[IceFire]

I was thinking about different types of weapons effects and I'd like to suggest one.  In actual fact...its not a new effect but it is an expanding of an effect already present.

The particle spew on the Lamprey and flak based weapons.

I'd love to be able to specify the particle animation, the density, spread, and whatever other variables of such a weapon via the table (or using a separate table and setting a number of type effects then referenced by the weapons table - whichever is easier or better).

Weapons such as the plasma blasts of those bugs in StarShip Troopers that took out so many human capital ships is just one possibility.

[Solatar]

And making them into 3d missile trails.

[Knight Templar]

"Depth Charges"


could look like photon torps.

[demon442]

I see a plasma flame-thrower in the near future...

[Knight Templar]

Exploding Mine Counter-Measures

[Bobboau]

this would be better served in the SCP forum, if I can get my current project (loading a model for warpin) working I'll do this, if I remember about it

[Shrike]

moved

[Knight Templar]

i want to say Defiant-esque pulse phaser thingies.. those kick ass

[Fury]

Originally posted by Knight Templar
i want to say Defiant-esque pulse phaser thingies.. those kick ass

Never seen it firing, so I don't know.
Got screen?

[vyper]

Imagine rapid firing Terran Turrets (with lots of damage) and you'll get the idea.

[StarGunner]

Originally posted by vyper
Imagine rapid firing Terran Turrets (with lots of damage) and you'll get the idea.

Thay are alreddy 3D look cloce next time before posting here. and if you don't baleave me take a good cloce look for your self.

[Darkage]

Originally posted by StarGunner


Thay are alreddy 3D look cloce next time before posting here. and if you don't baleave me take a good cloce look for your self.

They are not 3D.. The missile trails and laser blobs are bitmaps. They look 3D but they arent.

So you take a closer look next time before posting.

[Anaz]

Originally posted by demon442
I see a plasma flame-thrower in the near future...

thats actually fairly easy to do...you just make your img for one of the blobs, and specify it as the image for the weapon. Set a fire rate to something really low, and there ya have it!

[IceFire]

Originally posted by StarGunner


Thay are alreddy 3D look cloce next time before posting here. and if you don't baleave me take a good cloce look for your self.

They are not 3D at all...they are 2 dimensional bitmaps (PCX format) that are managed by the engine to give some impression of being 3D or interacting with the 3D world in a convincing manner.

[RandomTiger]

Originally posted by darkage



They are not 3D.. The missile trails and laser blobs are bitmaps. They look 3D but they arent.

So you take a closer look next time before posting.

I believe laser blobs are are just 2D bitmaps always facing the camera but Im fairly certain that missle trails (the long ones anyway) are 3D or at least not facing the camera (ie 2D in 3D space).

[Knight Templar]

fairly certain that missle trails (the long ones anyway) are 3D or at least not facing the camera (ie 2D in 3D space).

Just look at the helios missle trails.

bleh

[Fury]

Originally posted by IceFire

They are not 3D at all...they are 2 dimensional bitmaps (PCX format) that are managed by the engine to give some impression of being 3D or interacting with the 3D world in a convincing manner.

Unfortunately so...
They look fine unless you can see them directly in front of you or behind of them. They're flat.

[aldo_14]

The laser pcxs are basically shown onscreen and have their length set to give the impression of perspective.  Pain in the tits when it comes to making new ones, IMO.

[HotSnoJ]

What we need is 3D explosions, something that'll be in your face.

HotSnoJ goes to hide whiles someone

[Knight Templar]

There was a really sick explosion/shockwave thingy in the art forum.. lemme go find.