Archive: 21 posts

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Hey everybody I discovered this technique quite a while ago and thought I would post it for those of you who don't know how to do it. Its the same effect as seen in the absolutely outstanding level 'Post Apocolyptic' by Antposteller (where at the beggining you blow up a sentry turret and sparks shoot out). This might not be the exact same technique that Antposteller used but its close enough and looks pretty darn good. So lets get down to business... Step 1) http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/theamilien_photo/APhoto_4-2.jpg Create a thin circle about half a sack small (or that's half a sack big for you optimists out there) - it doesn't matter what material just as long as its not metal. Take into account that youll be firing it out of an emitter - so if you want a nice sort of 'floatly' looping arc use cardboard. Step 2) http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/theamilien_photo/APhoto_5-3.jpg Next you'll need a theck* circle and you'll need to put it in front of the thin piece of cardboard. (I've made my theck circle out of wood so that it wont be to light or to heavy when falling through the air. Step 3) http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/theamilien_photo/APhoto_6-3.jpg Stick a motor bolt on the theck piece, set it to invisible and crank it to a speed of 60. Also, stick two emitters on. Step 4) http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/theamilien_photo/APhoto_7-3.jpg Now you'll need to pick the colour of the sparks you want. I'd suggest orange or yellow LED's for explosions and blue LED's for electrical sparks. You'll need to set the emitters to these settings: Lin Velocity : 5.0 Ang Velocity: Default Freq: 0.2 (you can experiment with this but 0.2 looks the best in my opinion) Lifetime: About 1.5 (again experiment - its how long you want the sparks to stick around for) Everything else leave the same except for visibility - change it to invisible. As well as this, make sure that when you choose the location to spawn the sparks out of the emitter, its in the same layer as the cardboard circle and also they are spawned quite far away from the circle. This is because when we shrink it to make it invisible, the distance of where the LED's are emitted also shrink , so if the emmiter is trying to emit the LED's into the cardboard - it can't. After that all you have to do is capture the entire thing and shrink it to make it invisible. IMPORTANT: Do NOT shrink it by using the analogue sticks, you have to shrink it using emmitters. Capture the entire thing and put it through an emitter, when you select the 'spark circle' shrink it as much as you can and then press X to confirm it. Capture the shrunk circle and repeat the same steps until it goes invisible. You'll, probably have to switch to play mode to see if you've shrank it enough to make it invisible. And there you go! All you have to do is put the invisible spark circle into an emitter and trigger it when you want to create that epic explosion effect you've been trying to get. http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss13/theamilien_photo/APhoto_8-2.jpg Why not also experiment with it? Why not use it to create a nice fountain effect where it looks like water is spewing out of the top or maybe even you could stick flowers on the LED's and make it seem like flowers are falling in an enchanted forest. Have Fun ! * If your not sure what theck material is is basically a thin layer that exists in the thick layers. Just search theck layers and your bound to find some. If you really cant find any PM me and ill send you some.

2010-05-29 12:10:00 Author: theamilien Posts: 485

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great tutorial! i'll try it out later!

2010-05-29 13:12:00 Author: trip090 Posts: 1562

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NIce tutorial.

2010-05-29 14:06:00 Author: X-FROGBOY-X Posts: 1800

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Very good! I'll have to try it out

2010-05-29 17:24:00 Author: piggabling Posts: 2979

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tried it and it works wonderfully, especially when coupled with a very brief yet bright light and a camera shake for a fantastic explosion. the electric sparks look great too, especially when their lifetime is short. thanks for this tutorial! i'll definitely be using this in a future level!

2010-05-29 21:26:00 Author: trip090 Posts: 1562

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No problem! I'm always glad to help.

2010-05-29 21:49:00 Author: theamilien Posts: 485

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Couldn't have come at a more perfect time... This will fit wonderfully into my new level.

2010-05-30 01:21:00 Author: Doopz Posts: 5592

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Whoa! I tryed it out and it works beautifully thanks for the tutorial.

2010-05-30 02:05:00 Author: Kody59527 Posts: 121

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RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Why doesn't theck work for me? Please can you send me the theck circle. Thanks!

2010-05-31 11:26:00 Author: SPONGMONKEY56 Posts: 209

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Will do!

2010-05-31 12:25:00 Author: theamilien Posts: 485

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Shameless plug: Check my sig for a theck and thack layer guide Nice tutorial! I was wondering how anpostellar did it! I'll be sure to try this out

2010-06-05 00:18:00 Author: Incinerator22 Posts: 3251

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Thank you for showing me how to this. Ever since I played "'Post Apocolyptic" I had tried a bunch of different methods to get that cool effect but never got that true "spark" effect. I had given up trying until I read your post, personally I think you nailed it. Thanks again.. Cheers

2010-06-12 05:45:00 Author: pete007d Posts: 58

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Thanks! I'm glad you found it useful

2010-06-12 10:31:00 Author: theamilien Posts: 485

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Great ! I try it right now, I've always wanted to make explosions as good as Antposteller's, but I could figure it out...

2010-06-12 12:29:00 Author: Oddmania Posts: 1305

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Awesome this will work for me and my friends new level! Subscribed.

2010-06-12 12:39:00 Author: Alec Posts: 3871

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thanks for the help just what I needed! its brilliant I am going to try to use this in every level I make!

2010-07-21 00:19:00 Author: J05thompso Posts: 16

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I can't get theck material anywhere and i tryed incinerator22's tutorial and that didnt work for me either so can you please send me some theck material.

2010-07-24 17:29:00 Author: MasterCreator Posts: 464

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I can't get theck material anywhere and i tryed incinerator22's tutorial and that didnt work for me either so can you please send me some theck material. You can pick up some from my level (link in sig).

2010-07-25 16:17:00 Author: Aya042 Posts: 2870

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Can't you achieve a similar effect by just adding some spin to the emitted objects? That way you wouldn't need the theck material nor would you have to use a motorbolt.

2010-07-25 16:41:00 Author: Syroc Posts: 3193

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I tried that before I tried this technique, however using an emitters angular velocity just isnt as good as using a motorbolt. The motorbolt makes the sparks look more organic and less organised.

2010-07-26 16:04:00 Author: theamilien Posts: 485

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I might have done it wrong but the effect it gave wasn't exactly what I was hoping for

2010-07-27 10:26:00 Author: MasterCreator Posts: 464

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