3D bullets and projectiles

Zero_Falcon · Post by **Zero_Falcon** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 9:31 am

3D bullets, just like the ones from Star Wars: X-Wing <3

Cant we replace the 2d ones?

Andon · Post by **Andon** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:07 am

You can have real bullets in the core, so it's not a code change.

If you want them, though, DIY

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:32 am

you can't have pretty transparancy + glowing effects with 3d models.

It's probably a lot of work for things which won't look that good and that will increase processor load quite a lot.

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:50 pm

Don't the pew-pew laz0rs fire star wars style "bolts" rather than round sprites?

I haven't seen lasers for almost a year, so I'm not sure anymore.

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 1:02 pm

yes, lasers cannons and longtoms fire 3d models (gt pulse lasers and SW core lasers use 2d sprites though)

Adaven · Post by **Adaven** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:50 pm

Longtoms are 2D now mad, Noir switched them shortly before his disappearance.

But yeah, until we get proper transparency and/or emmissive support, 3D projectiles will not look dull and uninteresting. The exception being massdriver, which was meant to fire a dull, uninteresting physical object.

sambasti · Post by **sambasti** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:24 pm

Adaven wrote:QUOTE (Adaven @ Mar 8 2009, 09:50 AM) The exception being massdriver, which was meant to fire a dull, uninteresting physical object.

I dont know, I find a huge dull uninteresting rock pretty interesting when it is coming right at my face at 500 mps.

hartzaden · Post by **hartzaden** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 6:36 am

sambasti wrote:QUOTE (sambasti @ Mar 8 2009, 09:24 AM) I dont know, I find a huge dull uninteresting rock pretty interesting when it is coming right at my face at 500 mps.

yep. massdrivers need a 3d rock