In that game, when you link 3 or more stones of the same type an “electricity texture” flows through the stones before they disappear.
This “electricity texture” takes the same direction as the line that connect the stones.
I am absolutely clueless in what node/s to use for such purpose, I tried line2d, sprites with vertex shaders, chatGPT, etc. none with useful results.
I am seeking for someone to point me in the right path, so I can investigate towards something that will give me the result I want. Perhaps I do need to think harder on what I tried before, but I want to know that I won’t be wasting my time anymore.
Below are some pictures of what I am talking about (from “the curse of montezuma”)
The main issue is my own insecurity and perhaps overthinking.
I got a “prototype” that looks like this with line2d:
So, if you reckon this is the way to go… adding more points and working on the texture & perhaps shaders on the texture, I am fine with exploring that further.
I just need guidance to choose the correct way. This is my first attempt at doing anything related to Godot, so there are many unknowns
Yeah that prototype looks promising. the texture subject could be worked to be a little more center and wider, while making the purple transplant .
If you wanted a more wild and random lightning, a second line could be added with a transparent and off-center texture (maybe just use the same texture with a more random line near the first line. Keeping it fresh.)
Mixing the two styles could potentially be done in a shader.
Particles could be an option too for a more animated effect.
