[-Norbert-]

Is is possible to give shockwaves a distortion effect, a bit like the current ship engines have?
I think, especially for exploding capital ships, this might look good, if it can be done.

[GODzilla]

At least since 3.6.14 rc4 (as this was the first version I used when I reinstalled FSO a month ago) there is the option under "experimental" called "framebuffer explosions". It is exactly what you're looking for. 

Of course it's also present in the new rc5

[-Norbert-]

I forgot about checking that tab and the forum search didn't turn up anything. Thanks.

[chief1983]

I'm pretty sure that option controls it for both engines and shockwaves, doesn't it?  If you have one you should have the other I think.

[GODzilla]

I'm pretty sure it doesn't. When I got back to FSO I started with 3.6.14 rc4 and initially noticed the great looking new engine effect. However it was not until much later I learned about the framebuffer shockwaves option in the "experimental" settings. Yes I had seen it before, but was a bit hesitant to switch anything experimental on.

But then people said they'd been using it for a long time and it would work without problems, so I finally activated it.

[-Norbert-]

I can confirm that. The engine distortions were on by default, the shockwave distortions had to be enabled via the experimental tab in the launcher.

[Master_of_the_blade]

Tried it. Looks good but I prefer the classic explosions as explosions in space dont cause distortion in reality.

[-Norbert-]

Then you'd have to play without shockwaves alltogether....

[MatthTheGeek]

Tried it. Looks good but I prefer the classic explosions as explosions in space dont cause distortion in reality.

Obligatory "realism ? in MAH freespace ? DO NOT WANT".

[General Battuta]

Tried it. Looks good but I prefer the classic explosions as explosions in space dont cause distortion in reality.

nothing about the freespace explosions is realistic at all

you might well get a bit of distortion through the heated medium of the blast :technobabble:

[ME$$ENGER]

lol next thing we know someone could be *****ing about how we can hear fighters swooshing past you in vacuum.

Distortion looks great. I've always wanted it ever since they started implementing shader.

[Crybertrance]

lol next thing we know someone could be *****ing about how we can hear fighters swooshing past you in vacuum.

Distortion looks great. I've always wanted it ever since they started implementing shader.

I think bumping a 20 day old thread is frowned upon here at HLP...Just a heads up.

[Dragon]

Close, but not yet. The treshold is 30 days. 

[Rga_Noris]

Unless you got swagger.

[Kolgena]

i wsih i hade ngine dstoirtoins but the not shoewd up

[Jeff Vader]

lol next thing we know someone could be *****ing about how we can hear fighters swooshing past you in vacuum.

Distortion looks great. I've always wanted it ever since they started implementing shader.

I think bumping a 20 day old thread is frowned upon here at HLP...Just a heads up.

Considering some people insist on "bumping" threads that died 8 years ago, not really that much.

i wsih i hade ngine dstoirtoins but the not shoewd up

Agreed.