[an0n]

I can but it looks sub-par........Actually if I can get ahold of a copy of Flash I could make some armour pretty easily.

[Styxx]

Originally posted by Setekh
Bomb button, eh? I gotta get me one of those.

It's there. Somewhere. Search for it.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Styxx


It's there. Somewhere. Search for it.

for spire I think he means ( nah, i won't call it spirit. No. No, don't insist, I say no. Spire sounds better. No )

[wEvil]

its actually a Particle Array, a very flexible object-based particle emitter.

not a patch on sandblaster or Thinking Paricles...or even matterwaves for that matter.

The biggest problem being the chunks look all triangly...if you want a really good explosion you'll have to model the chunks yourself

Or failing that do what I do....loadsa glow, lodas lensflare and so much motion blur you cant tell what anything is.

[Nico]

Originally posted by wEvil
its actually a Particle Array, a very flexible object-based particle emitter.

not a patch on sandblaster or Thinking Paricles...or even matterwaves for that matter.

The biggest problem being the chunks look all triangly...if you want a really good explosion you'll have to model the chunks yourself

Or failing that do what I do....loadsa glow, lodas lensflare and so much motion blur you cant tell what anything is.

you can also tesselate a lot, with edge tension of 0, give the chunks a big value, and watch your computer suffer

[an0n]

Seamlessly Pertinent Image Rendering Equipment
Seemingly Plausible Underling Recall Tool
Someone Please Enter Rebeccas Mou.....err...scratch that one.
Supposedly Helpful Image Tool
Should I Like Leaving You

I think I lost my point after about the fifth word.

[wEvil]

Originally posted by venom2506


you can also tesselate a lot, with edge tension of 0, give the chunks a big value, and watch your computer suffer

well...mine wouldnt'

But seriously, the problem with tesselate and all systems based on random wilds guesses..oops...heuristics is that they generate 'orrible triangly or rectangly shapes which dont look like they've been ripped apart by a 50 kiloton explosion.

So you're left with trying to trick everyone into thinking something else.  Either way..tesselating is possibly worse because OK you can now do that jagged outline, but because its made out of rectangles it will look like a really rubbish 3D bitmap

You can't win.

[Nico]

well, giving the mesh a noise modifier when it blows up could make the job. you'll have little bits of undetermined shape flying all over the place you can also melt or anything like that.

[Styxx]

Originally posted by an0n
Supposedly Helpful Image Tool

Lol!

[Setekh]

Originally posted by an0n
Seamlessly Pertinent Image Rendering Equipment
Seemingly Plausible Underling Recall Tool
Someone Please Enter Rebeccas Mou.....err...scratch that one.
Supposedly Helpful Image Tool
Should I Like Leaving You

I think I lost my point after about the fifth word.

[Zeronet]

Originally posted by venom2506
bah, it's easy

But pretty slow on my modemn