[Fury]

I think shivans getting their own unique flak effect would be kind of cool. Something reddish that is typical to them. This way you could also distinguish between friendly and hostile flak before you fly into it.

[Droid803]

That would certainly be interesting.

[Snail]

Certainly would, yes.

[-Norbert-]

Maybe something like the Vishnans shoot in Blue Planet only in red perhaps?

[High Max]

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[General Battuta]

Nighteyes' stuff?

[High Max]

^_^

[Aardwolf]

I think shivans getting their own unique flak effect would be kind of cool. Something reddish that is typical to them. This way you could also distinguish between friendly and hostile flak before you fly into it.

Red is a bit over-done for Shivans. I mean, in FS1 IIRC they canonically had some more orangish shots, and the mediavps gives them some purple aspects...

I would concentrate on making it look different, shape/animation wise, more than color-wise, if anyone is going to do this.

Maybe a whole bunch of mini-blasts in the animation, going off in sequence (but fast, like a chain of firecrackers. But unlike firecrackers, not in a chain, position-wise)...

Also, one thing to note, this would require more duplicating of weapons.tbl entries, and reassigning them to the shivan ships.

[castor]

I like the idea of using "alien" colors for it, even if not red. After all, color is more easily perceived from distance, if you want to make the effect stand out.

[swashmebuckle]

The green copper flame here might be a cool place to start, though strontium says Shivan to me too.  Agreed that it might be nice to have something Shivan that isn't red though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hpUtRnsYc&feature=related

Edit: Though a take on the pure transparent blue alcohol burn might be a cool way to reinvent the weapon--sort of a bursting bubbles of semi-viscous energy, Greek Fire in space thing.

[Ziame]

Maybe something like dark flak with orange lightning in it?

[Bobboau]

bright blueish white flash followed by a red electrical disturbance

[Galemp]

I vote for greenish/copper.

[NGTM-1R]

Green-copper.

[Droid803]

Oh yess copper flak.

[High Max]

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[c914]

Maybe something like this?

[The E]

  Yeah, I really like that

[General Battuta]

Y'know, I really like the idea of a Shivan flak effect, but the 'ball of energy' thing is...hrm. We at least need to keep the same sound effect. The Vishnan flak in Blue Planet followed the ball of energy model, and it lost a lot of its intimidation because it didn't have the same presence as regular flak.

[High Max]

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