Lamps
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- | |pri= | + | |pri=Creates a dynamic lamp on a rope |
- | |sec= | + | |sec=Creates a dynamic lamp |
- | |notes= | + | |notes=Can be used to give light, but overuse can cause client slowdown and server lag. |
|brief= | |brief= | ||
- | + | The Lamp tool creates dynamic lamps of different colours and brightnesses. It can create them hanging from ropes on ceilings or just on their own where you are aiming, to be attached to other contraptions. | |
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|instructions= | |instructions= | ||
- | + | # From the Q menu or the context menu, use the colour palette and/or the sliders to pick the colour you want the lamp to be. | |
+ | # Use the rope length slider to define the length you want the rope to be. | ||
+ | # Aim at a point on the roof and use primary fire to create a lamp on a rope. | ||
+ | # Alternately, use secondary fire to just create a lamp then attach it using welds to another of your contraptions. | ||
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|variables= | |variables= | ||
- | + | ; Colour: Selects both the colour of the lamp prop and the lamp beam. | |
+ | ; Rope Length: Selects the length of the rope that attaches the lamp to the roof. | ||
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|hints= | |hints= | ||
- | + | * Use the lamps as headlights on cars, or attach them to a wheel for a police light! | |
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 4 December 2006
Tool | Back |
Type: | Construction tool |
Primary fire: | Creates a dynamic lamp on a rope |
Secondary fire: | Creates a dynamic lamp |
Notes: | Can be used to give light, but overuse can cause client slowdown and server lag. |
Brief
The Lamp tool creates dynamic lamps of different colours and brightnesses. It can create them hanging from ropes on ceilings or just on their own where you are aiming, to be attached to other contraptions.
Instructions
- From the Q menu or the context menu, use the colour palette and/or the sliders to pick the colour you want the lamp to be.
- Use the rope length slider to define the length you want the rope to be.
- Aim at a point on the roof and use primary fire to create a lamp on a rope.
- Alternately, use secondary fire to just create a lamp then attach it using welds to another of your contraptions.
Variables
- Colour
- Selects both the colour of the lamp prop and the lamp beam.
- Rope Length
- Selects the length of the rope that attaches the lamp to the roof.
Useful hints
- Use the lamps as headlights on cars, or attach them to a wheel for a police light!