[Commander Zane]

The original picture "decomposed."

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[Aardwolf]

Back on topic, could someone please post Nighteyes' version?

An animated .gif, some still images, or an attachment, just SOMETHING please, all this discussion is confusing as hell considering I have no idea what Nighteyes' version looks like.

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[Droid803]

That doesn't look very Shivan. It looks very much like normal flak, just a longer-lasting effect.

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[Droid803]

I like Nighteye's effect too, but the point it isn't unique or strange like most Shivan things are.

Also, different metal salts produce different colored flames, as shown by that video, so there can be a differece in appearance in something as simple as a flak burst. The availability of a certain metal over another. Maybe Shivans have access to copper-rich (for green) or strontium-rich (for red) salts for their explosives or something, where as T/V only have access to the standard fare?

Color you can always justify like that.

Now if the Shivans have energy flak (not going to try to think of how - it's SCIENCE!), then that would explain something that doesn't even remotely look like an explosion.

Also: Rule of Cool.

EDIT: Yeah. Color, regardless if they're both energy flak or both not energy flak.

[Aardwolf]

Ohhhh, that. I saw that a while ago, and commented on the youtube video that the smoke lingered too long and that it didn't have the rapidly-expanding-ball-of-shrapnel look.

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[Maverick]

Wow that second one does kinda have that Shivan feel to it... at least that's my opinion

[The E]

Indeed. Would have to be redone completely in order to be usable, though.

[castor]

Yay! Something like the second one there would be great. All this is hardly worth the trouble (and possible bugs) if the effect isn't different enough.

[General Battuta]

I'd like to express, again, my concern about this. The Vishnan flak effect in Blue Planet, while cool, is not particularly menacing when you're being shot by it. It lacks the visceral oomph and flaming sense of danger of the regular flak. This effect looks rather similar, a cousin in the 'pixie flak' field.

If the sound effect is kept the same I think that would probably help, though.

[Snail]

Why all the hate for green Shivans?

Red is still predominant as a color. The green is very faint on most ships except the Asmodeus. Seriously, green flak everywhere would look horrid coming from a Shivan ship. Just my opinion.

[c914]

And another concept of explosion, this time waved orb:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4MOAb8Q_1E
Original looks much better, specialy end part.

[Rodo]

looks like fireworks, maybe a little more flame or color would help.

[c914]

A bit more flame and some more motion to particles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8q9Wj1_Tqs

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[Rodo]

I like it but it still doesn't feel threatening, you might have to add more motion and make the animation a little longer to achieve this, still I think you might be on the right track.

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