Groundflashes don't appear if the weapon impacts a unit

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 27 Jun 2006, 23:34

If, for instance, an EMP missile hits a bulldog, there will be no dramatic ground flash, just a puff of smoke. Whatever it is that makes the engine decide whether or not to draw the flash needs to be made less sensitive or something.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 27 Jun 2006, 23:37

that is because groundflash happens on the ground....so if you hit the bulldog the shockwave is on the ground.

I know this cause' I'm a "moron"

what we need is a horizontal/vertical shockwave effect.

Drone_Fragger · Post by **Drone_Fragger** » 27 Jun 2006, 23:43

smoth wrote:that is because groundflash happens on the ground....so if you hit the bulldog the shockwave is on the ground.

I know this cause' I'm a "moron"

what we need is a horizontal/vertical shockwave effect.

Indeed you are smoth, Indeed you are.

/INTENSE SARCASM

Theotherguy · Post by **Theotherguy** » 28 Jun 2006, 00:48

oh god no, no vertical shockwaves. Shockwaves are invisible in real life, and when they are visible, they appear as a tiny transparent sphere, unless they're travelling through a medium like water or dense smoke.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 28 Jun 2006, 01:06

Theotherguy wrote:oh god no, no vertical shockwaves. Shockwaves are invisible in real life, and when they are visible, they appear as a tiny transparent sphere, unless they're travelling through a medium like water or dense smoke.

some arcade effects use this..

so the support would be neat if/when we can define multiple explosion spheres yah that would be cool. Not all explosions have spherical shockwaves.

Theotherguy · Post by **Theotherguy** » 28 Jun 2006, 02:31

oh, you mean like stuff liek that. Well yeah that would be neat, I was just saying that a missile hitting a unit or something should not automatically generate a shockwave in the air, unless the modder specifies it.

smoth · Post by **smoth** » 28 Jun 2006, 02:49

theotherguy, dude please consider what we are talking about when you jump into a topic.

to clarify, we are talking about the CUSTOM EXPLOSION system. That is is currently VERY VERY alpha.

Caydr · Post by **Caydr** » 28 Jun 2006, 15:26

I'm just saying... currently it appears that groundflashes are just ignored if the weapon they're attached to explodes above a certain height. Well, I think that height needs to be increased by 50% or so at least.

Felix the Cat · Post by **Felix the Cat** » 28 Jun 2006, 17:39

Caydr wrote:I'm just saying... currently it appears that groundflashes are just ignored if the weapon they're attached to explodes above a certain height. Well, I think that height needs to be increased by 50% or so at least.

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Groundflashes don't appear if the weapon impacts a unit

Groundflashes don't appear if the weapon impacts a unit