RikOz Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I was really curious about these way back during live, and I'm still curious now. I see these in the warehouse maps, looking like strands of spider silk. At first I thought they were just unintentionally-visible seams in the textures, but then I realized that something like that would be more of a straight line. Then there's the fact that these things are floating a couple feet above the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlynne Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Ever heard of cobwebs? Verbogeny is one of many pleasurettes afforded a creatific thinkerizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Redlynne said: Ever heard of cobwebs? Er, yes, I mentioned that in the OP. These aren't abandoned warehouses - webs that stretch across corridors don't survive constant traffic. Edited August 31, 2019 by RikOz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanden Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Those are (probably) the beams of light from the lamps in the warehouse. They're conical shapes with semitransparent textures, that become less opaque the farther from the lamp they get; a common trick to make lights look like they're casting light without any fancy real-time lighting effects. Looks like the texture compression on the light texture file introduced an artifact at the very edge of the texture causing it to not be perfectly transparent. And might I say that is a completely inappropriate outfit for a young woman to be wearing to a crime hotspot where there will be boys. Edited August 31, 2019 by Vanden 1 A Cheat Sheet for efficient Endurance Recovery slotting Invention Set Designer Tool Spreadsheet with every Ancillary Power Pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spotlore Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Procedural generation in its early days. 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srmalloy Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Working from memory, according to Positron when I asked him at an event held at the SDCC many years ago, they're edge artifacts from the semitransparent textures used to create the lighting cones, because the game engine didn't have the power to do proper dynamic lighting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-Six Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 trip wires. 1 My Toons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nemesis plot... lines. 1 Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Vanden said: And might I say that is a completely inappropriate outfit for a young woman to be wearing to a crime hotspot where there will be boys. That's actually one of her more modest outfits. That's my character "Triple-N", a name I chose because the filters wouldn't let me call her "Nearly Naked Ninja" 😄 3 hours ago, Six Six said: trip wires. That actually occurred to me - I hypothesized that they were some sort of triggers for events, and weren't actually supposed to be visible. But the lighting artifact explanation makes sense. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckers Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Stretch marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclea Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Vanden said: And might I say that is a completely inappropriate outfit for a young woman to be wearing to a crime hotspot where there will be boys. What does one wear to a crime hotspot these days? QVÆ TAM FERA IMMANISQVE NATVRA TB ~ Amazon Army: AMAZON-963 | TB ~ Crowned Heads: CH-10012 | EX ~ The Holy Office: HOLY-1610 | EV ~ Firemullet Groupies: FM-5401 | IN ~ Sparta: SPARTA-3759 | RE ~ S.P.Q.R. - SPQR-5010 Spread My Legions - #207 | Lawyers of Ghastly Horror - #581 | Jerk Hackers! - #16299 | Ecloga Prima - #25362 | Deth Kick Champions! - #25818 | Heaven and Hell - #26231 | The Legion of Super Skulls - #27660 | Cathedral of Mild Discomfort - #38872 | The Birch Conspiracy! - #39291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanden Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 16 minutes ago, Heraclea said: What does one wear to a crime hotspot these days? More! 1 A Cheat Sheet for efficient Endurance Recovery slotting Invention Set Designer Tool Spreadsheet with every Ancillary Power Pool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heraclea Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 If I had a crime hotspot, it would be strictly white tie and tails. 1 QVÆ TAM FERA IMMANISQVE NATVRA TB ~ Amazon Army: AMAZON-963 | TB ~ Crowned Heads: CH-10012 | EX ~ The Holy Office: HOLY-1610 | EV ~ Firemullet Groupies: FM-5401 | IN ~ Sparta: SPARTA-3759 | RE ~ S.P.Q.R. - SPQR-5010 Spread My Legions - #207 | Lawyers of Ghastly Horror - #581 | Jerk Hackers! - #16299 | Ecloga Prima - #25362 | Deth Kick Champions! - #25818 | Heaven and Hell - #26231 | The Legion of Super Skulls - #27660 | Cathedral of Mild Discomfort - #38872 | The Birch Conspiracy! - #39291 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-Six Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 4 hours ago, RikOz said: That's actually one of her more modest outfits. That's my character "Triple-N", a name I chose because the filters wouldn't let me call her "Nearly Naked Ninja" 😄 I've seen movies about this. One is Naked Assassins (?) I think, about three scantly clad Chinese or Japanese crew of attractive women who use this exact tactic. It wasn't a porn parody, nor even a B-movie, but a honestly serious effort. I don't recall the plot details, but I'm sure it was all right. They may have come out with a sequel or two. Another whose title escapes me was a male ninja or another form of oriental fighting machine that didn't want to be hampered down by clothing when he fights. This latter one was from Hollywood, if I'm not mistaken. My Toons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrypessimist Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Heraclea said: What does one wear to a crime hotspot these days? As little as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSLAnimal Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Cosmic strings. Pleased to meet you! I am Animal, and I harbor Perverse Sexual Lust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorHugh Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Quote This is a superhero MMO, so obviously these are SuperStrings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyksie Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 13 hours ago, RikOz said: That's actually one of her more modest outfits. That's my character "Triple-N", a name I chose because the filters wouldn't let me call her "Nearly Naked Ninja" 😄 I hopped on just now and "Naked" is OK in the character creator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikOz Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Kyksie said: I hopped on just now and "Naked" is OK in the character creator. Huh, must be a recent change. I originally made the character back on live and it wouldn't let me. I'll assume the filters would still stop me from using "Nazi" - back on live I made a character that I ended up calling "Grammar 5th Columnist". He was a joke character who did nothing but sit in chat, correcting people's grammar. It amused me for ten minutes 😛 Edited September 1, 2019 by RikOz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justisaur Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I thought those were incarnate threads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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