prev's fx 3.0: New WIPs

[Previsionary]

Hey gang, "new" forum, new thread...

how's this for ya?

Version 1:





This version fits my image more, except the second pic, like the superbreath one, is as far as it stretches. :S

Version 2:





stretches the full length but comes off a bit thicker. So, question is, which version would you want?

[Xenolith]

Either one looks really good.  I guess I like the top one better.

[herodad1]

i like the second one better.looks really good.idea....make a version yellow  maybe for a sonic type attack or for a shocker cone attack.the color it is now would work also.you are a fx master dude!

[BentonGrey]

Haha, I should have figured that you already had it in the works!  Very nice Prev.  The first one definitely looks prettier, but I'm afraid I don't understand the problem.  Why is the range limited?

[laughing paradox]

For what it's worth, I think the first fx looks better and more "telepathic..y".

[Previsionary]

I kinda called it quits on Aquaman and moved on to someone actually worthy of my time.









It's simple and very blahish, but it'll be included in the X-pack2 for no other reason than to pad it out. That's right...I'll finally pack it up and release it...sometime next year. *runs*

[Previsionary]

FX will never be as popular as skins, I'm guessin. Darn you skinners! *waves fist at AA C6, IPS, etc.*

Some more simple fx coming up.

GL_Ant- Bujin already did it, but an FFVTTR update couldn't hurt, right?






GL_Wraith- for the more creative GL in your life.






YL_Ant- variance is the spice of life.






YL_Wraith- See above




SP_Ant- See above






SP_Wraith- See above





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Psylocke_Entice:









I'm really making use of IPS's textures!

[GogglesPizanno]

FX will never be as popular as skins, I'm guessin. Darn you skinners!

Well they would be if you could just produce more of those awsome snowballs... I mean that's taking FX to a whole new level there!

[herodad1]

prev, ive always been a fan of your fx! skins,meshes,FX,maps,voices,kf's,character tools,ect...they are ALL important parts of this creative collection of minds/imaginations for freedom force.you guys/gals have taken this game way beyond its original boundries.my hat goes off to ALL of you.prev...you keep doing what your doing.great stuff!

[BentonGrey]

Prev!  You've been productive!  Call the marines, the navy, call somebody! 

Those look fantastic man, I especially like the GL ant and wraith.  I can definitely see using those to spice up my GLs a bit.  You even made Sinestro versions!  Awesome!

[Previsionary]

PIC HEAVY WARNING

Thanks gang. Glad you like the new fx which will be in the FX pack...which I'm renaming the "The Variety Pack Formerly Known As the X-pack...2". Is that too long of a name?

Shroud_shuriken- for those needing to hide!:




energy shuriken- for those energy channelers that carry shurikens for some reason:




electric shuriken- for those characters that need to shock and pierce!:




Shuriken- for those ninjas-in-training. Surprised it wasn't done sooner.




Sabre_claws- because I had to finish out IPS's gift pack and sabre was jealous of wolverine!



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ETA:

More recolors for everyone to enjoy. Yay!

GL_Can: Who wants to take out the TRASH?!:






And here're the daytime pics as the color seems to change quite a bit depending on the lighting present:













I suppose it works. I'm undecided on it. Anyway, it'll be included in the variety pack which now has 42 FX. It also comes premerged with EZFX and my previous X-pack...so...quite a huge selection, no?
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ETA2:

You might remember this from my other thread. It was intended to be a "superbreath" cone for superman, but I can't seem to get the color I want (though, gray does seem to be one of the many colors the super breath scheme is depicted in). I've decided to keep it as a smoke screen. I'll see if I can get a mint blue color for a makeshift super breath though.








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Compare and Contrast:

Smoky/airy:




Blue/Icy:

[Xenolith]

Would some action lines make it look more comic booky?  I'm thinking almost transparent white/gray/blue lines that run the lenght of the cone?  Just a thought.

Your other fx look great.  I really like the ant.

[cmdrkoenig67]

Prev, I really like the looks of the claw attack, smoke fx and the shuriken (they seem a bit large, though)...And the trashcan fx is a riot...Love it. 

