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blink0k

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Posted: 31st Jan 2019 03:22 Edited at: 31st Jan 2019 03:24

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Trying to texture a lazer glow but i'm getting hard edges on the fade.
What am i doing wrong here?
This is the texture

This is the result

The project is attached. Thanks for any help in advance

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Ortu

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Posted: 31st Jan 2019 03:57

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Looks like it is only using 1 bit alpha when rendering

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Posted: 31st Jan 2019 04:01

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How would i fix that?

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Posted: 31st Jan 2019 04:08 Edited at: 31st Jan 2019 04:15

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SetObjectTransparency(lobj, 1)

AlphaMask discards anything that is less than .5 alpha, and does not blend alpha with the color. Whereas, transparency only blends.

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Posted: 31st Jan 2019 04:09

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There might be an alpha mode setting in the object or texture commands, or if you are using a shader it would be handled in there

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Posted: 31st Jan 2019 04:17

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Thanks,

SetObjectTransparency() did the trick

I always get SetObjectAlphaMask() and SetObjectTransparency() mixed up

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 17:14 Edited at: 1st Feb 2019 17:55

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From what angle are you shooting. Perhaps otherwise a capsule would also work?

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limg = LoadImage("lazer.png")
//lobj = LoadObject("lazer.3ds")


lobj = CreateObjectCapsule(0.1,0.5,0)
SetObjectUVScale(lobj,0, 1,.1)
SetObjectImage(lobj, limg, 0)
SetObjectTransparency(lobj, 1)
SetObjectColorEmissive(lobj, 100,100,100)

MoveCameraLocalZ(1, 19)

do
	RotateObjectLocalY(lobj, 0.5)	
    

    Print( ScreenFPS() )
    Sync()
loop

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backcube=CreateObjectBox(200, 200,2)
SetObjectColor(backcube,10, 10, 10,255)
SetObjectPosition(backcube, 0, -150, 300)

//limg = LoadImage("lazer.png")
//lobj = LoadObject("lazer.3ds")


lobj = CreateObjectCapsule(0.1,0.5,0)
//SetObjectUVScale(lobj,0, 1,.1)
//SetObjectImage(lobj, limg, 0)
SetObjectColor(lobj, 10,255,10,255)
SetObjectTransparency(lobj, 1)
SetObjectColorEmissive(lobj, 100/2,1255,100/2)

CreatePointLight( 30,0,5,0, 	100,  0, 255, 0)
SetPointLightMode(30,1)






//SetObjectAlphaMask(lobj, 1)
MoveCameraLocalZ(1, 21)

do
	RotateObjectLocalY(lobj, 0.5)	
    SetPointLightPosition(30,GetObjectX(lobj)	,GetObjectY(lobj),GetObjectZ(lobj)	)


    Print( ScreenFPS() )
    Sync()
loop

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 20:51

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That looks interesting Rick. The object could be viewed from any angle. Think star wars space shooter

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Ortu

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 22:59

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There was some dbpro examples of axis independent billboards that would be worth looking in to for this type of effect

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 23:16 Edited at: 1st Feb 2019 23:16

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The planes worked out ok. I had to add a cap on each end in case you were looking directly down the axis (Which you do when you shoot)

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 23:23 Edited at: 1st Feb 2019 23:23

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is this Elite re invented

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blink0k

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 23:28

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It's an experiment using AR as a game controller. It's working out quite well.
So you hold your device in front of you and literally turn around or move the device up/down to aim.
Knocked over a chair or two playing it though.

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Posted: 1st Feb 2019 23:31 Edited at: 1st Feb 2019 23:34

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lots of augements then lol

Keep up good works

as long as your knocking down chairs in a restaurent otherwise will have to call someone... in a west end town, no dont shop around, its the west end town

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2019 00:39 Edited at: 2nd Feb 2019 00:42

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Sounds like fun

Quote: "Knocked over a chair or two playing it though. "

Adds to the fun factor lol

now just need spaceships flying around your room that you had to use ar to shoot at them

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2019 00:57

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Quote: "now just need spaceships flying around your room that you had to use ar to shoot at them"

Yes! That's exactly it!

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2019 01:02

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Cool im kinda of the concept tiny Aliens/gremlins are invading your house and you need this app to kill them

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2019 01:11 Edited at: 2nd Feb 2019 01:11

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One of the fighters (Bit Star Wars-y)

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Posted: 2nd Feb 2019 12:34 Edited at: 2nd Feb 2019 12:41

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@blink0K: Interesting project(omg another one, you have time/energy to spare?

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@puzzler2018: "in a west end town, no dont shop around, its the west end town" ~~- unrelated, but~~ it reminded me of the song "West End Girls" which is now stuck in my head - can't get it out, makes my poor taste in music much too apparent