Potential Change to Lightning (Fire)

[chazpants]

Well they can't do that without changing texture pack I don't think.

 

[AlexTheCoder]

Yeah we can't change the textures for things with a plugin

 

[TheSacredWarrior]

There's no need to change textures. When the guardians first shoot their beam it changes colors until it gets to yellow. The first color that it starts off at is blue, and it fades its way to yellow.

 

[AlexTheCoder]

Hmm. It really depends on what 1.8 bukkit lets us use

 

[Esteban]

just my opinion but i think the beam would work better for combustion...but thats none of my business

 

[ashe36]

But yeah, if you really wanna nail lightning, change the color to blue, as that's how it was in the show. A redirection animation would also be nice.

You can't just change colors, this is a plugin.

 

[Migsel]

That'd be like how lightning is now..

I meant like a redirection with guardian but I guess I never did use the word redirection so I kinda worded that wrong lol

 

[SamuraiSnowman]

just my opinion but i think the beam would work better for combustion...but thats none of my business

In the show, combustion is more like a small beam of super heated air/steam, so that's why we have a line of particles.

 

[Gahshunk]

In the show, combustion is more like a small beam of super heated air/steam, so that's why we have a line of particles.

Wouldn't ender crystal healing beams look better for it then? It does like an awful lot like distorted air.

 

[AlexTheCoder]

Wouldn't ender crystal healing beams look better for it then? It does like an awful lot like distorted air.

Regardless of whether it would look better, there are many things in the game we simply cannot use. Ender Dragon beams and beacon beams are some of them.

 

[masterkael]

i think this will be awesome. nice feature. great idea.

 

[bordalandsdude19]

But yeah, if you really wanna nail lightning, change the color to blue, as that's how it was in the show. A redirection animation would also be nice.

There are certain limitations to plugins. mods u can do whatever you want. plugins can ONLY use vanilla items/effects. It's impossible to make it blue unless u flooded it with blue firework particles which would lag u. and if the animation isn't in vanilla we can't put it in the plugin.

 

[Moonelight]

What happened to the idea of this? I personally would prefer it over the current one.

 

[Hero]

I dont at all. I like the current lightning

Ok guys this is a change we are considering if Bukkit allows us to do so once we get 1.8. We are considering changing lightning bending to the Guardian mob beam instead of the lightning from the sky. I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on this!View attachment 6

 

[Moonelight]

Eh, I kind of take my opinion back after looking at the image again.

 

[HydroMan]

I don't like the color of that beam to be honest!

 

[AlexTheCoder]

Its not happening guys, we did a different thing instead

 

[Moonelight]

Its not happening guys, we did a different thing instead

Maybe close this thread?

 

[Hero]

Its not happening guys, we did a different thing instead

Different? What did you do differently?

 

[AlexTheCoder]

Different? What did you do differently?

We did what lightning is now...