Attract-O-Gel

Attract-O-Gel

Games:	LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet 3
Density:	2.0
Traction:	1.0
Restitution:	0.3
Gravity Scale:	1.0
Damaged by Explosives:
Grabbable:
Climbable:
Collidable:
Obtained from:	DLC; Attract-O-Gel & Tweaker Creator Tutorial

Attract-O-Gel is a special material introduced in the Muppets Premium Level Kit that acts as a centre of gravity for Sackthings, allowing them to walk up walls and on ceilings made from it. It has the same physical properties as wood, being a buoyant, ungrabbable material that is resistent to explosives.

This material has an Object Tweaker counterpart called the Attract-O-Tweaker, which applies its gravity-warping effects to any object in the game.

Behaviour

When a Sackthing enters the Attract-O-Gel's attraction radius, they will be pulled towards it, rotating to keep their feet aligned with the closest "floor". While standing on Attract-O-Gel, the movement input is based on their character's current orientation, e.g. if the player is standing on a wall, pushing up/down will move them up the wall, while left/right shifts in/out of the layers if applicable.

Sackthings will automatically detach from a piece of Attract-O-Gel if they collide with a non-attractive surface, enter another object's attraction radius, or grab something with (unless they have the Grabinators and are attempting to pick up something light enough to carry, in which case they will detach and then immediately re-attach with the object held above their head). Alternatively, the player can manually detach themselves from the material by quickly double-tapping , provided the Manual Detach option isn't disabled on the material's Attract-O-Tweaker.

If the player is swimming next to a piece of Attract-O-Gel, they will produce the attraction sound but will not be pulled towards it. Separately, players that are climbing or attached to a Bendy Rail will be attracted to the material, however the climbing and rail systems prevent them from actually being pulled towards it (although it does influence how players jump off of climbable materials, and can even mess up the rail movement controls depending on the nearest floor's normal.

Like other animated materials, Attract-O-Gel has a power input which, in addition to controlling its colour, brightness and animation speed, is used to turn the material's gravitational pull on or off. Regardless of what the Input Action is set to, the attraction effect only responds to digital signals, turning on when it receives an ON signal, and off when that signal turns OFF.