Kupu's thread

[Saber]

Imbued Circuits : Opaque,
Storage Node : Transparent,
Active Processor : Animated (the same as they are now).

Woohoo! Sounds good =) Nice work kupu, you rock man and if anybody ever tells you otherwise you send them to me. I'll set them straight. =P

 

[flpsantoss]

wow, nice looking as always, that grass will go so well when i complete my battle map

 

[NeonSturm]

I am not a great fan of the small lines in display blocks and now also in your and block but everything else is very nice.

Maybe the Storage Node can be a RAM-Logic somewhere in the future


IRL we have slow dense memory for disks and faster but bigger ones for circuits. I think it would only make sense to produce MEMs and ICs separately and blocks then may require one of those or both in different amounts.

If one full block has a diagonal "interface" part in it's texture for MEM / IC sprites it would be a nice combo - something like a USB stick, flash or some futuristic crystal sticking out of this block.

 

[kupu]

I am not a great fan of the small lines in display blocks and now also in your and block but everything else is very nice.

Maybe the Storage Node can be a RAM-Logic somewhere in the future

Thanks,
The little "scanlines" are not very visible in the game, pretty much invisible from a distance. It just prevents the screen looking too flat and 'fake' when you'e quite close.

Thats quite a complex suggestion :P I am probably the least competent person regarding logic systems on the team, so unfortunately i don't understand any of it!

 

[FunnyBunny14]

I think @NeonSturm meant that a compact memory cell, so you no longer need so many logic blocks (what was it, about 8?) to create one yourself.

 

[WaffulMann]

Kupu (that's a nice name, I think I'll call you Kupu), are the color variants of block (orange grass, black water...... etc) going to ever be used or is that just going to be a special thing for l33t h4ck3rs (admins) only?

I see what you did thar.

 

[kupu]

Kupu (that's a nice name, I think I'll call you Kupu), are the color variants of block (orange grass, black water...... etc) going to ever be used or is that just going to be a special thing for l33t h4ck3rs (admins) only?

They will eventually be used.

Perhaps we should disable them from the shop for now to avoid clutter.

 

[Criss]

Oh what? those are meant to actually be in the game. Aw snapp.

 

[FunnyBunny14]

Oh what? those are meant to actually be in the game. Aw snapp.

Why else did you think we kept seeing more and more unused terrain elements :p

 

[Criss]

Why else did you think we kept seeing more and more unused terrain elements :p

I thought they were old blocks that were never taken out. Like the old missile systems.

 

[kupu]

 

[flpsantoss]

WoW, nice texture, but i like the template too kkk

 

[Saber]

*drool* nice subtle scratches I'm curious to see what you do with the glass door to make it obvious it isn't just glass panes.

 

[WaffulMann]

Wait, is that a new block or is that just plexdoor reskinned?

 

[Saber]

Wait, is that a new block or is that just plexdoor reskinned?

Blast doors are a new door type, among several others.[DOUBLEPOST=1412201975,1412201286][/DOUBLEPOST]

For anyone curious this is roughly what it looks like tiled. Keep in mind this was a VERY quick job, so any inaccuracies are likely due to that.

 

[Criss]

Wait, is that a new block or is that just plexdoor reskinned?

I'll be going over it in a new dev update vid. But my other vid had to render first. Will be posted as soon as possible.

 

[Reilly Reese]

Use this on the goody good Caldari ships Criss

We gonna have real shield doors to?

 

[kupu]

Use this on the goody good Caldari ships Criss

We gonna have real shield doors to?

Shield doors? Like forcefields? I want them so bad.

 

[NeonSturm]

Maybe the Storage Node can be a RAM-Logic somewhere in the future

Thats quite a complex suggestion :p I am probably the least competent person regarding logic systems on the team, so unfortunately i don't understand any of it!

True, but you know how a RAM could look and why not giving the button or storage node such a look in another orientation than it's default? (or some a bit more futuristic variant)

Yesterday I confirmed for myself that you can store 1 bit information thanks to the button only reacting to the last received input.

Spoiler: How

Basically you reset all buttons to 0 and set the ones which you want to be 0 you separately activate to make them 1 - or vice versa.
That allows a single button and a single and to store 1 bit of information.
Reading is done by resetting everything and look which buttons give a different output. After a read you need to refresh the storage.

other TODOs:
I will update the 4x4 bit ram with a 8x8 version (in 2z), but I think I have to increase the size for a bank from 9x9x2 to 9x10x2 or use a double "9x9x4" because the logic is more advanced and I don't wanna spend more than 10% on controll-blocks
It will also require a special 9x9x2 or even 9x10x2 controller because it should redo the value automatically to be useful for beginners.

It will also have the connections on top where possible thus you can build a computer room and walk through the banks to see which bits are set / repair damage without walking through cables.

I will post more details when I upload the final version.

IRL we have slow dense memory for disks and faster but bigger ones for circuits. I think it would only make sense to produce MEMs and ICs separately and blocks then may require one of those or both in different amounts.

If one full block has a diagonal "interface" part in it's texture for MEM / IC sprites it would be a nice combo - something like a USB stick, flash or some futuristic crystal sticking out of this block.

That is what I was talking about (click to make it big)

A block has an X-shaped connection texture with a radial description of connection points.

If peoples set logic blocks to be sprites (allow you to see/walk through), they can stick logic blocks onto some storage node or mainboard or processor block.

This would be useful for logic + decoration.

 

[kupu]

Ah! Ok @NeonSturm i think i understand your suggestion now (thanks for the diagram :P )
Thats actually quite a neat idea. Visually i think it could look cool having circuit sprites plugged in to other blocks.

The thing is, i could draw the textures but can't make the system for it.

If you could write a easy to read suggestion (a noob guide like you just did for me ) in the suggestion forum, it should get the attention of the relevant people.