Searching info about Special weapons creating.

tillias · Post by **tillias** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:02 am

Hi!

Have anybody created special weapons like plasma burst with good looking tail. Can you point me to some information about how-to create it? I need Romulan Plasma torpedoe for VegaTrek mod and skills for future requests. But have no idea how to do this.
Please, need help!

Kangaroo · Post by **Kangaroo** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:17 am

This image should make it clear for you.
Or this one

If you want a good looking tail, you might want animated textures. Not sure if it's possible though...

...wait. Discontinuity bolts, flak cannons and nav lights were animated...

I guess somebody else will know better

Oblivion · Post by **Oblivion** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:22 am

Hi Kangaroo22!

Long time no see.

I also would like to know if animated textures are possible??

For example, I would like to create a large advertisement board beside one of the stations. One which changes images every 4 seconds, is that possible?

Kangaroo · Post by **Kangaroo** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:37 am

Hey Oblivion, good to hear from ya too!

I'm still thinking about those animations. The nav lights had separate bmp files for each phase, not a gif animation. The wormhole on the other side was rotating itself, cause the texture was unanimated too.

hmm. Suppose it's possible. Like putting the advertisement as an engine light with custom animation. Only I have no idea about timing.

From tomorrow I'll be gone for some time. maybe 2 or more weeks.

tillias · Post by **tillias** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:52 am

Kangaroo22 wrote: hmm. Suppose it's possible. Like putting the advertisement as an engine light with custom animation. Only I have no idea about timing. :roll:

Let me quote klauss here:

Yes, it does support animated textures.
you convert them to XMESH and instead of texture="blah.jpg" you put animation="blah.ani", and create an .ani file somewhere in the proper format (take a look at other .ani files in VegaStrike and you'll get the picture). Basically, it uses a number of still images in .png or .jpg and plays them at a specified inter-frame interval. Sadly, I don't think there's a way of specifying them without going through XMESH

Oblivion · Post by **Oblivion** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:23 am

Thanks tillias. I'll research more on this on how it could be done.
Sorry can't help with the plasma gun burst animation.

Again maybe in the VS Wiki?

The Romulan plasma torpedo follows targets? How about changing missile txtures with solid white colors. Or adding animation, or something.

From tomorrow I'll be gone for some time. maybe 2 or more weeks.

well, have a good time in the REAL world then. I hear it's rough out there. I'm content in my own space-time bubble. hehe. just kidding.

tillias · Post by **tillias** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:10 pm

Kangaroo22 wrote:This image should make it clear for you.
Or this one

If you want a good looking tail, you might want animated textures. Not sure if it's possible though...

...wait. Discontinuity bolts, flak cannons and nav lights were animated...

:shock:

I guess somebody else will know better :oops:

Well, I just made mesh. Is there any opportunity to make "tail" rotating dynamically during game? Or maybe there is some way to make "tail" looking like small "cloud" from particles?