[WIP] New flare effect

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]

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!

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]

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Kendras

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

I need to watch again."Das Boot" !

[Hitman]

With this you can now make the "4th of July edition mod"

Originally Posted by Hitman

With this you can now make the "4th of July edition mod"

[Jeff-Groves]

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

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

Animated textures and a 3D object, maybe animated , and some scripting in the campaign files could created the illusion I'd think.

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Animated textures and a 3D object, maybe animated , and some scripting in the campaign files could created the illusion I'd think.

The only problem is that the effect won't be centered on the sky, but only on a small point of the map (for example a harbour) and it's not realistic at all ! The effect has to be written in the file where is written the lightnings effect (scene.dat IIRC).

So, what do you think about that ? Maybe I should spawn only one star at a time ?

[iambecomelife]

Nice but I really really loved the size and colors of the old one! Can you maybe reduce its particles a little so it doesn't cause crashes like you said?

Originally Posted by iambecomelife

Nice but I really really loved the size and colors of the old one! Can you maybe reduce its particles a little so it doesn't cause crashes like you said?

This one ?