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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: esarai on September 25, 2011, 06:25:20 pm

Title: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: esarai on September 25, 2011, 06:25:20 pm

Comrades,

I have encountered a seemingly insurmountable dilemma.  I am trying to fit modeled thrusters to several of my ships, only to encounter one major issue--finding new thruster animations is nigh impossible.  So I seek your help.  Does anyone know of any gifs or animations that could be used as a thruster animation?  And failing that, does anyone know a way thruster animations could be made?

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: mjn.mixael on September 25, 2011, 06:36:54 pm

Dear sir...

Why, I have made a hi-res thruster set for all 3 FS races. Lemme find that link...

EDIT: Tada! (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=75383.msg1492676#msg1492676)

If you are looking for something non-FSy, or totally new.. I've got nothin.

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: esarai on September 25, 2011, 06:48:38 pm

Holy crap man, thanks!  These look pretty sweet.  How did you make these?

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: mjn.mixael on September 25, 2011, 06:50:26 pm

Beer and magic.

EDIT: Actually, if you need these in EFF, I have that too. However, that shouldn't be necessary since they don't use that many colors.

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: esarai on September 25, 2011, 07:24:43 pm

Awwww.... I can't drink beer :(.  What program did you use?

Could you give me the eff form?  I need to UV the thruster model, so having at least one frame to get things positioned right would be awesome.

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: mjn.mixael on September 25, 2011, 07:31:34 pm

Sure, I'll post it here when I get home.

I used After Effects to make them.

BTW, they should loop and tile horizontally perfectly as well.

EDIT: EFFs (http://www.mediafire.com/?llcq0gk3lelnajq) NOTE: These will be in the next MediaVPs.

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: esarai on September 26, 2011, 09:04:10 am

Thanks a ton!

Pity I don't have access to awesomeness like AE... I'll have to experiment.

Title: Re: The Hunt for Thrusters
Post by: mjn.mixael on September 26, 2011, 09:09:23 am

If you want something more specific, make a post on my render board. I'd be glad to see what I can come up with.