031 =Jack= [300] v1.0.3

[ZERO]

Yea those are all actually simple effects they just use a lot of them. Currently a lot of our effects are directly copied from the original races. Except for the really nice ones which I made from scratch.

This is why I actually want to go back and create better effects for some races that have none or lame ones.

If I can see it I can create it. Also now with the tech developed from jack I can create dramatically more complex effects in the future as far as sprites go b/c I now have a lot more control over them.

The one you want is a green effect that is at the head and feet in the video it goes of every hit which would not occur for us. It creates a bunch of expanding beam temp ents at different places expanding at different rates all at the same time. I am not sure if it is random or not but personally I would program it to be random to produce a wider range of effects.

I should mention now that pinochle is a Jack of Dimonds and a Queen of Spades. Double pinochle is the most powerful hand in pinochle.

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I should state right now that making and testing effects for that guy is MUCH faster b/c they are using ES. In es you trade stability for the ability to really easily make cool effects however you can do them all in sm it is just a lot harder.

[ZERO]

The heart effect is actually similar to what I was thinking. You guys can send me any image or gif with transparencies and I can get it into the game and do what ever we want with it.

[ZERO]

Actually what does everyone think about chaining pinochle to diamonds and then I can just use a diamond card symbol for that ability as well.

Would that be cool with everyone?

[CYBER]

Actually what does everyone think about chaining pinochle to diamonds and then I can just use a diamond card symbol for that ability as well.

Would that be cool with everyone?

im assuming u meant changing the word "pinochle" to "diamond"? i personally dont mind it , basically because i never played jack so im not really attached to names, but yeah, since we have clubs spades hearts, might as well stick to the flow and name it diamonds, and animate shit.

how about this for the diamond affect?
considering that the skill does extra damage, can u make little golden diamonds shapes fly around a guy's head/body in a circle?
smthn like the "stars" circling cartoon characters when they get a massive blow to the head?
something like this but with diamonds ?

[ZERO]

Interesting, I was thinking of a beam of Diamond card symbols going to where the player was hit and releasing an energy wave on the ground.

The one thing that is hard to do is parent a sprite to a player in a way that does not require hacking the game engine (READ UNSTABLE)

[acolyte_to_jippity]

Actually what does everyone think about chaining pinochle to diamonds and then I can just use a diamond card symbol for that ability as well.

Would that be cool with everyone?

i've been wanting to suggest that from the beginning.

how about for the diamonds skill, a glowing red octahedron appears in 3-d around the enemy you hit?

[ZERO]

Diamonds ability is done.

[CYBER]

Diamonds ability is done.

is it on the test server yet? and are bots enabled or disabled?
instant post . lol im such a forum whore. not close to aco, but working on it.

[ZERO]

I think you will find it intresting. If a player is not moving what you will see is dminds fall in a line from above the player and the last one sets off an energy splash effect.

If the plaeyr is moving th dimnds follow them but produce a spread effect as a result that looks pretty cool. This blends with the clubs effect very well.

Overall I am trying to make the effects look more fun than serious as to make it more like a jack from a card game. Now I need to find a good hearts image.

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bots with knives are in there so I could test it.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

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