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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Kweassa on March 24, 2002, 05:24:34 AM

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: Kweassa on March 24, 2002, 05:24:34 AM

:) The hit flashes/sparks, seem to be getting a little old.

Can it be changed to maybe a bit more better looking wad of white 'ball'?  Different hit marks for different ammunition would also be very obliged. A machine gun shell might give out small sparks, and 20mms with explosive shells with much bigger.. maybe different colored sparks?? Rounds over 30mms with biggest sparks..

This would also help settle the score with gripes over "Hey I lit you up like a Christmas Tree, and you still fly?" issues...

The hit sprites won't necessarily have to have proper graphic effects as seen in IL-2(hit 'explosions' graphically represented).. it could be current level of detail(just a sprite graphic overlapping a certain part of a plane) with just different shape(or, maybe a bit more delicate shape than the crude 'balls'??)...

:)

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: Dowding on March 24, 2002, 07:29:05 AM

I'd love more detail in this area. For instance, dust/smoke and debris as the shells hit home - it would be much more satisfying. I know frame rates are always a consideration - perhaps it could be scalable?

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: SKurj on March 24, 2002, 01:42:18 PM

Long past time to do away with the same old hit sprites


SKurj

Title: Re: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: milnko on March 24, 2002, 02:53:35 PM

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Originally posted by Kweassa
This would also help settle the score with gripes over "Hey I lit you up like a Christmas Tree, and you still fly?" issues...

Due to Internet lag, what you "see" on your frontend is not always what the other guy "sees" on his frontend.

I agree that the hit sprites should be improved with different colors and impact puffs depending on the ammo.

Title: Customizable?
Post by: leon on March 24, 2002, 03:26:15 PM

May I add it would be cool to make the hit sprites, tracers and tracer's smokes customizable? :)

This does not affect anybody's FE with exception of your own, no game advantage as well, but looks as you want (may be cool if done realistic) and adds new games impressions...

Leon

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: Tac on March 24, 2002, 04:30:42 PM

why not do like MSCFS does? A hit will shed a few little pieces of metal, quite visible pieces of metal.

a lot of hits would shed a lot of metal shards :)

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: BenDover on March 24, 2002, 05:34:14 PM

damage effects like these would be cool


try to get an action shot tomorrow or something

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: BenDover on March 25, 2002, 01:29:52 PM

here's a nice explosion

Title: Request for HTC on hit sparks
Post by: LtHans on March 26, 2002, 02:20:24 AM

I agree here too.  I would like to see better hit sprites.  I would enjoy seeing blasts as 75mm HE shells explode.

I also dislike how much dirt is thrown up by bullet hits 30 feet into the air, but hit sprites are uniformly tiny even at full zoom.