New Beacons:)

[boundmore]

finally no grey box:)

[Cookviper]

I love how those look. Truly something to showcase.

[Xanotos]

Instead of hiding them in the dark corners of a build, finally the beacon can see LIGHT

[Dzchan94]

I renamed the post, It might generate unneeded confusion, as these are beacons and not plinths.

[boundmore]

and campfire

Dzchan - thanks for edit lol

[Havok40k]

Wow! I’m going to need to craft a few hundred of these… I want to use them everywhere! Can you check and see if they emit light as well?

[boundmore]

waiting for the night
EDIT: doesnt seem to cast its own light, no; maybe if it was in completely dark place I’d notice a weak light but in lighted surrounding it looks theres none

[Haelos]

Nice!
So there’s a new test server update?

[Pseudonym84]

Are they physically two blocks tall now?

If not, can you place a block inside the upper part of the beacon? I remember the post that introduced them, I’m just curious how they work in Testing.

[boundmore]

its 1.5 block - if I remember correctly form what @jesshyland said you’ll be able to use half block props on top so

EDIT: I found it and hers the quote:

@jesshyland

Do note that although the Beacon Control appears to be two blocks tall and you won’t be able to directly place another block on top of it, it actually only occupies its base block(so you’ll need to target its base to refuel it) and you can build through the top of it if you really want to. Placing slabs over it will make it hard to interact with but could lead to some neat effects in your builds, maybe!

so, physiacally they are 1 block but occupying half of the adjacent block above

[boundmore]

@Havok40k

Can you check and see if they emit light as well?

I re-read 164 post and found this:

@james

Art + Animation + Assets:Added campfire and beacon control meshes. These show the fuelling state of the beacon (on, low, off) and cast a little light.

so, yeah - I might try to work on my concentration when reading ;p

[Barneylee57]

wow! when is the new style coming to live?

[Kawwak]

So they are 2 blocks high, but what if in live I already built my beacons inside my builds (I hide them cause they are just grey boxes)? It will destroy the beacon itself, the block below or above of it, or will it bug in? I will make room for them anyway to be ready for the live update, but curious about what will happen with built-around beacons.

[boundmore]

I had 1 beacon directly below a bloc and it was expanded downward - so it took natural block below and its top landed where the old grey box was; I dont know what happens when its shoved between 2 blocks of your make (let’s say something valuable like gold or refined gleam etc) - you might brace yourself for losing one of them then;

so if you have your grey box squeezed inside your wall or floor or sth, you might think about moving it to a different location before new beacons go life