034 Alchemist [400] v1.0.5

[ZERO]

The premise with the one above is that during the 5 second delay that the ult is activating (after the ult is cast!). The circle expands outward from the caster to encompass the area of effect which when fully leveled will be fucking massive. The ult for this race is intended to be very very powerful. The 5 seconds of this effect is the warning bell to the other team to kill the alchemist now or be destroyed. This obviously reveals both the alchemist position and the effect area offering the chance to escape if you can.

In case it has not been obvious enough this ability is going to have even more range than the old BM ult.

[kionay]

Another Scored Earth option: (50% res)

that.... looks freaking AWESOME

please use that one

[Xerenix]

The more complex ones doesn't affect performance at all? If so then the second Scorched earth one definitely looks better.

[ZERO]

No as they are sprites, they use as much performance as in in game spray lol.

The effects that Jack uses are largely custom sprites that is why you dl the images for it.

[CYBER]

yeah i like the the second (50% rez one) more if it doesnt impact performance. I like the fact that the lines are relatively thing, and if possible, keep them somewhat translucid because the last thing u want is this race to be blocking sight?

I also don't mind the item transmutation one u used in ur zip file, i just dnt rly like the animation of it much, i think it could have been better animated if it started from the center triangle, then the next bigger piece and the next, then the three circles, then bam full drawing. center outwards... but hey if it works..

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question tho. are u making the animation sprite for the ultimate "see through" in the walls? like the rapscallion? seeing as u want the race to have a super strong ult compensated by a warning?


If so, can i suggest a final thing about the animation u are doing?
i can see that u are trying to make an expanding disc from the center of the ultimate caster, until full range right? (where the disc is that sprite).
My suggestion is to add one tiny last animation AFTER the disc fully expands, and it's to rotate that disc on its horizontal axis to flip it upside down very very fast to indicate that the scortched earth just bursted?

this removes the guessing if the alchemist got killed while casting? THIS way, if the disc FULLY swiveled at the end, it indicates the ultimate was completely casted, and not interrupted by killing the alchemist.
AND The reason why i suggest this is because we know that this ultimate's range is sperical, so ppl who are on different altitudes can actually see the vertical range of it mere milliseconds before the sphere rotates fully and activates.



This will basically create a fast spherical animation if u follow the rotation line in the following image, just before the ultimate activates.

[the_best_noob]

I really like the warning concept on the ult.

Not only does the Alchemist support the team, the team has to defend the Alchemist for however long the charge-up is.

This also allows for a distraction, say a sneaky bomb plant while everyone is hunting for the alchemist. Or suppose a lion came in while the team started hunting down the Alchemist and caused absolute total chaos among the enemy team.

[Wolfenstinger]

This also allows for a distraction, say a sneaky bomb plant while everyone is hunting for the alchemist. Or suppose a lion came in while the team started hunting down the Alchemist and caused absolute total chaos among the enemy team.

Vagalion walks into a room with 5 other people in it. Only Cyber is found dead. (or whoever I'm aiming for... )

[kionay]

Vagalion walks into a room with 5 other people in it. Only Cyber is found dead. (or whoever I'm aiming for... )

hahahaha

whenever there is vagalion, there is wolf


anyway

cyber the spherical thing sounds nice, but while the sprite doesn't cause shit for lag, wouldn't flipping it around in, say, crackhouse cause for quite a bit of confusion? (RED LINES EVERYWHERE WTF!)

[ZERO]

There will be other visual cues besides just the sprites alone for all of the effects as to ensure that their effect areas and current status are clear.

[CYBER]

Vagalion walks into a room with 5 other people in it. Only Cyber is found dead. (or whoever I'm aiming for... )

hey fuck you!
of all the people, i'd like to think i give you SOME challenge in knifing me...

</3 me no like u ...

fucking Dean 2.0