adding rgb for coloured lasers

here's a test file with some coloured beams & a target sprite which changes colour based on adding beam rgb...

dl.dropbox.com/u/52354372/rgb_beams_test_1.capx

works nicely, but since i'm new to construct i thought i'd post this & ask if there's a simpler method that i'm missing.

You could take a look at the canvas plugin. I know you can access the colour of the canvas in rgba format and also set the colour in the same way.

Take a look at the "ReplaceColor" effect.

Thanks for the ideas, i'll check them out.

So, another question about something that I've got half-working...

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/5dlbA.jpg" border="0" />

dl.dropbox.com/u/52354372/rgb_beams_test.capx

Any idea where I'm going wrong?

weird indeed

The problem is the Pick nearest. I've added some debugging to your CAPX: bht.hostingsiteforfree.com/bugs/rgb_beams_test_DEBUG.capx

You are picking at the beginning of the line, not at the intersect point, so the "nearest" on your second node is actually the first node.

I don't have a solution for you, but this should help.

Edit: off the top of my head, I think you are picking backwards. Check each Node, and then figure out which beams overlap.

Yep it was a picking problem. Fixed it (learning a lot in the process) & thought i'd post the results so other Construct2 newcomers can have a look:

dl.dropbox.com/u/52354372/rgb_beams_final_v2.capx

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/mxVEQ.jpg" border="0" />

somewhere in the forum someone add capx with laser reflect on mirror that might be useful to game