[Commander Zane]

I think it's from the angle.

[ssmit132]

Also, it's coming from a Mjolnir, which is not that big.

[QuantumDelta]

So why does something so small produce a beam twice it's size? >.>

[Hades]

All you can see in #2 is the beam.. looks kinda bad suppose it might work for those people who don't like seeing ships (IE; play in pitch black lighting)

So why does something so small produce a beam twice it's size? >.>

High-five!

[Mura]

So why does something so small produce a beam twice it's size? >.>

Cuz it's cool.
Why are beams even visible at all? cuz it's cool... :3

[Woolie Wool]

So why does something so small produce a beam twice it's size? >.>

Because it's a Mjolnir, and I was testing the BFBlue. I intend to use that mission to test all the different beams. I really didn't want the viewer to notice the Mjolnir anyway, I wanted to show the beam itself.

[Hades]

THIS is how a Mjolnir's beam should look!

[Commander Zane]

Are we getting the Hades soon considering it's appearing a little more frequently in screens?

[starwolf1991]

Pick an effect:


Beam glow #1

Bean glow #2

For the record, #2 was created by me for ASW 3.6.12. Turns out a lot of people forget to credit me for effects coming out of 3.6.12. No offense, though -- I'm happy people are using them.

Feel free to use it, Betrayal, but please DO give credit as it is due.

[ssmit132]

*snip*
THIS is how a Mjolnir's beam should look!

I think that looks rather good, so I agree.

[CommanderDJ]

Boo, small beams.

[Pred the Penguin]

THIS is how a Mjolnir's beam should look!

That looks awesome!

[Mura]

How do you manage to LIKE that? D:
It looks just so... small and underwelming... If i didn't knew better, i would think it's a green AAA beam.

[Fury]

AAA beams are oversized anyway and I've asked Hades to take a look at them a few times. I think the better question is why you like beams that are bigger than what's firing said beam, it's ridiculous and not in the good way.

Well, it's a matter of taste and I'm just glade sanity seems to win so far.

[Shivan Hunter]

mura: I could ask you the same question. Those blue beams are IIRC around the size of the Mjolnir beam, which means it's obscuring the Mjolnir almost completely. How is a beam literally bigger than its originating ship and still not retarded?

[Mura]

Geee... i wonder why you didn't think that when you played this game the first time...
Anyway, no more de-railment here.

[chief1983]

Hades' pic actually does look much better, although I can see reasons for the Mjolnir's beam being quite large.  I don't think it looks very good that way though, up close at least.  I think in mission you might not be looking as closely at the Mjolnir as trying to help it blow up whatever it is shooting.

[Hades]

AAA beams are oversized anyway and I've asked Hades to take a look at them a few times. I think the better question is why you like beams that are bigger than what's firing said beam, it's ridiculous and not in the good way.

Well, it's a matter of taste and I'm just glade sanity seems to win so far.

I have made every AAA beam much smaller, still need to upload to the SVN.

[General Battuta]

You guys are using the beam width table entries to ensure that the practical width of the beams remains identical right?

[Hades]

OF course. We're not idiots, we know what we're doing.