Call for Proposals: Improving Spells/Skills/Techniques GFX

[rexorcorum]

My fellow ToME-istas, as I'm working on the spells / skills / techniques effects at the moment, I ask your suggestions for things in bad need of improvement.

I've just collected my first feedback in irc and Corruption / Bone and Blight are the first candidates for some nice rexorcorum-treatment or the fabled Suslik-rexorcorum treatment.

Also - do some of the Prodigies need attention? I haven't played much for quite some tie (except for testing) so I'm a bit behind in this regard .

[malboro_urchin]

Please take a look at abilities like the Anorithil's Circles too; they're just transparent color overlays.

[darkgod]

Like that you mean ?

[rexorcorum]

Well, I was too lazy to list the ones that have been taken care of The circles are one of them, also Tidal Wave, Aether Breach, the summoner's hydra poison cloud an dother nature AoE's, the necro's circles, temporal AoE's, ice AoE's, fire AoE's, darkness AoE's, arcane AoE's.

With Suslik we're working on Starfall, Corona and some more light gfx at this very moment .

[malboro_urchin]

WOW!!!!!!!

The reason I stayed away from circles, honestly, was because they looked dull. Now, they look exactly as I envisioned them!!! This game is so beautiful! <3

Edit: I somehow forgot to mention that darkgod and rexorcorum are the best!

[Doctornull]

Wow. I love how you decorate the area AND make it obvious which tiles are actually affected.

That's great visual communication.

And it's pretty.

[darkgod]

They even have an appearance anim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piznwd77RcI

[Razakai]

How about those various storms, like Ice Storm etc? They're alright, but could certainly look nicer. Also, Ice Shards/Earthen Missiles could do with nicer appearances rather than indistinct coloured blob.

[rexorcorum]

Ice Shards/Earthen Missiles are taken care of at this very moment. As for the storms - they'll have to wait a bit, I'm afraid . There are many corruptions in need of love right now.

[Crim, The Red Thunder]

AETHER BREACH.

This spell DESPERATELY needs love. While the explosions are acceptable, we need some indication of what center-tile the explosions are being randomly placed around, as well as an indication of when it is there compared to when it is gone. (especially important if we don't know WHICH rare just cast it)

Aether beam should really look different and nicer then just a trap beam, too.

[rexorcorum]

Aether Breach was already done, but I'll play a bit more with it for Aura / Crim's sake .

[Doctornull]

Aether Breach looks great in this version... Aether Beam on the other hand looks like a crappy trap.

[rexorcorum]

Trappy crap, hum, we can't let that slip, can we?

[HousePet]

Everything looks good so far.
Carry on.

[rexorcorum]

Aether Breach with central breach thing:


Aether Beam:


And back to death & decay stuff .