[redmenace]

Is is possible to have smoke trails on missles. like freelancer and Battle star galactica. also can we have smoke trails coming off of ships from damage instead of the current sprites, i think that is what is called. Or were they just animations. I think this implemented for fighter engines as of right now but I am not sure about the rest.

[Carl]

there are smoke trails on missiles

[Unknown Target]

I think he means like, real smoke, not the 2D stuff we have right now.

And that's impossible as of right now, because there is no smoke anywhere else in the game, either.

otherwise, red, wtf are you talking about?

[redmenace]

sorry could have sworn I saw trails coming off a herc at one time. Although Real smoke would be so be so awesome. Could we do it with particle generator.

[Unknown Target]

You probably saw those trails coming off of a screeny that...mm, forgot the campaign. Anyway, he just abused the nebulae trail code, and made the trails and the trail points really big.

At least that's what I think he did. You can find the piccy in the featured pics list.

[Nico]

damaged spots spew particles to simulate smoke. Am I the only one to remember that? .

[redmenace]

well I am talking about longer thick trails of smoke

[redmenace]

here is it but is there anyway to fix those seperations inbetween segments. But I guess those are not 3d and are just 2d trails. But then again, I am guessing 3d trails would be difficult to implement. I guess this will die with the dream of having more flexibility as in terms of the position they are in on the model and still have them target right.

[Deepblue]

Its called particle spew, use it.

[phreak]

i thought that picture was a render
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damn we are good

[Deepblue]

Originally posted by redmenace

here is it but is there anyway to fix those seperations inbetween segments. But I guess those are not 3d and are just 2d trails. But then again, I am guessing 3d trails would be difficult to implement. I guess this will die with the dream of having more flexibility as in terms of the position they are in on the model and still have them target right.

A render???
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[Deepblue]

Anyway, the best way to do 3d trails is with pspew flags and settings. It works very well if you do it right.

[IceFire]

That example BTW is using the missile trail code and not the particle spew code.

[Carl]

indeed. that is the missile trail thing used on a ship. so basically, redmenace, you're asking us to do nothing.

[Solatar]

Yeah, that's Crimson Tide. I just used the nebula trail code.

I do have those banding things fixed though.

*render, lol* thanks for the compliment?

[Fineus]

Guys, Starlancer...





If you ever do anything for ship damage - please please do it this way.

[Carl]

that's pretty much the same thing as $particle spew

[Bobboau]

but better graphics, we need and artist to make a decen engine trail

[Carl]

well all you need is a cloudy poof.

[Bobboau]

it would need to bee animated