32:44 am
What do you mean, off? As in, a sharp cutoff, or as in extending indefinitely but not doing damage? Or...

Anyway, I don't know, but I'd nearly forgotten about this feature, so it's nice to hear about it again.
 

Offline 0rph3u5

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Re: Beam fading
Reply #2 on: July 15, 2009, 06:49:58 am
Quote from: Aardwolf on July 15, 2009, 06:32:44 am
What do you mean, off? As in, a sharp cutoff, or as in extending indefinitely but not doing damage? Or...

they end somewhere before the maximum range by simply dimming away (losing alpha of the bitmap... until its complete gone) but still deals damage at the full range
like with some beams from TBP....
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Offline DaBrain

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Re: Beam fading
Reply #3 on: July 15, 2009, 09:05:17 am
Trails fade out... how does it work for them?
(Note: The hard cut-off on AB trails looks horrible though...)
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Offline Fury

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Re: Beam fading
Reply #4 on: July 15, 2009, 09:12:07 am
Wanderer told me on irc that fading of beam tip cannot be turned off, yet at least.
  

Offline Aardwolf

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Re: Beam fading
Reply #5 on: July 15, 2009, 03:35:47 pm
Quote from: Fury on July 11, 2009, 01:37:11 pm
When you specify max beam range via
Code: [Select]
$BeamInfo:
   +Range:
there is visible fading at tip of the beam. Is it possible to turn this fading off?

Quote from: 0rph3u5 on July 15, 2009, 06:49:58 am
Quote from: Aardwolf on July 15, 2009, 06:32:44 am
What do you mean, off? As in, a sharp cutoff, or as in extending indefinitely but not doing damage? Or...

they end somewhere before the maximum range by simply dimming away (losing alpha of the bitmap... until its complete gone) but still deals damage at the full range
like with some beams from TBP....

Note the bolded word. And it should have been quite obvious that I know what the feature does.
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