Dana

[Previsionary]

Would some action lines make it look more comic booky?  I'm thinking almost transparent white/gray/blue lines that run the lenght of the cone?  Just a thought.

Your other fx look great.  I really like the ant.

The problem with that is that the tga is uber small and they wouldn't be very noticeable in the first place. I definitely can't use white, grey, or blue as those colors are already present. They'd blend right together and become obscure + there is a gradient map subtly effecting the color. Not to mention that, as I think I pointed out last time, I'm not sure how the cone spawns its effects, so it'd look very odd. For clarification, it relies on particle spawns...those spawns pop up in random batches under most settings. The "smoke" isn't one big effect, it's a bunch of small effects grouped together to provide the visuals above.

To prove this point, here's a mockup with obnoxiously huge black marks running through it. You'll notice how they don't line up because the fx isn't "one" continuous stream.




I like the idea, but if I were to do it, I'd want it to "flow" a lot better than I suspect it would and I don't want to risk "re-burn out" when I'm actually preparing several big releases. DUN DUN DUN!

Prev, I really like the looks of the claw attack, smoke fx and the shuriken (they seem a bit large, though)...And the trashcan fx is a riot...Love it. 

Dana

Thank IPS for the claw attack. The only thing I did was resize the image and replace IPS's other tga for wolverine with the one for sabre. . As for the shurikens, that's how it appears naturally in game under "Red Sun". I can edit the size down a bit if need be though...I guess. So hard to be lazy with you bunch.

As for the trashcans...the GLs and his villains needed more variety! Ones that actually react to the environmental lighting. I'd do more but...um...stuff.

Up next:

Archangel/Angel
Sabretooth...maybe
Some quick Iceman updates
Venom...doubtful (my plan for him fell through)
Emma (ummm....what does she do again?)
Jubilee

Still doubtful on venom. My plans for him fell through. Nothing is sparking for Emma...at all. Jubilee...um...what else is there for her? As for Angel...I did have something planned, but it won't get done at this point. A bit disappointing really. Anyway, adding to the list...Spider-Woman. If I can find some more inspiration and pics, I might make a venom blast.

[Xenolith]

I see your point.  However, since it appears the black lines are all oriented in one direction, would it be possible to make the front of each effect a lighter shade and the back a darker shade?  Maybe that would give the illusion that the cloud is moving away from the shooter?  I dunno.   

[herodad1]

if your needing ideas what about some punch fx's like a big CLANG!!! for colossus or a THOOM!!! for juggernaut.

[BentonGrey]

Ohh, the claw one is really cool Prev!

[laughing paradox]

Very nice FX's, Prev. I'm looking forward to their release.

You're adding that telepathic FX as well, right?

[electro]

preparing several big releases. DUN DUN DUN!

Awesome - As always excellent FX

[Previsionary]

I see your point.  However, since it appears the black lines are all oriented in one direction, would it be possible to make the front of each effect a lighter shade and the back a darker shade?  Maybe that would give the illusion that the cloud is moving away from the shooter?  I dunno.  

I can attempt it, but it's *still* a random spawn. They don't all appear at the same spot and they don't even move along the same directional path. So what you'd get is an effect similar to the pics above. The lighter shade appearing near the back and the darker shade appearing in the front at random times. It's just how IG set up the cone. It wasn't made for detailed effects as, well, dirt and smoke aren't very detailed and noticeable. I suspect I'd need a whole new nif and...we know the track record on that.

Think of it like this. The cone spawns one tga at one spot. It then respawns that same tga 100+ times over at a set time interval close enough together that it looks as if it's one stream of "cloud". In reality, it's a bunch of tgas of a single still image being pushed forward by some type of modifier (Wind).

I did actually test this theory though just to make sure and it was A) not very noticeable until the very end when it became darker and B) the colors mixed. So, no on that idea.

Very nice FX's, Prev. I'm looking forward to their release.

You're adding that telepathic FX as well, right?

I...have no idea what you're talking about, Willis. Telepathic FX? Psylocke. Of course! Aquaman, you say? Who's that? I only know Namor.

No, I actually erased that a while ago. Just wasn't working out like I wanted it to. I might remake it, but...who likes Aquaman anyway? Other than Benton, I mean. Ha! ^^

[USAgent]

Nice FXs there Prev, I am currently working on a hero file who uses snowballs as a weapon and those are gonna be perfect for him!

