[Pnakotus]

I liked the old Inferno explosions.  I like them even more now that the SCP vps have bloody planar explosions on everything.  I was wondering if you guys had higher-res versions of your explosions that wouldn't stick out so much on capital ship scales?  I'm using a custom.vp atm with some of the Inferno effects, but they're quite old now and I'm no good with photoshop etc etc... Bless the fans of non-petrol, non-Hollywood explosions?

[Rampage]

I doubt they'll release their explosions.  I guess you'll just have to wait until R2 comes out...

[Woomeister]

The R1 explosions?

Those were created with a program called Illusion, which unfortunately I don't have so it isn't possible to create higher res versions of those explosions.

R2 only uses 1 of the R1 explosions right now, the rest have been replaced. Though we aren't using high res ani files, since they kill framerates too much.

[EAD_Agamemnon]

Seeing this made me go back to see the R1 explosions...
They kick @$$ compared to the ones that came with FS2...
I'm gonna export the .ani files and stuff to the regular game (atm I got it set up where I'm using exp05 from FS2 retail for all weapons impacts)...Looks cool but R1 stuff looks better.
Especially the way I set everything....they die in a FS2 shockwave (fighters will unless you hit them hard enough for them not to)....R1 rocks.

Hmm...Now I gotta see what goodies TBP has again...

[DaBrain]

This is the best one I was able to come up with.
Personally I think the stock explosions look better, but everything has to be "Inferno-exclusive".

[Woomeister]

Well the more of the original FS2 files we replace the better it is for us...

[Pnakotus]

So now Inferno has bright orange explosions with planar rings  too?  ****.

How hard can it be to make my own...

[SadisticSid]

That radial shockwave explosion looks great when capital ships are exploding, but rather odd when a small fighter goes bang. It's a shame the engine doesn't support customizable explosions

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by Pnakotus
So now Inferno has bright orange explosions with planar rings  too?  ****.

How hard can it be to make my own...

Creating explosions is very complicated.
I've created this one using a particle system.

And I do really like the small shockwave around it.
It looks pretty boring without the shockwave.


I'd like to add shockwaves to all explosions, cause I really liked these things in WC5 and Starlancer.

[Grimloq]

i liked the poof of smoke that appeared when a fighter exploded... that was a VERY nice touch...

[Pnakotus]

We all know you like the planar ring, DaBrain; they're everywhere these days

You use a particle system and make an ani?  That sounds a lot harder than what I was planning... and all I want is a few flashes, an expanding cloud of superheated metal, and a breaking up ship.  None of the 'petrol bomb' style stuff: playing old Inf showed me how cool (on a fighter scale, at least) watching a missile claw up behind a jinking fighter, have a flash, and the fighter turns into bits with some smoke.  BANG, you're dead.  Not lingering, wreakage-obscuring fireballs.  Its just taste, I guess.

[DaBrain]

The particle system was used for the creation, the explosion is flat like all other effects in-game.

I can imagine a good explosion, but I've neither the money, nor the time to create an explosion on FS2 level.
In addition I think it's not worth the trouble anyway.

This thing looks fine, but I might come up with a better one later.
But it's better if you don't expect too much.

[DaBrain]

Well, I kept my promise:



How do you like it?

[Blitzerland]

Would "OMGDATSAWESOME!!!111oneone!!11" be appropriate?

[Kie99]

Originally posted by DaBrain
Well, I kept my promise:



How do you like it?

What Blitzerland said but in a less n00bish fashion.

[Hippo]

Woah!