Author Topic: Abusing the nebula trail code (Read 3288 times)

Solatar · **on:** November 01, 2003, 10:23:07 am

A long time ago I had the idea to have nebula trails coming out the engines of a ship and looking like engine trails. I'm doing this in my campaign Crimson Tide, and all the graphical elements I'm doing will also go to the TVWP if they want them. I've done this:

Now this looks pretty good IMO, but would it be possible to have this be done automatically to make ship trails? Say it's table defined to look for a certain bitmap, then it tiles it behind the thrusters.

I wouldn't think it would be too hard to impliment, but I'm no coder, so I don't know anyway.

Bobboau · **Reply #1 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:24:24 am

yes, done a long time ago

Solatar · **Reply #2 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:53:22 am

I seem to remember you doing this now that I think of it, how do I enable it.

Ace · **Reply #3 on:** November 01, 2003, 12:14:39 pm

I personally think this would be great for TAP to use, as it's closest to the Homeworld style engine trails.

phreak · **Reply #4 on:** November 01, 2003, 12:29:35 pm

we had to disable it because it kept causing missile trails to disappear

Solatar · **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2003, 12:30:58 pm

Yeah, even when I use the nebula trail engine trails, the occasional missile trail dissapears.

Flaser · **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2003, 07:27:59 pm

Even though there was an innitiative to change the whole thing and replace them with some particle based system which is quite good for this kind of thing (smokes and ect.)

Bobboau · **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2003, 08:41:09 pm

particle trails are also avalable

Solatar · **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2003, 08:45:02 pm

Yeah, I''ve been working on some of those too.

Setekh · **Reply #9 on:** November 01, 2003, 10:31:51 pm

It curves! Sweet.

Flaser · **Reply #10 on:** November 01, 2003, 11:23:02 pm

The particle version could do so and also twirl around as well as keep moving.

WMCoolmon · **Reply #11 on:** November 01, 2003, 11:23:29 pm

I can't see the image.

Krackers87 · **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2003, 05:46:14 pm

thats beautiful...

Solatar · **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2003, 06:17:31 pm

Thanks.

Only problem is that they appear and disappear at a certain speed...

Drew · **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2003, 06:43:30 pm

more screens plz

Solatar · **Reply #15 on:** November 02, 2003, 06:46:04 pm

some here:
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,18307.0.html

I'll take more once I get it looking better.

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