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@INF-Scanner Man 17 Jun @ 6:29am

Hmm.. The laser does not produce particles ins a sense like particle emitter does. It only does traces and draws the beam texture for now. What do you have in mind ??

question, don't you have a list of the name of each laser particle? i ask because i want to know that in theory this should work with advanced particle controller.

oh cool! thx

@Trooper_025 20 Apr @ 7:07am

https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/wiki

i feel silly for asking but where is it?

@DJG 7 hours ago

Hmm. Just checked as the workshop version is on commit 323cfc4. You can also check this from the addon change notes page. Works for me nicely.

The default crystal model is:
laseremitter_mucrystal models/props_c17/pottery02a.mdl

The default splitter single model is:
laseremitter_musplitter models/props_c17/pottery04a.mdl

The default splitter single model is:
laseremitter_musplitterm models/props_c17/furnitureshelf001b.mdl
I have convars for every unit in than manner. Probably you do not have the pottery model

Try changing the unit ( crystal ) to a different model using the convar
"laseremitter_mu<unit_name>"
Or a different material:
"laseremitter_vu<unit_name>"

You can see the units list here ( this is the crystal page ) :
https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/wiki/Beam-crystal

@ [Sk$Bh]Trick or treat KID!:
Some of the models for this mod have gone missing (manly the crystals, "curved" lens and the splitter) and seem to have been replaced with an "ERROR" that has a "glass" texture.
(I'm just mentioning this as I thought it would be appropriate to let you know, just to be on the safe side)

@TheUltimateDemon 1 Dec @ 4:02pm

Hey, some of the elements actually have "GetBeamLean%" that mofifies the beam angle but currenltly they are not wire controlled. I have to think acout how to actually do that better and apply this to all elements that have single beam output.

Please check out the laser elements for reference.

https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/wiki

Ah. I get it now. I do not think the laser addon will be good for ths specifically just by spawning source entity, however you can always improvise by splitting it however you want then refract/reflect the beam using the dedicated entities. Make the netities move ( Grab a mirror ballsocket it to comething and control the X and Y with hydraulics ) and that will literally define the path of the laser bean. Lastly you can pick up one beam material that mostly resembles lightning and call it done ;)

that's alright, just wondering. You see i was looking for a way to easily create Half Life 1 or 2 Lightning/Electric arc effects using a Tool Gun Mod concept i conceived. But i can't make it since i don't know shite about game making and unfortunately never will. But hey thanks.

Hmm I do not think I can make the laser beam behave more random It *is* ment to be a laser beam. Do you have something in mind ?

No, Still wrong, I learned Half Life 2 Beams and Lasers use Noise Via This Addon:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=501387322

@TheUltimateDemon 28 Nov @ 3:29am

Ah you mean the beam texture that is being drawn when the laser is powered on. Currently these are static rope materials that I cut a fraction of and draw accordingly ..

@ [Sk$Bh]Trick or treat KID!

Not Noise as in Sounds, Noise as in computerized randomness(thats how Blender "Noise" Textures work). You know, The classic and Signature Half Life Electric Arc and lightning effects found throughout the franchise(I don't know about Half Life 1 but I know for a fact that Half Life 2 uses noise to create this effect). In fact, I even devised an idea for an entire addon regarding the effect(it's just an idea, I didn't create it).

@TheUltimateDemon 18 hours ago 

Do you mean the intensity of the sounds when the laser is configured to play them ?

Is there a way to edit Noise Amount so that way they look like the Classic Half Life 2 Electric Arc Effects, If it's possible then i could actually use that. There are some other things regarding this that i could ask for, but I'll get to that when i get to that.

@fu 8 Jul @ 6:23pm 

Fixed in: https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/commit/07a2d48972d98417d6aa08f1b7e99bbb7118ddb2

fu 2 hours ago

Interesting.. The mod should work without wiremod.. I have to test this

P.S. Found this is an actual bug. Have to investigate thank you
https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/issues/40

nevermind, the reflectors are visible again, I deleted wiremod earlier and since re-subscribing to it a moment ago the reflectors are back to normal so I have to assume that removing wiremod caused the problem. also I have to say thank you for this awesome mod, the amount of improvements and things added are spectacular, this is one of my favourite mods ever.

the reflector is invisible when I spawn it and only its shadow is visible, it was visible when I played gmod this morning, looked like glass, how do I fix it so I can see the reflector again?

nvm, it does work now, i just had to tick something in the laser tool's options

the only laser that does work is the laser gun swep, and i tested it on the entities and the laser does get affected like it should be

I am not sure if this problem is caused by the addon itself, but recently, this stopped working on my public sandbox server. As in everything works as usual, but the lasers refuse to emit.

oh good

Sk$Bh]Trick or treat KID! [author] Just now
@SWalk42 18 Feb @ 2:23am

If you ask about my port of the laser addon then yes.. It is *this* workshop addon.You can also follow the links to my github and read the wiki if you are having trouble using it and figuring out what every scripted entity element does.

is it released now or not

@ SWalk42 14 Feb @ 11:51pm

Aww, so you are gonna love my port ;) then. Refraction and reflection based on material properties

one of my first addons when i started playing gmod *memories bring back memories bring back you doo-doodo-doo*

This'll come in handy setting up the I/O tower beams from the Tron film. Thanks a bunch. :)

@ Troy 3 hours ago

Check if you are running multiple laser addons. This addon is standalone and does not require anything else to function properly. Unsubscribe from all other version of the laser tool.

For some reason all I'm seeing is the reflector and nothing else.

Thank you very much

@Dexious Emera 21 Sep @ 8:35pm

https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/issues/37

I have to think about how to hix this. It is clearly not a wrapper problem as the prop cannon uses the same wrapper and it is working just fine

Fixed! Cheers!

Hmm, according to the wire team this is rather a wrapper problem
https://github.com/wiremod/advdupe2/issues/438

I must look into it

The regular duplicator, all i've wired is "On"

@Dexious Emera 4 hours ago

Weird I must look into it. Are you sure that you do not have other laser tools installed?
Is this AdvDupe1, AdvDupe2 or the regular duplicator ?
Which elemen you are trying to save ?

Trying to save a wired dupe with this spawns the laser emitter unwired. It used to save before but now it doesn't.

You probably have multipe laser addons installed. Uninstall the others and leave only this one then in the console write "menu_cleanupgmas". My version is not an extension for other laser addons. It is rather stand alone version and does not require anything else to function properly 😊

There is a section about lasers but its russian so thats why I couldnt find it. Is there any way to turn it into english?

@ AllahPeek 2 hours ago

Should be constriction > Laser. Just use the search bar

I cant find the tool anywhere is it broken rn?

@ nobody 20 Apr @ 1:57am

Should it be the admin's job to blacklist certain tools for certain players. FPP does it quite well..

@nobody 20 Apr @ 1:57am

Hmm. I think it can be controlled by server admins by:
1. Coding a general switch convar
2. Disable laser per player

Is there anything else you have in mind ?

hide this addon from the mingebags

@clone124642 9 Feb @ 7:56pm

Hmm it appears those are rather effect rendered, than actual dissolve sequances.. He had customly configured thses to do a bunch of stuff. Entry point seens to be DoElementalEffect

@DJG 6 Apr @ 3:40pm

Yeah, I tought of that too, but I am a bit busy lately

why not add items for laser to cut e.g. crystals or some other materials (just an idea)

Splitter optimization and render bugfixed have been added:
https://github.com/dvdvideo1234/LaserSTool/pull/33