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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: BlasterNT on April 17, 2012, 06:18:32 pm

Title: Weapon Effects
Post by: BlasterNT on April 17, 2012, 06:18:32 pm

So as a part of my mod, I've been messing with weapon effects lately.

Terran:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/215663/EMP%20Transfer/Effects/Bolt%20Point%20Light%20Railgun%20Full.png)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/215663/EMP%20Transfer/Effects/CorcioL_Full.png)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/215663/EMP%20Transfer/Effects/Gan%20Jiang%20Light%20Anti%20Capital%20Beam.png)


Optil:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/215663/EMP%20Transfer/Effects/OLL.png)


Regarian:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/215663/EMP%20Transfer/Effects/RLaserL_Full.png)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/215663/EMP%20Transfer/Effects/RPlasmaL_Full.png)


Had quite a bit of fun learning how to make these.  Does anyone have any tips regarding weapon effects?

Title: Re: Weapon Effects
Post by: Legate Damar on April 17, 2012, 06:20:04 pm

Neat. I've been stuck with using the effects included with the game and various mods I have.

Title: Re: Weapon Effects
Post by: BlasterNT on April 17, 2012, 06:26:46 pm

I've found that the best way to go about it is to use big soft brushes to build a white "core", and then blurring and adding cloud layers over that.  And a nice energetic color on top. 

Title: Re: Weapon Effects
Post by: headdie on April 17, 2012, 06:41:55 pm

No real advice here, but the first blue bolt,  the blue beam and the green bolt at the bottom are impressive

Title: Re: Weapon Effects
Post by: Rodo on April 17, 2012, 11:44:31 pm

They all look like win.

Title: Re: Weapon Effects
Post by: watsisname on April 24, 2012, 04:28:38 pm

Those are very nice!  I especially like the first blue bolt, and both Regarian shots.

Title: Re: Weapon Effects
Post by: BlasterNT on April 25, 2012, 06:01:01 pm

Thanks!  Ingame, the blue bolt is a railgun, so it has a tail as well.  I tried to embody the "characters" of the weapons into the effects.  The terrans use a lot of high energy plasma with a rapid recycle rate, that's barely contained in magnetic bottles, the optils use lasers amplified with focusing crystals, and the regarians employ more focused, low energy bursts of plasma.