Re: Effects showroom!

Very nice, Jong.

Hi there
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@Mindhunter:

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Agreed…

Nice one Firekiss

looks more like standard effects in combination with emb

OP, you’re such a buzzkill

Nice effects, Firekiss, I like. What I don’t like, though, is the way the pics look oversaturated. I assume that’s the bloom effect I read about a few months ago? Looks similar, at any rate.

MK

sry - im just honest
and from what i understand this thread is about feedback (positive/negative)

IMO the bloom effect is way overdone.

Of course it looks nice on first glance, but it also has major drawbacks - the overall image quality is heavily reduced.

The only one I think really looks that nice, is the picture of the Jumpgate from Cali to NY, other than that one, they’re too bright, would give me a headache, and would hurt my computer.

sry these are “old” screenies, it has been fixed since then

I’m unsure about these. I know the bloom effect has a lot to do with it having tried it myself, just not sure if that much is overkill or not. Seems more like a novelty that will soon wear off but i know others will like it

Using Bloom is all well and good… aslong as it aint overkilled lol, i wanna see the enemy, not be blinded.

anyone else got anything they wanna show?

This is what “happened” when I played with effects, quite a few months (maybe even more than a year) ago…

http://www.youtube.com/v/34ksE5Jjvb4

All are from standard FL though.

PS: yeah I know about moderation etc…

I originally made this screenshot for other purposes, but I think I could post it here

Did you make a grey UI?

It’s not grey, actually saturation is reduced when there are really bright things on the screen. For this screenshot, I used more brightness-sensitive settings, actually it turns 100% grey if you look into a sun from close.

New engine effect ale’s

looks nice

Some great eye candy here, looks like I need to quit being lazy or risk being left behind
@Chili: did you extend the engine glow forward to engulf the whole ship? Rather nice effect against the dark blue background of space, proves pink does work with the right color combination.

@Firekiss: is there some setting in that shader which would limit the desaturation to only occur above a certain brightness level and concentration?

@Trent: me likes the colors here as well, and a nice blend of effects in the fuse. Gotta also think of how things act in space; no gravity, so explosions are omni-directional -unless of course it’s a hull breach.

@Jong: the corona around the explosion is a nice touch, and (if I’m correct) the use of animated texture. You may wish to reduce the number of particles to smooth out the explosion animation.

@Aden: is that a modification of a tractor beam? The electric particles blend together quite well and almost appear random -a good thing I recognize the particle texture, nice recolor as well. Oh and that nuke explosion looks great, nice ending.

@Nieckey: you might have fun with the Glyphs for those as well (\data\FX\glyphs.txm and one other file I forgot ) Was thinking something similar for use on Shield hit effects.

@FriendlyFire: is that a custom Tube effect also? Seems I recall the standard tube looks like someone went nuts on acid and tie-dyed the walls. But the one in the video actually resembles what a wormhole might really look like.