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Starmade | Thruster plumes do not depend on the orientation of the thruster
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#1
If I for example want a thuster plum to face upwards and turn the thruster upwards, the thruster plum still goes from the back.

#2
While your report is valid, it should be noted that I've seen several people, including myself, use rotated thrusters decoratively (in places where thrusters don't make sense). Since most people use crystals and lava as thruster replacements, I personally would like it to stay that way.

Bug confirmed, but I personally would like to not see that fixed. :D

#3
this also relates to T208

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Task Type
Bug
Testing Results
Affected Gamemode(s)
Single and Multi
Reproducible
Yes
Last tested (version)
0.19439 (Dev)
Category
Engine
First occurrence (version)
0.14
Hardware/Software/System
OS-Specific
No
Hardware-Specific
No
Video Card Vendor
uncertain
Serverconfig (server.cfg)
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Clientconfig (settings.cfg)
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Napther added a subscriber: Napther.Apr 17 2016, 11:21 AM

Then there are people like me, who have used the thrusters in corridors... While its fine for front/back facing rooms, thruster plumes become visible when a corridor is left/right facing.

There should be some config that enables/disables the thruster's plume for everyone on that ship, or a setting which allows the plume to appear from where it is "facing" accessible by doing something on that specific block, or on the ship as a whole.

The current thruster plumes arent all that to have a song and dance about, either. Doesnt make sense on larger vessels to have exposed thrusters putting out these tiny gas jets... Hence the reason people replace the thrusters with Ice-Charged circuit set ups, as mentioned in the report.

Kingofanime added a subscriber: Kingofanime.Apr 17 2016, 3:02 PM
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Malacodor added a subscriber: Malacodor.Oct 4 2016, 11:52 PM

This bug is still present with the new thruster plumes, it looks even worse now.

Regarding decorative thruster blocks, just put a trigger area behind them to disable the plume.

Croquelune added a comment.EditedDec 24 2016, 11:25 PM

I also use thruster blocks as decoration block, mainly in order to do some eyes or tentacles to my alien ships ; and I hope I could still use them in their "passive" state like that.

BUT

In other hand I would really enjoy either the possibility to do some interactive plasma room or core reactor room just visible behind glasses bridge where thrusters plumes follow orientations of their respective blocks. If the ship is on action, the room aswell ; if not, the room isn't too.

The solution might be as for the light blocks : permit players to turn activate or deactivate this blocks.

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