Increase lighting distance of blocks

Discussion in 'Archived: Plugin Requests' started by FrankieJTKP, Apr 14, 2011.

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    FrankieJTKP

    This is both a request for a mod/plugin and a request for some simple modding advice.

    I recently moved our server from the vanilla software to Bukkit and love it. However, I am having an issue trying to light a very large underwater city. My friends and I built a glass box that is 107m wide X 60m deep X 33m tall with a total volume of 211,860 cubic meters. The top of the box has 9 layers of water above it. The problem is that the sunlight is weakened so much that the box is very dark. I have tried using lots of glowstone to light the interior, but the light does not reach far enough to light the interior.

    I was wondering if it would be possible for someone to write a simple plugin that would create a block or mod an existing block (such as glowstone or redstone torches) to increase the radius that the light rays travel by a significant amount (to maintain a level 15 luminance at say 50 blocks away). I know that luminance decreases by 1 per block away from the source, but I was hoping their might be a simple way to change the value for a particular block or luminescence in Bukkit.

    I am looking for a server mod as opposed to a client mod/patch so that anyone who joins our server could do so without having to install anything special. I am not sure if this is possible, but I am looking forward to seeing if anyone has any suggestions or can write a plugin to help me.

    If you need me to clarify anything or have questions about what I am trying to do (I'm not sure if I explained it well enough), please feel free to ask. Also, let me know if you think I need to re-post this thread in a different section as I am not sure if this is more of a plugin request or dev help, or messing with source code.

    Thanks guys, hope to see what you think. If you would like to take a look at the under water city to get a better idea of my problem, let me know and I'll give you my IP info.​
     
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    MisanthropX

    Sounds interesting, like the idea, but I fear not the light itself but the range is client sided.
    Creating new block is not possible, but using glowstone would be awesome
     
  3. I fear that light range is client-side as well. It that light is mostly client-side, but I may be wrong. I know this might not help but it might be possible to make one that let you place torches on glass or maybe even in mid-air (not sure about this one though). Also there is this plugin as well

    EDIT: Found this might help
     
  4. Hey I was reading this and was wondering because light is client based could you make a plugin that makes light penetrate the water just like air, I don't really if this is also client based. but i just figured that if you can't make some thing produce more light that you could have the sun penetrate the object so your using the sun light. I think that makes sense. Just giving ideas.
     

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