[DaBrain]

It was impossible to improve my old shield effect, so here is a completly new one.

www.8ung.at/dabrain/shieldhit01a.zip

I hope you like it.

[Woolie Wool]

Why oh why don't you post screenshots?

[DaBrain]

I can't get any good shot of it.
It's even harder to get a good shot of it, than it was with the old ani.


I would appreciate it if someone can do this for me

Although I think it' not that important.

[Jetmech Jr.]

actually, to some people it can be very important.
I, for example, dont download anything unless i can see it's worth my two seconds

[DaBrain]

Ummm, how about some other screenies

I decided to rework some of my past effects.
And to improve some other minor effects.










I'm trying to get a good shot of the shield effect...


Edit: Sorry for quality of the first 3 jpgs.

Edit2: This is the best I can get for now (But it doesn't show anything right...):

[Lightspeed]

The textures look very odd (especially that Hatshepsut and Medusa one). Hooray for cutting edge, on that note



The shield ANI definately looks a lot better than your first attempt, although it has still some issues with the colour not fading to $0,0,0 at the edges. Make sure the border of the image is constant black.

[Col. Fishguts]

I like it, especially the glow on the Deimos.
But yeah...the edges on the yellow blob need to go.
The shield ani looks definitly better now.

[Jetmech Jr.]

ooh, melikes the deimos textures.
I didnt see your first shield ani. but the one shown there is definately better that the :V: version

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
The textures look very odd (especially that Hatshepsut and Medusa one). Hooray for cutting edge, on that note



The shield ANI definately looks a lot better than your first attempt, although it has still some issues with the colour not fading to $0,0,0 at the edges. Make sure the border of the image is constant black.

I thought I got all the borders black... On which frame is it ?

And I don't know how to get rid of the edges.
Where is the problem with them ? They seem to be caused by the mesh they are placed on...

Well [V]s turretlaser suffer the same ugly problem.

(This old pic also contains some of my old effects.)
It seems that not the whole map is used...
Will be WIP until I get behind it

Thx @ Jetmech Jr. and Col. Fishguts


Edit: @ LS I've checked all the borders. They are ok. The shield ani works perfect.

[Lt.Cannonfodder]

Nice shield hit, I like it Gotta test this ingame.

[Bobboau]

can you get the rays to change any rather than simply fadeing in and out staticly

[DaBrain]

They already do. But it's hard to notice. (radial blur+to the end some disortion+at the very last some normal blur)
 
How should they fade out ?

I don't think I can do anything to it soon. (4 layers for the rays. 2 white and 2 black) I think I shouldn't just change something. It would be mor work, than recreating it.

I will use this one anyway, because I think the fading fits to a shield.

[JarC]

I think what Bobboau means is that when you play the ani frame by frame, you see that the rays eminating from the blastcenter, are completely static, even though the blurriness and such...

since you are hitting an energy field (locally destabilising it), these rays shouldn't be static, they should be moving a bit, somewhat like a faint electrical arc, moving over a conductive surface.

To get an idea think of an effect simmilar to those glass ball things where you can put your hand on the glass and the charge moves where you touch the glass...(haven't got the foggiest what these are called), only less strong since the discharge is on an energy surface.

And perhaps even, especially since you are hitting a charged surface, make the blurriness less appearant. (an energy discharge effect should be more welldefined AAR of polarity effects)

How it should fade? well, again, it being an energy charge, it should probably fade more like it is emenating less light intensity instead of spreading out like an oil spot....shockwavey effects would not be that visible I think...

[DaBrain]

I could try it, but I think you won't be able to notice it in game.

I will try to make an optional ani next week, ok ?
And Bobboau, you need to make the shieldhits bigger.


For now it's better than the stock one.
I just can't adjust it to everyones personal taste...

[Bobboau]

well it's decent, but I don't think it's better than the origonal,

so all the rays are on sevral seprate layers? can you have each layer rotateing in a diferent direction at diferent speeds?

[DaBrain]

That causes that the white rays are sometimes visible and othertimes not... Looks horrible.
I need to redo it, there is no other way.


The stock one lacks the "wave" from the center. Ingame it looks just like a "somehow" animated circle..

But what about the size of the effect ?



Edit: What do you think of these thrusterglows ?


Edit2: Another shot. I think I have to redo the shivan one...


Edit3: All thruster effects redone... But I don'T like what I've done to them. Too colorful.

[Lightspeed]

I think I need to vomit.

Edit3: All thruster effects redone... But I don'T like what I've done to them. Too colorful.

Indeed.

[DaBrain]

In the forum again ?

Then tell me on which frame the shield ani has no black border.
I can't find it.

Edit: I wanted to redo them because of the ugly color fading:
(In this pic Thruster03-01 is the mediaVP 356 map)

[Lightspeed]

19,20,21,22 have some odd edges, especially on the right side of the image.

[DaBrain]

Thanks. I think I found it. I'm uploading the new ani in the next few minutes.


Edit: Updated.

Shield ANI 2.0
With a new feature:
Super filesizereduction by~1 KB


Hmm I think I need to do some heavy table changes, because I really love the thrusters on rockets.