New explosion animation
New explosions?
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On youtube I saw some new and incredible explosion-effects (much more details and fps) but I can´t find a download file for them.
Can you help?
Can you help?
- Ace Antilles
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If you check the person who made the video you will find those are not made by the XWAU.
They are another persons mod who has yet to release them
All the XWAU stuff is included in one download and Update.
They are another persons mod who has yet to release them
All the XWAU stuff is included in one download and Update.
- MechDonald
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Hi there,
i have made some new explosion animations and would like to provide it to XWAU as an enhancement of the entire mod, if you like.
Here are some Video samples of it in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxAJa1zKS0o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYsaT5dWuBM
I try to enhance it a bit. But it seems there are some oddities to fight with.
First: there is an initial fire-animation wich has nothing to do with my editings. It is much too large in some occassions. I tried to find this image or animation but couldn't find it. Sure, the animations looks good also with it. But i would like it better if i could change it a little bit.
Second. In some cases, the animation is interupted by a blank picture. It's not that often. I think it has to do with some sort of engine limitation. I played arround with filesizes and animation lengths. But no luck in this regard.
So, if you like my animations, i would provide it as an enhancement to your mod.
i have made some new explosion animations and would like to provide it to XWAU as an enhancement of the entire mod, if you like.
Here are some Video samples of it in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxAJa1zKS0o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYsaT5dWuBM
I try to enhance it a bit. But it seems there are some oddities to fight with.
First: there is an initial fire-animation wich has nothing to do with my editings. It is much too large in some occassions. I tried to find this image or animation but couldn't find it. Sure, the animations looks good also with it. But i would like it better if i could change it a little bit.
Second. In some cases, the animation is interupted by a blank picture. It's not that often. I think it has to do with some sort of engine limitation. I played arround with filesizes and animation lengths. But no luck in this regard.
So, if you like my animations, i would provide it as an enhancement to your mod.
- MechDonald
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Thanks.
I found the explosion effect i mentioned here:
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13003#p175352
It's exactly this animaton i cannot find to edit. Can someone help me to tell where it is stored? I could work further to enhance the animations. Thank you.
I found the explosion effect i mentioned here:
It is found in this thread, Post by blue max.MechDonald wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:41 pmFirst: there is an initial fire-animation wich has nothing to do with my editings. It is much too large in some occassions. I tried to find this image or animation but couldn't find it. Sure, the animations looks good also with it. But i would like it better if i could change it a little bit.
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13003#p175352
It's exactly this animaton i cannot find to edit. Can someone help me to tell where it is stored? I could work further to enhance the animations. Thank you.
- Forceflow
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This is looking really cool, great work!
@blue_max can you help in regards of the missing animation?
@blue_max can you help in regards of the missing animation?
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- blue_max
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@MechDonald: These explosions are procedurally-generated, that's why you won't find them in any external file.
To disable them, go to XWA\Materials and open the files dat-2000.mat through dat-2006.mat and set:
ExplosionBlendMode = 0
in all of them.
To disable them, go to XWA\Materials and open the files dat-2000.mat through dat-2006.mat and set:
ExplosionBlendMode = 0
in all of them.
- MechDonald
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YES! Thank you very much for this information!!
I never had thought of procedural generated effects for this game. I'll see what i can achive furthermore. Thanks a lot for helping me!
- MechDonald
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Here is my third attempt, now without procedurally generated init-fire-effect. I think it's better, more movie-like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMdPJwuzD0M
@XWAU-Team
If you like these animations, i would like to see these in your Upgrade Project as an official addition. Just let me know. Thank you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMdPJwuzD0M
@XWAU-Team
If you like these animations, i would like to see these in your Upgrade Project as an official addition. Just let me know. Thank you!
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Looking awesome. Much smoother than the original ones.
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@MechDonald: Good job so far!! I hope your work can be part of the next XWUA update
- DTM
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@MechDonald You did an extraordinary job with your explosions. We would like to take a closer look at them. Please contact the XWAU team members using private message and to send us the preliminary files. I will be temporarily offline for a few weeks, so better contact @Forceflow, @Ace Antilles, @Vince T @blue_max
Thank you!
Thank you!
- MechDonald
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That would be cool. So everyone can benefit from better looking explosions.
Thank you for responding!DTM wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 7:00 am@MechDonald You did an extraordinary job with your explosions. We would like to take a closer look at them. Please contact the XWAU team members using private message and to send us the preliminary files. I will be temporarily offline for a few weeks, so better contact @Forceflow, @Ace Antilles, @Vince T @blue_max
Thank you!
I'll do so and contact them via PM. /edit: done.
Next step is to enhance the final starship-explosion. The current one is quite nice. But maybe i can make it a little bit more detailed and longer lasting to disguise the appearence of these large debris.
- MechDonald
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A small update on big explosion animation for starships and containers, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0O7uWnwvs4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0O7uWnwvs4
- Ace Antilles
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Looks very nice. Maybe sometime you could do a small comparison video between yours and the current XWAU versions?
Keep up the good work
Keep up the good work
- MechDonald
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Hey,Ace Antilles wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:07 pmLooks very nice. Maybe sometime you could do a small comparison video between yours and the current XWAU versions?
Keep up the good work
i deleted the short vids and replaced idt with a comparison video showcasing the differences of the current standard explosions and the new ones i made. I hope that will help a little to notice the differences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb_HcyTF6aU
- Ace Antilles
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Nice comparison I could see the differences before but this makes it much clearerMechDonald wrote: ↑Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:30 amHey,Ace Antilles wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:07 pmLooks very nice. Maybe sometime you could do a small comparison video between yours and the current XWAU versions?
Keep up the good work
i deleted the short vids and replaced idt with a comparison video showcasing the differences of the current standard explosions and the new ones i made. I hope that will help a little to notice the differences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb_HcyTF6aU
- MechDonald
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Thanks. I work on the standard-explosions a little bit further to make them a bit more movie-like.
- MechDonald
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A small update to the explosion effects. I added an initial flash frame to give them a slightly dazzling effect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFUGfQGhxQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXFUGfQGhxQ
- Ace Antilles
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That's a cool idea. Not sure if I like it or not lol
Great improvements all round anyway
Great improvements all round anyway
- MechDonald
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Ace Antilles wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:37 amThat's a cool idea. Not sure if I like it or not lol
Great improvements all round anyway
Thank you.
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