Tick Tock (Chaffed, Smoked, Flashed)

frvge · June 29, 2009, 05:00:36 PM

It was to all on the robocop-train.

Farley4Fan · June 29, 2009, 06:14:18 PM

Another tick tock?!

What could it be? There was a chaff effect, a smoke effect, WHAT OTHER NADE EFFEX ARE THER!? I'm stumped on what could be unveiled!

(oh, and cool smoke effect)

Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet · June 29, 2009, 09:41:59 PM

Flash. That has to be flash.

Gui Brazil · June 29, 2009, 09:54:24 PM

We present you the fart effect.

Spekkio · June 29, 2009, 10:14:58 PM

Quote from: frvge on June 29, 2009, 05:00:36 PM
It was to all on the robocop-train.

Robocop ran a train on you?

Farley4Fan · June 29, 2009, 11:00:05 PM

I know, inferno. >_<

Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet · June 29, 2009, 11:07:30 PM

Quote from: Papa Skull on June 29, 2009, 11:00:05 PM
I know, inferno. >_<

We haven't seen the cam-smoke effect yet, and what about the effects on the spy side?
When you're getting up after a charge there is something iirc.

Farley4Fan · June 29, 2009, 11:53:19 PM

I guess that's true.

And I've been meaning to ask someone. What does IIRC stand for?

frvge · June 30, 2009, 12:00:05 AM

Tick...Tock...
Tick...Tock...

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Displaying comments: "Old footage: early Merc and Spy, but the effect is still like that. We'll have the after-vision image change accordingly too."

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Flashed Effect (7MB)

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LennardF1989 · June 30, 2009, 12:06:45 AM

Quote from: Papa Skull on June 29, 2009, 11:53:19 PM
I guess that's true.

And I've been meaning to ask someone. What does IIRC stand for?

If I remember correctly

neth · June 30, 2009, 01:45:45 AM

well, one could expect stronger flash effect. It won't give much advantage if it works like this.

LennardF1989 · June 30, 2009, 01:49:22 AM

Quote from: neth on June 30, 2009, 01:45:45 AM
well, one could expect stronger flash effect. It won't give much advantage if it works like this.

A timer was quickly fading from 100% visible to 0%.

The actual implementation takes way longer.

Farley4Fan · June 30, 2009, 02:38:40 AM

Thanks lennard.

And I take it this effect isn't completely finished yet? It only flashed the original flash image with 3 spies, even when they weren't in view. But I see that this is explained by the "updated real-time after-image not yet included".

When can we expect to see the "real-time after-image" implemented into the flash effect? That would be cool.

frvge · June 30, 2009, 02:39:57 AM

Few weeks. We're currently starting to implement the animations now.

Onlinedoucher · June 30, 2009, 05:50:12 AM

I would like to scoot back to the argument about chaff once more... victors in clubhouse were often decided by the simple fact that chaff also impairs mercs' ability to push elevator buttons, so I'd say chaff stays pretty much exactly the way it was.

And on a side note, I remember that there was some indecisiveness on whether or not chaff should work its magic through walls, I'd say it should because that also was an important capability of the chaff grenade which could determine the result of the game.