Author Topic: Hollywood effects package - or - Kracker's attempts to burn out your processors. (Read 15105 times)

Krackers87 · **on:** October 05, 2009, 02:25:16 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z1bWu6mPUg

Putting together a new effect package featuring:
Wanderer's flashy explosions - with added tweak and more entries by myself
3 new explosion graphics by Nighteyes
Trails tabled by me, using graphics found in the media vps

possibly more as its worked on.

Video currently only shows vasudan and terran ships (all missions are main campaign) as shivans still need more entries done, and the overall package will require much tweakage. I'll make this into a vp within the week.

UPDATE: Now released Alpha - Development version
Get it here : https://sourceforge.net/projects/freespace2novao/files/holly.rar/download

Contents:

Trails for all ships + modified campaign, templar, and gauntlent missions with enabled trails.
3 of Nighteyes explosions
Wanderer's Scripts for flashy explosions :: terran and vasudan capital ship explosion tables

Next stage for release :: V1.0B
Goals for release:

Shivan Capital Ship explosions (Currently In development)
make the mod into a VP

Goals for Future Release :: V1.1B

Mass tweaking to tables to better conform explosion boxes
Experimentation/Tweakage of rate of Explosion

Plans for the future (undetermined release schedule)

Solve problem with Colosus (geometry problems makes the center point of the exp box in a weird place)
Workaround for Ares's trail error (tied to too much ship data for the trails)
Multiple versions / seperated vps for varying tastes of destruction (or possible front end dial/slider based system)
Hollywood effects for the FSPort
Tweaking/conforming of ship trails to better match thruster size
Improved fighter explosions
Exploring other effects avenues to upgrade/spice up

Dark Knight · **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2009, 02:39:37 am

That is beautiful.

Reprobator · **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2009, 02:40:21 am

Very very nice!
Especially those explosion combined with the flash script that's just wow

Akalabeth Angel · **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2009, 04:50:45 am

Some cool effects there but, a few comments:

some times the explosions happen where the ship isn't. Which . . . doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Like when teh ship goes down these explosions pop-up around it instead of originating from the actual hull.

Also I noticed that at least a few times, a ship might get hit with say 7-10 explosions but they're all simultaneous and all explode the same way together, which . . . looks very fake (see Deimos at ~~2:03~~ 1:57).

Other than that the effects themselves are quite nice.
Though I'm not fond of the huge afterburner trailers . . .maybe in the HW mod.

Davin · **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:34:33 am

I pretty much agree with Akalabeth, the massive ship explosions need a bit of tweeking yet. Mainly for the reason he stated.

Oh and the flak explosions... they look awesome.

Nighteyes · **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:39:30 am

wow that's some really nice use of those effects! I especially like how there is smoke and fire left after the ship exploded

things I don't like that much:
the trails
some of the flashy script box's are too big and explosions are generating outside of the ship's hull.(though you did say there is tweaking to do)
too many explosions happening in close proximity causing some very bright explosions...(not so nice, try making it generate less explosions)

Nighteyes · **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:46:18 am

And, there is another explosion you can trigger with the flashy death script, a big single explosion that goes of near the end of the death sequence... try playing around with that one, I would suggest using one of the 2 main regular explosions

Spoon · **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:10:32 am

wow, i'm really digging those explosions!
Very nice!

chief1983 · **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2009, 10:42:30 am

Looks pretty good, although the capital ship deaths seem to spawn the explosions a bit too suddenly and rapidly. It's like, all of a sudden, little explosions everywhere. Feels somewhat unnatural to me.

asyikarea51 · **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2009, 12:07:03 pm

Those explosions are... waaaay too excessive, especially when that Orion goes down, but then again... IT'S HOLLYWOOD YO, BOOM!!!

(don't take what I say as feedback though - brain is going "ADD MORE till it's STUPID RIDICULOUS BOOM BOOM BOOM" lol XD)

Lol, if I ever had a computer that could run all that stuff, I'd run it and let my friends go all fun, games and laughter with all those nonsensical over-the-top explosions going round, pity all the capship crew who die bravely knowing very well that their bodies will be incinerated in that blazing inferno...

/is carried away

Krackers87 · **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2009, 12:45:25 pm

Quote from: chief1983 on October 05, 2009, 10:42:30 am

Looks pretty good, although the capital ship deaths seem to spawn the explosions a bit too suddenly and rapidly. It's like, all of a sudden, little explosions everywhere. Feels somewhat unnatural to me.

The point is to go rather excessive with this

SpardaSon21 · **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2009, 12:55:56 pm

Thumbs up to awesome explosions.

chief1983 · **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2009, 02:25:16 pm

Excessive is one thing, I just think the excessiveness should spool up.

shiv · **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2009, 03:42:09 pm

The trails are awesome, they're Homeworldish and AIIIish...

eliex · **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2009, 05:42:37 pm

What we might see if FreeSpace is turned into a Hollywood movie.

Thaeris · **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:08:25 pm

Killing the great story therein to make use of crazy special effects?

Krackers87 · **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:34:53 pm

Quote from: eliex on October 05, 2009, 05:42:37 pm

What we might see if FreeSpace is turned into a Hollywood movie.

Quote from: Thaeris on October 05, 2009, 07:08:25 pm

Killing the great story therein to make use of crazy special effects?

Try to think of it as fs2 gave the skywalker ranch a wink, and the skywalker ranch came and sexed up FS a little bit

but the skywalker ranch is very materealistic and doesent care about personalitys so left FS's story untouched, and while we rejoice, FS wept because no one likes to touch her story.....

<.<

Aardwolf · **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2009, 07:36:15 pm

I think it's ugly. Also, I hate rap music, so that didn't help.

Krackers87 · **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2009, 08:06:37 pm

Quote from: Aardwolf on October 05, 2009, 07:36:15 pm

I think it's ugly. Also, I hate rap music, so that didn't help.

lol, swing and a miss, and you probably wont want to download it once its done then

Dilmah G · **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2009, 09:40:40 pm

<3 teh_muzak
<3 teh_explosions

I'm sure as hell downloading this when it's done!

Well done man!

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