Death explosion |
Submitted by Brad on Sat, 2007-01-27 16:53.
SE:V MODs
After a ship loses all its structure points, it spins around for a few seconds with plumes of flame and smoke spitting out and then blows up. Are there settings to control: 1) how long it spins around, 2) the bitmap used for the smoke and flame effects, and 3) the final explosion? I can find the bitmap files currently used but can't find out how to use different ones.
Re: Death explosion
I'm currently in the middle of learning this exact same thing, here is what I have found out:
The smoke trail, explosion and fire bitmaps are in the pictures/effects folder. I use SuicideJunkie's animation buddy to sequence the pictures according to the x and y placements used.
Using a good paint program you can change the effect look and by adding more frames, the detail and length.
The spin effect I think is in the game engine and might not be adjustable, however you can change the final explosion scene to encompass the ship so you can show parts and stuff flying off (it looks way cool!).