[redmenace]

definatly belongs in the adv_effects vp.

[AqueousShadow]

Shots 2 and 3 really make the poofs shine.

Actually all those first shots except the 1st one make the nebula seem more gaseous, less seamless, less clippy. Good work

[Cobra]

is it possible to make one big poof? i'm sick of seeing like 400 poofs in a nebula everytime i do a roll. >_<

[Taristin]

That's not  texture issue. that's a software issue. The game does it without caring what you want.

[Carl]

they look too...do this:

go into photoshop, make a 256x256 image, and render clouds.

now, make a 512x512 image, and render clouds. now scale the 512x512 down to 256x256. compare. the 2nd one is more "compact". more details in a smaller space.

that's how yours look more compact than the originals, and therefore do not looks close enough to the originals to put in the media VP.

[DaBrain]

I didn't want them too look too much like the stock effects.

[V] was too limited in size and colors by the engine. It was time to evolve in both directions.

But If you add too many details, you'll end up seeing the layers. They need to flow into each other. (Well, in an optical way. )

I tried a few things.

So you need to use very small details (like the kind of detials I've used), which get only visible as soon as they're really close to the player. That's all I can do to trick the engine. It's a bit like an additional layer, though it's only a static effect.