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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: Solatar on November 01, 2003, 10:23:07 am

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Solatar on November 01, 2003, 10:23:07 am

A long time ago I had the idea to have nebula trails coming out the engines of a ship and looking like engine trails. I'm doing this in my campaign Crimson Tide, and all the graphical elements I'm doing will also go to the TVWP if they want them. I've done this:
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/Solatar/screen03.jpg)
Now this looks pretty good IMO, but would it be possible to have this be done automatically to make ship trails? Say it's table defined to look for a certain bitmap, then it tiles it behind the thrusters. :nervous:

I wouldn't think it would be too hard to impliment, but I'm no coder, so I don't know anyway.:D

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Bobboau on November 01, 2003, 10:24:24 am

yes, done a long time ago

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Solatar on November 01, 2003, 10:53:22 am

I seem to remember you doing this now that I think of it, how do I enable it.:D

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Ace on November 01, 2003, 12:14:39 pm

I personally think this would be great for TAP to use, as it's closest to the Homeworld style engine trails.

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: phreak on November 01, 2003, 12:29:35 pm

we had to disable it because it kept causing missile trails to disappear

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Solatar on November 01, 2003, 12:30:58 pm

Yeah, even when I use the nebula trail engine trails, the occasional missile trail dissapears.:nervous:

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Flaser on November 01, 2003, 07:27:59 pm

Even though there was an innitiative to change the whole thing and replace them with some particle based system which is quite good for this kind of thing (smokes and ect.)

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Bobboau on November 01, 2003, 08:41:09 pm

particle trails are also avalable

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Solatar on November 01, 2003, 08:45:02 pm

Yeah, I''ve been working on some of those too.:D

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Setekh on November 01, 2003, 10:31:51 pm

It curves! Sweet. :D

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Flaser on November 01, 2003, 11:23:02 pm

The particle version could do so and also twirl around as well as keep moving.

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: WMCoolmon on November 01, 2003, 11:23:29 pm

I can't see the image.

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Krackers87 on November 02, 2003, 05:46:14 pm

thats beautiful... :eek2:

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Solatar on November 02, 2003, 06:17:31 pm

Thanks.:D

Only problem is that they appear and disappear at a certain speed...

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Drew on November 02, 2003, 06:43:30 pm

more screens plz :P

Title: Abusing the nebula trail code
Post by: Solatar on November 02, 2003, 06:46:04 pm

some here:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,18307.0.html

I'll take more once I get it looking better.