Oolite Bulletins

WOW!

What are we looking at?

Rxke wrote:

What are we looking at?

This... the mis-jump sequence is pretty damn cool too!

Thargoid wrote:

And a static shot really doesn't do it justice

Too right... you gotta see the whole sequence!

oh my word! That new jump sequence effect is absolutely amazing!
edit: Do you think with the new visual effects stuff it might be possible to place some sort of temporary 'frontier-ish' witchspace exit cloud behind the player ship when they arrive in the new system?

Griff wrote:

oh my word! That new jump sequence effect is absolutely amazing!
edit: Do you think with the new visual effects stuff it might be possible to place some sort of temporary 'frontier-ish' witchspace exit cloud behind the player ship when they arrive in the new system?

Pleaseeeeee!!!!

Or even a Babylon 5 jumpgate at the start and end.

Tricky wrote:

Or even a Babylon 5 jumpgate at the start and end.

Please no - not jump-gates!

El Viejo wrote:

Tricky wrote:

Or even a Babylon 5 jumpgate at the start and end.

Please no - not jump-gates!

I'd be happy with a bluish globe (a proper 3-dimensional globe) with sparkly bits/lightning strikes all over it.

Griff wrote:

oh my word! That new jump sequence effect is absolutely amazing!
edit: Do you think with the new visual effects stuff it might be possible to place some sort of temporary 'frontier-ish' witchspace exit cloud behind the player ship when they arrive in the new system?

Yes, it'd be quite simple (although it would be a "fake" and not usable for jumping, unless things got a bit scripty).

If I get time I'll knock something together and share with you so you can perhaps work some shader magic on it.

Thargoid wrote:

Griff wrote:

oh my word! That new jump sequence effect is absolutely amazing!
edit: Do you think with the new visual effects stuff it might be possible to place some sort of temporary 'frontier-ish' witchspace exit cloud behind the player ship when they arrive in the new system?

Yes, it'd be quite simple (although it would be a "fake" and not usable for jumping, unless things got a bit scripty).

If I get time I'll knock something together and share with you so you can perhaps work some shader magic on it.

okeydokey - that sounds like a plan .-)

You get the full jump sequence when hitching a lift now too - cool!

I love it when you mis-jump into interstellar space and the Thargoids are already shooting at you before you have exited witchspace. Makes it more believable that the Thargoids are waiting for you within witchspace.

Tricky wrote:

I love it when you mis-jump into interstellar space and the Thargoids are already shooting at you before you have exited witchspace. Makes it more believable that the Thargoids are waiting for you within witchspace.

In a couple of my crazy tests, I've started a jump with nothing around, had Thargoids attack my ship during the wormhole break pattern animation sequence, then emerged from witchspace at a regular system with no Thargoids in-system.