Base Portal non-particle effects

[Starhammer]

Also on the subject of undesirable side effects of /NoParticles, could we get some sort of graphic effect added to Base Portals that isn't dependent on particle visibility? Some ring or platform at the bottom or something...

[OEM61]

More options would be nice.

1 - A simple door on the wall.  Doesn't matter how it opens to wherever you last were, it's a door.  It works.  More styles = Better.

2 - An arcane Oranbegan-type doorway.  They have one in the arcane teleport section, just make it available for "base entry".

3 - A high-tech version of the same.  The physical tech teleport items are all on the very large side.  Just copy the Oranbegan idea with the white plastic/metal circle instead of stone, add some meters to the facing instead of arcane symbols, and then add some slight tech doo-dads to the top, sides, and maybe back.  Just keep it small.

4 - A retro-tech version of the above.  Manual dials and analog gauges.  That sort of thing.  Maybe a brass or iron construction.

5 - An arcane floor platform.  A simple circular, square, or hexagonal shape with some glowy arcane symbols on it.  Maybe even a few options for the type of symbols, including non-glowing varieties.

6 - A tech version of the same.  I would add a "back wall" with some flashy tech stuff on it.

7 - And, again, maybe a retro-tech version of the above.  Same as before.  Different materials, analog details.

And this is in addition to the standard entry, which should be tintable if it isn't already.
 

[Triumphant]

It's something a lot of us would like, and I seem to recall it being brought up in past threads.  Maybe I'm hallucinating it, but I even thought it was something that the Devs have actually put on their "future projects" list, to be done at some point in the future.  Of course, it could be like nuclear fusion, that way.  Who knows? 😄🤷‍♂️

[Starhammer]

On 11/16/2024 at 4:00 PM, OEM61 said:

More options would be nice.

1 - A simple door on the wall.  Doesn't matter how it opens to wherever you last were, it's a door.  It works.  More styles = Better.

2 - An arcane Oranbegan-type doorway.  They have one in the arcane teleport section, just make it available for "base entry".

3 - A high-tech version of the same.  The physical tech teleport items are all on the very large side.  Just copy the Oranbegan idea with the white plastic/metal circle instead of stone, add some meters to the facing instead of arcane symbols, and then add some slight tech doo-dads to the top, sides, and maybe back.  Just keep it small.

4 - A retro-tech version of the above.  Manual dials and analog gauges.  That sort of thing.  Maybe a brass or iron construction.

5 - An arcane floor platform.  A simple circular, square, or hexagonal shape with some glowy arcane symbols on it.  Maybe even a few options for the type of symbols, including non-glowing varieties.

6 - A tech version of the same.  I would add a "back wall" with some flashy tech stuff on it.

7 - And, again, maybe a retro-tech version of the above.  Same as before.  Different materials, analog details.

And this is in addition to the standard entry, which should be tintable if it isn't already.
 

I'm specifically referring to the fixed base portals in standard zones, not the base item. Though the standard base item version is the same thing and suffers the same problem of being completely invisible if particles are turned off.

[Snarky]