[Effects] helicopters/missles/other

[[R-CON]Alex6714]

Well, as response to one of the suggestion threads on rotor draft I thought I would take to the editor and learn a bit about the effects. Trying to modify/change them to add to "coolness" but above all realism, as possible in the BF2 engine.

In the video you can see what there is different so far. The apache cannon and the tunguska cannon aren´t done yet, but thats an idea.

The rotor wash effects are more or less done, grass is different aswell but not sure if it is finished to my liking and you can´t really see enough for a youtube video. Well, its not available in high quality yet, but hopefully soon.

YouTube - Effects compilation


Here is a reference for the tunguska cannon.
YouTube - 2K22M Tunguska-M1

Some of the explosions are being changed too, to make them better. I think.

Later on I will upload the files for anyone interested in trying them out 1person, maybe too laggy? I don´t know. Not for most hopefully.

Next I will try to finish the tunguska and have a look at the tanks, as someone else said.

Constructive criticism always welcome.

[[R-CON]Spush]

I like them good jobskies...

[Dr2B Rudd]

I love the water effects in particular, but they are all great.

[[R-CON]Z-trooper]

very impressive compilation of work you got there. good improvements. Although the thickness of the smoke and dust of the bf2 engine is sort of killing the effects just a little bit. But I'd vote 'yes' on incorporating every one of them.

[[R-DEV]Nickbond592]

looking awesome there Alex ! keep up the good work.

[[R-DEV]Mosquill]

Awesome. Tunguska is not awesome but its still wip right?

Just dont make the smoke disappear too fast. I don't like when that happens. The smoke-lag problem will be solved for most peaple soon i'm sure.

Also, does the throttle affects the dust? Irl, some heli-pilots set collective control to neutral position when on the ground to get rid of the dust.

[=Romagnolo=]

Ah, I saw your post in the suggestin topic, I was expecting for your post in this section. Great work, dont give up, it will add a lot to the PR

[Zimmer]

I havent seen the hellfire smoke after exploding but I think they are to dull now, can you do seomthing about it or have you done it?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qAU0oaqSPXU maybe alittle more smoke?

[[R-CON]Alex6714]

Originally Posted by [R-CON]Mosquill

Awesome. Tunguska is not awesome but its still wip right?

Just dont make the smoke disappear too fast. I don't like when that happens. The smoke-lag problem will be solved for most peaple soon i'm sure.

Also, does the throttle affects the dust? Irl, some heli-pilots set collective control to neutral position when on the ground to get rid of the dust.

Correct, tunguska is still very wip.

I am not sure if the dust can be controled by throttle, but at the moment it isn´t. I was thinking, of creating a delay whereby after a certain time on the ground the dust reduces in amount. Do you think that would look right?

Originally Posted by Zimmer

I havent seen the hellfire smoke after exploding but I think they are to dull now, can you do seomthing about it or have you done it?

YouTube - US Marines call in a hellfire to take out insurgents in a bu maybe alittle more smoke?

Yeah, I am looking at changing the explosions a bit aswell. Haven´t really got round to the hellfires. The do have alot of smoke though, its just not all of it renders at a distance I think.

[black-wolf]

Alex for [R-con]! And, how about the lag?