2 new effects libraries
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Here’s a couple of effects libraries I’ve been creating. Not 100% finished yet, some of the effects I’m not quite happy with, but download them and let me know what you think and feel free to make suggestions/requests etc.:
Shootem up effects:
http://www.rigzsoft.co.uk/files/ShootemUpEffects.eff…and some star bursts:
http://www.rigzsoft.co.uk/files/StarBursts.effThe shootem up effects are cool, especially the shields and explosions!
The star bursts are too much firework IMHO but who knows when you need them š
And I don’t like the downward gravity in some of the star burst effects but of course I could change it in the editor.I’m looking forward to play around with the shootem up effects!
What graphics program did you use to create your shapes (like the clouds or the lightning for example)?
Thanks for providing these two effect libraries!
Yeh, maybe I should rename it Fireworks hehe.
As for the shapes I use Photoshop. There’s lots of brushes you can find on line with a bit of googling that make nice looking particles.
Getting good looking particle shapes can be half the battle when creating effects! Particle Illusions has lots of good ones but they’re all copyrighted š – to be expected though I guess hehe. A technique I like to use is to use the particle editor to create an animated particle, and then use that to create an effect, for example the explosion effects in the shootem up effects. Obviously you have to be careful how big you make them as you don’t want to use too much memory. But animtated particles can be reused quite effectively in a number of effects.
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