New explosion FXs (RK's Explosions)

[RK4000]

Progress update #1!

Everything, including the debris from naval units/buildings has been proven to now work with the toggling system.

Now all that's left to do is:

1. To polish up the default-looking explosion (i had to re-create it to be more performance friendly, and also updated the texture for it so it looks less like a cartoon-ish fireball and more like actual fire) and to get all the timings properly on building/naval units to work with the default explosions,

2. To make the default-looking explosions work on the experimental units as far as scale and timing goes.

3.* General optimization of the whole way explosions are handled, for better performance.
*The default explosions used a slightly different way to emit the particles and time it. I'm trying to blend both ways (mine and the default one) together to get the benefits of both.

As always, stay tuned for more updates.

Slight sneak peek into V8/integrated! http://fr.xfire.com/video/62e38a/
-Added more effects to all fall-down trails,
-Tweaked charge and fire texture,
-Added blue after-glow to Seraphim explosions.



And P.S., E8400-CV, please, if you have nothing to contribute other than deliberately wanting to start arguments with people posting here, please do not post at all. This thread is mostly for constructive criticism and not for you to practice flaming skills on. We all know you dislike the mod, and if you don't have something else to say, or just want to start pointless arguments with others posting here by posting in a negative attitude, do not post anymore.

[Aulex]

Slight sneak peek into V8/integrated! http://fr.xfire.com/video/62e38a/
-Added blue after-glow to Seraphim explosions.

I would reduce the sparks on the t3 sera fac drastically, a few sparks here and there is good, raining blue hell is not very pretty.

[RK4000]

Slight sneak peek into V8/integrated! http://fr.xfire.com/video/62e38a/
-Added blue after-glow to Seraphim explosions.

I would reduce the sparks on the t3 sera fac drastically, a few sparks here and there is good, raining blue hell is not very pretty.

Yeh, the increased number of sparks is due to the fact that I recently changed how factory explosions are handled. There are normally way less sparks for building explosions. The point was to show the blue after-glow, so disregard the bugged sparks for now

[E8400-CV]

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And P.S., E8400-CV, please, if you have nothing to contribute other than deliberately wanting to start arguments with people posting here, please do not post at all. This thread is mostly for constructive criticism and not for you to practice flaming skills on. We all know you dislike the mod, and if you don't have something else to say, or just want to start pointless arguments with others posting here by posting in a negative attitude, do not post anymore.

I just showed my appreciation for the toggle. I think it's awesome.

[RK4000]

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And P.S., E8400-CV, please, if you have nothing to contribute other than deliberately wanting to start arguments with people posting here, please do not post at all. This thread is mostly for constructive criticism and not for you to practice flaming skills on. We all know you dislike the mod, and if you don't have something else to say, or just want to start pointless arguments with others posting here by posting in a negative attitude, do not post anymore.

I just showed my appreciation for the toggle. I think it's awesome.

That's fine, but just a simple "Awesome, finally no more arguing over whether to enable or not in the lobby" sounds way less negative (and less argument-bait) than "Finally no more dividing the community over overblown explosions."

[E8400-CV]

I like to be factual right, regardless of political correctness.

[Coffee nut]

Has the heart shaped explosion from Lu_Xun been integrated yet? Haven't really seen it in game, or I haven't noticed....

[RK4000]

Only Lu_Xun's Ilshavohs will explode into hearts. It is his personal explosion, so only his units use it, not everyone's.

Well, technically, mine and Sheeo's Ilshavohs also explode into hearts, but that's because we were the ones that made it, so I think we are allowed to use it aswell

[Aurion]

I like to be factual right, regardless of political correctness.

There is absolutely nothing factual about 'overblown' and also seperating the community is more subjective than you're trying to make it look like. You also sound like Geert Wilders, stop that. I'm sure you're more intelligent than that.

[Coffee nut]

Only Lu_Xun's Ilshavohs will explode into hearts. It is his personal explosion, so only his units use it, not everyone's.

Well, technically, mine and Sheeo's Ilshavohs also explode into hearts, but that's because we were the ones that made it, so I think we are allowed to use it aswell

Oh are we privy to at least a screenshot?