Symbols for Legacy Computing
Symbols for Legacy Computing, commonly known as SLC, are a set of symbols that were added to OWOT on October 7th 2022 for SLC and November 7th 2022 for SLC2.
Among other things, SLC characters can be used to make smoother shapes, or create the illusion of 3D objects when used in conjunction with the ability to change cell background colors. They have also been a valuable asset for scripters trying to make photorealistic image pasters.
Artists such as JRT, AndreiXYZ, Jan Soweli Asike, Place_holdrr and Polonez have taken great advantage of SLC ever since its introduction to OWOT
SLC Test Worlds
/slc
/slc was created for users to test out the first set of SLC characters, which were implemented on October 7th, 2022. Symbols introduced in the update allowed artists to create smooth shapes that can be colored to create simplistic drawings.
/slc2
A much larger set of SLC characters were introduced on November 7th, 2022, and along with it a second test world named /slc2. SLC 2 introduced a variety of box drawing characters that allowed users to effectively replicated pixel art within OWOT.
/bcolor
Though not explicitly related to SLC, the ability to customize background colors for individual cells greatly expanded the scope of SLC art.
The test world /bcolor showcases a variety of 3D creations that can be made by combining the two features.
This update also allowed for increasingly photorealistic image pasters.
How to Make SLC Art
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How to Make a SLC Cube
An SLC cube is six characters in width and four in height. The second lowest row(or second highest, if you're making an upside down cube) is consisted entirely of the default block "█," while all other layers are made from SLC slope characters. The row directly above(or below) it makes use of customized cell backgrounds to facilitate the intersection of three different colored planes.
SLC cubes have three faces, each with their own color. Most artists decorate their cubes with different shades of the same color in order to represent lighting.
You can obtain the necessary symbols by copying them from a pre-existing cube using Ctrl + A, and then changing the colors to your liking. There is also a handy SLC toolbox at the top of /slc_font.
The ability to change cell colors allows two colors to exist within any given cell, so use this feature whenever two cubes of different colors touch at their diagonal edges.
How to Make an Unicode Cube
The second type of OWOT cubes face the screen at a more direct angle. They actually contain no SLC characters whatsoever, but are still included here due to their resemblance to cubes that do include SLC.
They are created using the default block character "█" along with the triangular unicodes "◢ ◣ ◤ ◥." Critically, the triangles must have the "bold" text decoration, which can be accessed using Ctrl + Q.
Unicode cubes are smaller than SLC cubes at five characters wide and three characters tall, but like their SLC counterparts they have three colors for each of their faces.
- SLC Cubes(Top) and Unicode Cubes(Bottom)
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