Can I do this?

[laggerd]

I was wondering if I could make this into a solar panel like object that collects solar pariticles, and how do I do it if I can

[Naten]

I don't know, maybe if you arranged it with multiple transforms under the same name, if the solar panel is "transform-powered," perhaps?

I'm pretty sure solar panels also get their resource defined in the(ir) part.cfg file. Maybe so, I haven't made a solar panel yet.

If not, maybe an intake "curve," plugin powered if not supported by game code, or something...?

Well, study intake and solar panel part.cfg files and see how they're similar is your best bet IMO! Good luck!

[Albert VDS]

Surround the sides with 6 or 8 uniquely named empty objects and paste the following code 8 times in the part.cfg.

Make sure that raycastTransformName and pivotName, in each MODULE, have the names of the empty object.

MODULE

{

name = ModuleDeployableSolarPanel

sunTracking = false

raycastTransformName = suncatcher

pivotName = suncatcher

isBreakable = false

resourceName = ElectricCharge

chargeRate = 0.75

powerCurve

{

key = 206000000000 0 0 0

key = 13599840256 1 0 0

key = 68773560320 0.5 0 0

key = 0 10 0 0

}

}

[laggerd]

it will be fixed and non deployable, so why does there need a pivotName and ModuleDeployableSolarPanel? and how do I make those?

[laggerd]

and whats an empty object?

[laggerd]

sorry for so many replies but is this what i should look like

[Albert VDS]

it will be fixed and non deployable, so why does there need a pivotName and ModuleDeployableSolarPanel? and how do I make those?

It's the standard settings for every solar panel.

and whats an empty object?

It's an object which doesn't have any vertexes.

sorry for so many replies but is this what i should look like http://i.imgur.com/eX5L9VP.gif

I think so, though make sure there is some space between the surface of the object and the empty object.

[laggerd]

so, that doesnt work. I saw an the hoojiwana thread that you use a plane as the suncatcher object. how do you create a plane in unity (or do I make one in blender and export it to unity)

[Albert VDS]

What 3D editor did you use to create the model?

If you use blender then it's the 1st one in create.

[laggerd]

how do you make the plane see through in game?

[NoMrBond]

Delete the planes [Mesh Renderer] component from its inspector tab