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Springheel

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  1. 1. Comparing the flames in the video (original flames on the left; new flames center and right)

    • The new flames are better and should replace the old ones.
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    • Both flames are good and should be kept. Let mappers choose which to use in their maps.
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Springheel

Springheel

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I brightened the new particles somewhat and I'm now leaning towards replacing the old ones. But the last poll was a bit of a mess so I couldn't really sort out people's opinions. This will be the last chance to offer your input (votes only please; I think we've heard all the arguments by now).

 

#1 position is original flames. #2 and #3 are two versions of the new set (large and small respectively).

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKA8R3qxk2o

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BlueSkyBullet

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They both (all3boths) have applications (ie Unt eg the old ones look more "chemical", but the new one{s} look much better as wood burning flames...).

 

If the mappers can use the different versions of them selectively in a single map then all versions should be kept and left to the mappers. Absolutely. I guess make the new one(s) the default... but certainly keep the old ones about for the more exotic flames.

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Tels

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I brightened the new particles somewhat and I'm now leaning towards replacing the old ones. But the last poll was a bit of a mess so I couldn't really sort out people's opinions. This will be the last chance to offer your input (votes only please; I think we've heard all the arguments by now).

 

#1 position is original flames. #2 and #3 are two versions of the new set (large and small respectively).

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKA8R3qxk2o

 

Could you please make a more close-up video, its a bit hard to see? From the one you posted, I am too leaning to replace the old ones with the new ones, they look more natural, organic and realistic without falling into the uncanny valley.

 

As for keeping the old one, I think we might leave them for the blue/orange torch (as these are not realistic, anyway?)

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jay pettitt

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Also nice to see the wobbly heat haze effect in there.

 

If there's no big performance hit and the physical height of the thing isn't going to break stuff (including the wobbly heat haze, it looks taller - I'm imagining wobbly heat hazes potentially poking through ceilings and floors), then go for it.

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Arcturus

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I tried to use less particles (each particle is two triangles).

Old effect doesn't have heat haze but it has those little glowing dots that slowly fly upwards and fade away (I don't know the name of this phenomenon).

It's only a model...

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