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Shaostoul Force Field - Transparency Fix
   
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Type: Mod
Mod category: Block, Modpack
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12 Apr, 2019 @ 12:06pm
12 Apr, 2019 @ 12:30pm
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Shaostoul Force Field - Transparency Fix

Description
This is a simple transparency fix of Shaostoul's Forcefields mod, as Shaostoul has retired from SE modding. It is posted with his permission. It is a standalone drop-in replacement for the existing mod. All your existing blocks will be safe; simply remove the original and add this in its place, and when you load up your world you will get the improved transparency.

This mod provides an air-retaining force field similar to those seen on the shuttle and hangar bays in Star Trek and Star Wars. This means that a character or ship can pass through it, but oxygen is retained.

Original mod: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=420351819

Please note: I am not a true modder, so if anything breaks that cannot be fixed by editing the configuration files, I will not be able to fix it. That said, this mod has worked fine without modification for many years and, at this point, the odds of anything breaking it are slim to none.
17 Comments
WardenWolf  [author] 6 Jan, 2022 @ 10:44am 
Clear your mod cache. I'll look at it, but if it's genuinely broken I can't fix it. I'm not a real modder. I just edited text-based configuration files to fix the transparency.
VS-lockon 16 Sep, 2019 @ 9:39am 
:( one of them is god-awful pink
WardenWolf  [author] 9 Aug, 2019 @ 1:34pm 
I'll look into it. May turn the visibility up one notch.
Revan111295 9 Aug, 2019 @ 6:46am 
@dRuPpl yeah mine are invisible kinda annoying
dRuPpI 23 Jun, 2019 @ 7:58am 
... does someone eles have now fully transperent (invisieble) force fields!?
Stoic⁧⁧Sirius 11 Jun, 2019 @ 6:08am 
nice
VS-lockon 31 May, 2019 @ 5:13am 
i think you thinking of Sektan Force Field not Shaostoul
VS-lockon 31 May, 2019 @ 5:10am 
@Devlah there was no control when i got them in 2016
WardenWolf  [author] 24 Apr, 2019 @ 8:50am 
Regarding the lights, I don't know. I'm not the original author; I just tweaked the transparency. I do recall Shaostoul saying they were based on lights, though.

As for the transparency, both sides are equally transparent, but if one side is brighter than the other (such as in direct sunlight) it's going to be harder to see them. I tried to strike a balance where you could still see them but it wouldn't be too much, and I think I succeeded. One notch brighter is a bit too much, in my testing. The adjustment is VERY sensitive.
Devlah 24 Apr, 2019 @ 8:37am 
I seem to recall when these forcefields were originally introduced, the UI in the control panel had color adjustment options. They never worked of course (likely they were based on some variant of the interior light block I imagine). But I'm wondering if after all this time it's finally an option?

Additionally, it appears that maybe one side is more transparent than the other? I had trouble seeing the blue screen while placing blocks like the filler ones. It was soo transparent that I couldn't see what I was doing with the blocks that have no frames.