New smoke effect

[The Fugitive]

Looks great, it may be time for HTC to hire another "art guy" 

[100Coogn]

My computer would not be able to handle it with the new clouds my FPS has suffered

I believe HTC has stated that the new clouds have no negative impact on frame rates.

[Tracerfi]

I believe HTC has stated that the new clouds have no negative impact on frame rates.

my computer sucks and is less than 2 yrs old

[titanic3]

my computer sucks and is less than 2 yrs old

All the more reason to spend a measly $50 or even $40 on a entry level GPU...AH isn't that demanding.

[Tracerfi]

All the more reason to spend a measly $50 or even $40 on a entry level GPU...AH isn't that demanding.

its my parents computer and they know nothing about computers

[titanic3]

Buy it with your own money, plug it in when they're not looking, close the case. They'll never know unless your parents play games. 

[Tracerfi]

Buy it with your own money, plug it in when they're not looking, close the case. They'll never know unless your parents play games. 

its called facebook 

[titanic3]

  What does FB have to do with anything?

[ALFAMEGA51]

Looks excellent Ranger 

[SWkiljoy]

looking good! i agree, fire tune up and it'll be the talk of the season   

[LCADolby]

What does FB have to do with anything?

Cake!

[titanic3]

Cake!

I thought it was a lie? 

[DREDIOCK]

Looks pretty but IMO needs to be thinned out a tad. Would make great smoke for a burning CV though

[LCADolby]

Is there a way to replace the HTC standard smoke in the MA with this?

(I have been craving for better FX for 2 years or more now even made a wishlist thread in 2010)

[Volron]

The way I see it, the flames shouldn't trail behind THAT far. I know it's an AH thing, but of all the photos I've seen of planes on fire, I don't recall seeing them trailing that far back.

As is, the smoke does appear a little thick towards it's tail, and may do for a little thinning.  If you are going to stick with the AH Default fire, the transition between the flameballs and the smoke needs a little more attention.  Not much, but a little more "poofy" between the two could make it a more smooth transition.  In your 3rd shot, right where your LA is at, that is where I think you could add a little more "poofy".   Kind of like a smokey fire thing.

Either way, VERY nicely done.   Hey HiTech, could you make this the new smoke?

Ranger, I know you had played with fire before, have you thought about combining that with what you have done with the smoke?  Or will you stick to the default fire?