[WIP] New flare effect

02-19-17, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Niume

Omg Kendras you are creating so much mods which its awesome.Could you create a mod when allied ship sinks the crew shoots a red flare what would light up sea. Or when destroyers shoot shellstar it would light up sea better

So, I just thought about something this morning, and here is the result :

If I fire another shell in the same time, the game reaches its max number of particles ... and crashes. Too many lights in my eyes !

propbeanie · 02-19-17, 12:09 PM

So you've found the game engine's limit then, you think?...

Niume · 02-19-17, 02:25 PM

Wait I am confused are these two pictures from Sh3 or just random google pic.

02-19-17, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Niume

Wait I am confused are these two pictures from Sh3 or just random google pic.

from my SH3 !

02-19-17, 04:45 PM

Here with other parameters :

iambecomelife · 02-20-17, 04:58 PM

Wow - you are an absolute magician with the particles! Great work! One workaround for the game crashing could be to do a sequence of screenshots of a flare launch, etc from a video on youtube and then use the pictures as frames in a sequential, multi-frame particle effect with alpha channel...

nik112 · 02-21-17, 07:43 AM

Hi pal
what about lighthouses and buoys. Are they finished?

cheers

02-21-17, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by iambecomelife

Wow - you are an absolute magician with the particles! Great work!

Thanks

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Originally Posted by iambecomelife

One workaround for the game crashing could be to do a sequence of screenshots of a flare launch, etc from a video on youtube and then use the pictures as frames in a sequential, multi-frame particle effect with alpha channel...

Yes, I thought about that, but I don't know how to do yet. It could be useful for me because one day, I plan to create an aurora borealis effect. But this would also require an input in sh3.exe and I'm not sure if any codder wants to help me.

My next goal about particles is to improve the smoke effect when shells are fired from battleships.

02-21-17, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by nik112

what about lighthouses and buoys. Are they finished?

buoys : yes
lighthouses : no

See the specific threads please.

iambecomelife · 02-21-17, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kendras

Thanks

Yes, I thought about that, but I don't know how to do yet. It could be useful for me because one day, I plan to create an aurora borealis effect. But this would also require an input in sh3.exe and I'm not sure if any codder wants to help me.

My next goal about particles is to improve the smoke effect when shells are fired from battleships.

Actually no coding is required. You can do sequential tga files in SH3/4/5. At work right now but I will show you later.

02-21-17, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by iambecomelife

Actually no coding is required.

I mean code to spawn the effect randomly in clear skies, and at a certain time of the year, at a certain sun angle and at a certain latitude.

mikey117us · 02-21-17, 11:47 PM

Check if you can make the smoke ring from big guns after they fire. and maybe also like in IL2 Sturmovic 1946 super thalium effects mod , they were able to make impact shock waves from detonations/explosions!

02-23-17, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mikey117us

Check if you can make the smoke ring from big guns after they fire. and maybe also like in IL2 Sturmovic 1946 super thalium effects mod , they were able to make impact shock waves from detonations/explosions!

Do you have any pictures about what you mean ?

iambecomelife · 02-23-17, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Kendras

I mean code to spawn the effect randomly in clear skies, and at a certain time of the year, at a certain sun angle and at a certain latitude.

My mistake, I see what you mean.

Too bad about Northern Lights! That would be quite the immersion adder.

Carry on with your particle experimentation; that is literally one of the best modded effects for SH3 I've seen. It reminds me of "Titanic" when the officers started launching the distress rockets.

02-24-17, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by iambecomelife

Carry on with your particle experimentation; that is literally one of the best modded effects for SH3 I've seen. It reminds me of "Titanic" when the officers started launching the distress rockets.

Yes, I could create a new and real starshell flare effect.

02-19-17, 12:09 PM	#2
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02-19-17, 02:25 PM	#3
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02-19-17, 04:45 PM	#5
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02-21-17, 07:43 AM	#7
nik112 Samurai Navy Join Date: May 2005 Location: Greece Posts: 568 Downloads: 401 Uploads: 0	Hi pal what about lighthouses and buoys. Are they finished? cheers

02-21-17, 11:47 PM	#12
mikey117us Engineer Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kalifornia Posts: 211 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	Check if you can make the smoke ring from big guns after they fire. and maybe also like in IL2 Sturmovic 1946 super thalium effects mod , they were able to make impact shock waves from detonations/explosions!