Originally Posted by
Jodus
Um, I don't know if this has gone far enough to be considered in a future so, I'll bump this thread to keep it visible :>
Augans: that might be possible and cool. But the maximum brightness shouldn't be too high.
Thanks for that, I wouldn't have noticed this otherwise.
Awesome idea. It would be like a flame, but better. Speaking of flames... Wouldn't it make sense that if they create glowing bodies, couldn't the same code be used to illuminate flames? Double whammy. Or would the glow be glow-item specific?
I see this as something similar to trails in that you can buy specific colours for specific joints. Maybe there could be default glows, and then a "custom glow" item that you can change.
I imagine this as a "bumpmap" esque thing as far as textures are concerned. Like, maybe I have full 512 and for an extra 50k or whatever per texture I can section off parts that glow. Also, would there be any semi transparency? Or is everything either covered or glowing. A grey area maybe? I know 50k is steep, but they'll only have this item for the richest players (I can imagine). They're not just going to say 10k is default for a glow colour which is a bit of a shame, but it makes them rarer and more interesting.
Is there a custom editor that has like the option to switch colours, or flash like a strobe light? Annoying, I know, but I could see the customization menu as like the flame forge. Ex. Every 4seconds, the glow transitions to it's next colour and so on, with an extra 15k per colour or whatever.
Those pics look FANTASTIC by the way. I will be showing this thread to my skype group/clan mates.