Jump to content
Search the Forums BEFORE making a new post.
Currently supported: All versions

[1.8, GL] Render a line between 2 BlockPos, with a colour gradient

CraftedCart

By CraftedCart
in Modder Support

 Share

Recommended Posts

CraftedCart Tree Puncher

CraftedCart

Posted
Posted

Hi.

I'm trying to make it so that when given 2 positions in the world (BlockPos), as well as 2 colours, I can draw a line between the 2 points with a gradient.

I know you can draw faces with the Tessellator, but I'm looking for something like this (Xycraft, where there are no visible faces):

LTBs2iP.jpg

Thanks :)

Draco18s Reality Controller

Draco18s

Posted
Posted

Well, you're still going to be drawing quads in all likelihood.  Just that you need a texture on those quads to give you the gradient.  You're not going to get the gradient effect without the texture (or a hell of a lot of work).

Apparently I'm a complete and utter jerk and come to this forum just like to make fun of people, be confrontational, and make your personal life miserable.  If you think this is the case, JUST REPORT ME.  Otherwise you're just going to get reported when you reply to my posts and point it out, because odds are, I was trying to be nice.

 

Exception: If you do not understand Java, I WILL NOT HELP YOU and your thread will get locked.

 

DO NOT PM ME WITH PROBLEMS. No help will be given.

CraftedCart Tree Puncher

CraftedCart

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Well, you're still going to be drawing quads in all likelihood.  Just that you need a texture on those quads to give you the gradient.  You're not going to get the gradient effect without the texture (or a hell of a lot of work).

 

I guess I could draw a thin cuboid, however I kinda wanted a way to dynamically change the colour of the gradient dynamically (Interpolation). Do you know of any way to do that (eg, is there a way to use a procedurally generated texture?)

 

Also the glow in the screenshot is quite nice. Does anyone have any idea how to implement that?

N247S Creeper Killer

N247S

Posted
Posted

I dont know much about opengl, though Im pretty sure you can apply colors to anything with a bunch of extra effects. I remeber seeing a ton of starter tutorials about how to use opengl, sampling a simple triangle in 3 different colors (each corner another color), with a nice blend effect.

 

So why not give it a try and google for some opengl java tutorials? Im sure youll find what you are looking for!

Projects:

Discontinued:

- N2ConfigAPI

- Meachanical Crafting Table

 

Latest:

- CollectionUtils

 

Coöperations:

- InGameConfigManager

Draco18s Reality Controller

Draco18s

Posted
Posted

The colorization just means you need a white png that acts as the gradient, and then you use gl_Color to give it a color.

 

And drawing a thin cuboid is going to be just as hard as drawing a single quad: you still need the 4 important corners.

 

This might help with finding the quads.

Apparently I'm a complete and utter jerk and come to this forum just like to make fun of people, be confrontational, and make your personal life miserable.  If you think this is the case, JUST REPORT ME.  Otherwise you're just going to get reported when you reply to my posts and point it out, because odds are, I was trying to be nice.

 

Exception: If you do not understand Java, I WILL NOT HELP YOU and your thread will get locked.

 

DO NOT PM ME WITH PROBLEMS. No help will be given.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

Announcements



  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • quinnwheeler
      Simple planes and nuclear bombs

      By quinnwheeler · Posted

      Hey guys, I'm trying to use the simple planes mod https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/simple-planes with a nuclear bombs mod https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/nuclear-bombs . The simple planes mod has a cargo plane that can drop tnt, and i want it to work with the nuclear bombs. I added this JSON file from chatGPT to the payloads folder in simple planes (because the nukes couldn't even get stored in the plane in the first place), but this only allows the nuke to drop but doesn't explode: https://mclo.gs/3uEQIX2 . This nuke mod requires a redstone signal and then manual activation, which makes this tougher i imagine. If someone could write me a code for the payload folder for simpleplanes, something that even tampers with the nuke mod, or any general suggestions that would be great!  Many Thanks
    • LaClapBomb
      Forge mod loading crashing pls help

      By LaClapBomb · Posted

      https://paste.ee/p/Qai73Cbt  that is crash file link  
    • George_Washington
      Adding Registries

      By George_Washington · Posted

      I'm trying to make an addon mod for lycanite mobs and I got in the game. I ran the command to summon in my mob and it said unable to summon object i tried and tried again and it never worked and then someone told me that it was probably because I never added a registry for my addon mod, so how do I do that?
    • harpy_dude
      Help: Why does my game keep crashing?

      By harpy_dude · Posted

      hi have 218 mods in modpack in Modrinth and it keeps crashing, so are there any incompatibilities? debug.log  
    • Maxime66410
      [Solved][Forge 1.21.4] Registry Object not present

      By Maxime66410 · Posted

      Hello, this is the first time I've created a mod for Minecraft and my mod is for an entity that plays in your world. I've survived several tutorials and documentation, but I still can't do what I want to do. Can you tell me why I'm getting this error? Everything looks good. no ? Forge for 1.21.4 changelist : https://gist.github.com/ChampionAsh5357/d895a7b1a34341e19c80870720f9880f Repos Github for my mod : https://github.com/Maxime66410/TheFakePlayer Last Log : https://gist.github.com/Maxime66410/246f983f2d791469ae87a77825527da9   Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Registry Object not present: thefakeplayer:fake_player_entity at TRANSFORMER/[email protected]/net.minecraftforge.registries.RegistryObject.get(RegistryObject.java:193) ~[forge-1.21.4-54.1.3_mapped_official_1.21.4-recomp.jar%231!/:?] at TRANSFORMER/[email protected]/org.furranystudio.thefakeplayer.Events.ClientModEvents.entityAttributes(ClientModEvents.java:27) ~[main/:?] at TRANSFORMER/[email protected]/org.furranystudio.thefakeplayer.Events.__ClientModEvents_entityAttributes_EntityAttributeCreationEvent.invoke(.dynamic) ~[main/:?] at SECURE-BOOTSTRAP/net.minecraftforge.eventbus/net.minecraftforge.eventbus.ASMEventHandler.invoke(ASMEventHandler.java:46) ~[eventbus-6.2.27.jar:?] at SECURE-BOOTSTRAP/net.minecraftforge.eventbus/net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:302) ~[eventbus-6.2.27.jar:?] at SECURE-BOOTSTRAP/net.minecraftforge.eventbus/net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:288) ~[eventbus-6.2.27.jar:?] at LAYER PLUGIN/[email protected]/net.minecraftforge.fml.javafmlmod.FMLModContainer.acceptEvent(FMLModContainer.java:184) ~[javafmllanguage-1.21.4-54.1.3.jar:54.1.3]     SOLUTION :  ModEntities.ENTITIES.register(modEventBus); -> public Thefakeplayer(FMLJavaModLoadingContext context) https://docs.minecraftforge.net/en/1.21.x/concepts/registries/ https://github.com/MinecraftForge/MinecraftForge/blob/1.21.x/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/registries/DeferredRegister.java  

  • Topics

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.

  I accept