[BentonGrey]

*Kills Prev*

[Previsionary]

*Kills Prev*

Again? Are you certain you're not a villain? You've killed more people than I have--more people than Randy has in two months! Suffice to say, you all now know why Ultimate Trio and all these fx haven't been released. Benton keeps killing me.

[Xenolith]

Out of curisosity, prev, would it be possible to take a cone fx like sonic scream (not sure of name) which has a cone and some extra bits on it and replace the extra bits with the cloud puffs?  It might look like a Dr. Suess creature on it's side if it worked.  Am I way off base here?

[Epimethee]

Definitively looking forward to your ucoming FX pack, Prev. Maybe it could be bundled into a sort of update to EZFX?

*Kills Prev*

Again? Are you certain you're not a villain? You've killed more people than I have--more people than Randy has in two months!

A villain? Naaah... He simply got his own comics in the Nineties.

(And it should be mentioned that if Randy didn't rake up the body count here in the last two months, it's because he was busy in parallel universes... – as seen in Untold Tales of Revenge of the Son of the Return of Freedom Reborn #517.)

[AfghanAnt]

Prev, I demand more awesome X-Men fxs so I don't have to even think about doing them myself! Also I really love how you adapted IPS' textures to the new game. I thought about doing this with a lot of older fxs I loved but I'm lazy and I'm just a lowly skinner.

[Xenolith]

I was messting around with cones last night and have the following observation.
The cold cone might work for super breath, although it won't quite work like the gas cloud your have previewed.  The cone has a cone, a flash, and little snowflakes.  I know perhaps the snowflake texture could be replaced with a gas cloud texture, and the cold cone could be replaced by a wind/whirlwind texture?  I can't recall if the cone itself rotates, but I think it does.  Sure, it would look like superman is doing something strange with his mouth to create such a strange whirlwind, but maybe not.  I'll see if I can explore this further tonight.

[Previsionary]

I was messting around with cones last night and have the following observation.
The cold cone might work for super breath, although it won't quite work like the gas cloud your have previewed.  The cone has a cone, a flash, and little snowflakes.  I know perhaps the snowflake texture could be replaced with a gas cloud texture, and the cold cone could be replaced by a wind/whirlwind texture?  I can't recall if the cone itself rotates, but I think it does.  Sure, it would look like superman is doing something strange with his mouth to create such a strange whirlwind, but maybe not.  I'll see if I can explore this further tonight.

Having used that cone several times in the past, it wouldn't fit my vision at all. If you could get something you like from that, go for it. Since IG didn't release much info on cones, it's hard to experiment with them beyond simple cosmetic changes. If you manage to find a breakthrough when others couldn't even within max...then I'd call you a witch!

In other news...I think I hit burnout mode again. I was looking at pics of Spider-woman and realized...I don't even know how her venom_blast looks anymore. I recall it being a small ray, but then I saw pics of it being a large beam thing...and then I saw it in MUA as twin beams...blah. Since I'm reincluding Aquaman's unedited telepathic cone, I need at least one more fx to re-even the pack at 44. Oi.

*I would like credit for not making any type of joke about your "superman doing weird things with his mouth" comment. ^^*

[Xenolith]

Its not a big deal to me.  I guess I've always thought of superman's cold breath as a beam, but I've only read silver age superman comics.  Carrry on then.   

[Previsionary]

Its not a big deal to me.  I guess I've always thought of superman's cold breath as a beam, but I've only read silver age superman comics.  Carrry on then.   

I've seen it depicted in several different ways and I think cone cold already works as is...and I'm a bit lazy, ok?! *sobs*. If I weren't in burnout mode and working on sooo many different things, I'd probably play around with it more, but since I'm fixing up a mod, finishing off fx + dat files, and working on other secret projects...I'm avoiding extra work.

Let's just say...sometime soon, I see 44 or so new fx for ffvttr on the horizon that come with a dat file...that's pre-merged with ezfx, ffx, and the x-pack. Let's also say I "might" release some older fx. though, who wants 5 old fx from me?