Suggestion: Invisible Blocks

[Orgcon]

I've wanted to suggest this for a while now since some of my builds end up having blocks/parts that are neccessary for the build, but look out of place and unsightly.

The transparancy texture is great for windows but not for hiding things.

I want it to go one step further, if we could have an alpha texture that made the blocks completely invisible (which includes all blocks, thruster cones and wheel/tires...). Then I would be very happy.

I don't know how this would work in build mode, as once you select the texture you'll not see it again which would be bad. But I'm sure it could be coded in such a way so that as soon as you spawn your creation, the build mode (invis) textures are swapped out for actual alpha textures.

I'm not all that familiar with the UDK, so im not sure if a completely transparent texture would create that error where you end up seeing through the world instead of the transparencies you hoped for.

Any thoughts?

[Fluppi393]

Interesting idea, it would defenitely be possible but it could lead to a lot of confusion for anyone who doesn't know that a vehicle contains invisible blocks.

[Trance]

My personal feeling is that it takes away instead of adds. I'm managing quite fine without invisible bricks, and I agree with Fluppi when he says it could cause confusion. Invisible bricks might make builds look nicer, but they could be used out of place in so many ways. I could imagine invisible shields around vehicles, or invisible bumpers that could just be used to mess with other people in multiplayer. I don't feel like we need invisible blocks, but if they're added you should definitely consider taking the ability to collide with other ingame objects off them. That way you could only use them as placeholders for other blocks. Essentially you'd use them to make floating blocks, but the floating block would stay on a grid, and be on the same vehicle as the one you're creating. Like I said earlier though, I don't think we need them.

[Orgcon]

I get what you're saying about Multiplayer and the Confusion caused by ppl not knowing that the invisible blocks were there.

Which is why I also suggested that in Build mode there would be a texture, like the standard pink and black missing textures texture, so that anyone who DLs from the workshop would know that certain blocks are there when opened in Build mode, but wont be there when spawned into the open world.

I guess you'd also have to make it so that Invisible blocks are not available in MP and would be replaced by another texture, to avoid messing with other players.

The whole idea was brought about by the want to create the illusion of hovering, for more futuristic builds, and also flying cars with wings that are invisible so they still look like cars but fly when triggered.

I wouldn't expect the collisions to be removed, just the textures so some knowledge of the overall size would need to be gained in build mode.

[Trance]

Still don't see much of an upside to invisible bricks, but it's up to fluppi.

[Verdeth]

upside would be a group of gokarts controlled by one person, a "legit" podracer or a vehicle with some drone for a 3rd person view. the exploit mentioned above still remains

[Ifrit]

But what if you're making a map and want to add a barrier?

[Bean Man]

Originally posted by Ifrit:

But what if you're making a map and want to add a barrier?

oh my god you dumbass

[user]

Originally posted by Ifrit:

But what if you're making a map and want to add a barrier?

7 year old (almost 8) necropost, and i literally saw a mod on discord once that adds invisible parts

[Bob]

im more annoyed this person said blocks instead of bricks

[Albert]

Originally posted by Ifrit:

But what if you're making a map and want to add a barrier?

never post again. like actually how, can you like maybe check the dates of the discussion??

[Orgcon]

Originally posted by Bob:

im more annoyed this person said blocks instead of bricks

I knew it would annoy you.. ;)