[DaBrain]

Are you sure? The EFF effects didn't work for me unless I deleted the ANI effects.

Well, it was an older version though.

[taylor]

Originally posted by DaBrain
Are you sure? The EFF effects didn't work for me unless I deleted the ANI effects.

Yeah, I wrote the code.  There were a couple of loading issues though which I have fixed (in the beta) so maybe that's what you saw.  That was mainly speed improvements and better error handling for EFFs (it can handle missing frames now and will reset the frame count to the last known).  I don't remember ever getting an ANI if an EFF was available though.  If it is working other than this it is a bug so if the beta build isn't perfect let me know.

It does look in memory first for both though so if an ANI of the same name is already loaded then it won't check the disk for an EFF.  That was a rather recent change though, really speeds up loading.  I think that new loading stuff was only available in the beta builds.

[Psychonaut]

@ DaBrain which program do you use to create dds-files. I think in huge battles the flak-explosion appears that often, that there could be problems with the memory.
Also, I´m not sure, but i think dds-files are a bit trickier to handle (for example when converting from pcx to dds), arent they?

BTW: It´s good to hear that COW works now, ´cause i really liked the concept, music new ships and so on. I hope, the flak-explosion is not exactly the same as "mine":nervous:

ah, does the tbm-file work for you?

[MetalDestroyer]

Aaaarg, link doesn't work. I d/l 2 files of 100 Ko but when i want to extract they are like corrupted.

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by Psychonaut
@ DaBrain which program do you use to create dds-files. I think in huge battles the flak-explosion appears that often, that there could be problems with the memory.
Also, I´m not sure, but i think dds-files are a bit trickier to handle (for example when converting from pcx to dds), arent they?
 

I'm using the Nidiva DDS plugin for photoshop.

But I think there also is a free conversion tool for developers.

I'll dig it up and edit my post.

Edit: This is the page I got the plugin from:
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/nv_texture_tools.html

Edit2: If you do not have PS, this might just be what you're looking for: (DevIL)
http://openil.sourceforge.net/download.php

Edit3: DevIL seems to be very complicated (plus some links won't work).
But I found this:
http://eliteforce2.filefront.com/file/DDS_Converter;29412

[Psychonaut]

Thanks a lot DaBrain. I will check this out.

@Metal, your right, the link doesn´t seem to work. I´ll have to fix it later, ´cause i´m too busy, sorry.

[MetalDestroyer]

It's ok, your link work with IE.

[MetalDestroyer]

I definitively love your EFF blue flak with the Dabrain Shockwave, FS 2 looks like a new game.

[Trivial Psychic]

That's COOL!  Ya the effect is cool, but I'm more impressed with this little video thing.  What display method is this?

[Taristin]

Um... that's a gif...

and it's a megabyte

[Ulala]

It's just a less common way of showing things off, however it's also a very cool way of doing it.

[MetalDestroyer]

Originally posted by Raa
Um... that's a gif...

and it's a megabyte

Yeah, sorry for the size. If you want, i will replace this by just a link.

[Psychonaut]

Wow, the presentation is really cool. I like it and if you ask me, you should leave it as it is and not remove it with a link;7

[Taristin]

I'm on cable, and didn't even notice it load... so I'm not complaining.

[aldo_14]

hehe.  Neato.

[Setekh]

Hey psychonaut, that looks very impressive. Would you be able to email some screenshots that were less compressed? setekh @ 3dap.com ... would be greatly appreciated.

[Col. Fishguts]

Originally posted by Raa
I'm on cable, and didn't even notice it load... so I'm not complaining.

2nd-ed...hmmm....
*has a sick idea about a 640x480 GIF for...something*

[MetalDestroyer]

Originally posted by Setekh
Hey psychonaut, that looks very impressive. Would you be able to email some screenshots that were less compressed? setekh @ 3dap.com ... would be greatly appreciated.

Here the screenies
http://img99.exs.cx/img99/9445/fs2_JAD_Home_43.jpg
http://img98.exs.cx/img98/3571/fs2_JAD_Home_42.jpg