Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

3 Dimensional Chat / 3D special effects

Author
Message
krannock
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 19th May 2003
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 28th Apr 2004 02:54
Link
Hi Guys/Gals,

I am having trouble trying to come up with a method of creating 3D effects. Say I want a blueish coloured fire that is around my main charater, or a bolt of lightning. How do you get that effect. Is it a 3D model with some clever texture or am I completely wrong? I have seem some awesome effects in some MMORPG's I've played but how do you get them.
I can make some nice 2D effects with sprites etc but thats no good in a 3D environment.
all I need is some good advice as to the direction to go and I'll happilly sort it out as I learn better by doing it myself.

thanks.

Smile it could be worse....I smiled...it got worse!
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Mr Anderson
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 14th Oct 2003
Location: NYC
Posted: 28th Apr 2004 05:49
Link
There are many ways you can do this...

One way is to use something that encumpasses the character like a sphere and add an animated texture to the sphere. Oh course the sphere will have to use a mask so that the parts of the texture that are not visiable hides the spheres geometry. I'm not yet that good with DB, maybe someone can give you a lil code.

Uhm another way to get an effect is to connect a particle emittor to your character and play with the settings to get what you want, and you will use one of your lighting textures that will need to have an alpha values so that the particles will blend, its the same as the mask on the sphere I mentioned, it hides the geometry and just shows the texure.

If I find any sold examples I'll post em.

G'day

IDIC (Infinite Diversity Infinite Combinations)
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Dennuz666 v2
21
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 21st Jan 2004
Location: Netherlands
Posted: 28th Apr 2004 09:33
Link
My idea for a shield is clone the object (whatever it's form) make it 110% bigger and add a transparent animated texture on it. Maybe add some strobe light and there you go.

Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
krannock
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 19th May 2003
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 28th Apr 2004 20:55
Link
cool.... thanks for the suggestions.
i'll have a play with the particles as soon as i get time.
sounds like i was nearly right with the object ideas idea.

i like the shield idea.. never thought of that.


thanks again

Smile it could be worse....I smiled...it got worse!
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Hamish McHaggis
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 13th Dec 2002
Location: Modgnik Detinu
Posted: 28th Apr 2004 21:07
Link
http://darkbasicpro.thegamecreators.com/?m=codebase_view&i=1c970d536c1a5abeadb630c50a509217

Check out that for my fire code. Replace the texture with blue fire or anything you want, and fiddle around with the values. It doesn't use DBPro particles, but textured planes, and they're better .

Trying is the first step towards faliure.
Athelon XP 1600+/Radeon 9600 Pro/256 RAM
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
krannock
22
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 19th May 2003
Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 28th Apr 2004 23:52
Link
I have looked at your code. looks good. I think I could really work with that idea.

thanks for the help


Smile it could be worse....I smiled...it got worse!
Back to top
Profile PM Email
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2025-06-29 19:11:42
Your offset time is: 2025-06-29 19:11:42