Sensei ships

[Doogie12]

That's it! I was thinking that the shape reminded me of a stock ship, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

[Zalausai]

This latest one appears as though it has triggers to change shape (like my latest ones do) and has opened up. Judging from the exposed parts in the wings. The variations in colors are nice. I do wonder why there appears to be magenta teamstripes on it though.

[Majicnanas]

a full year on these forums and i still don't know what those fucking engine glow sprite doodad things are. Sorry for naughty language.

[Anna]

Custom sprites\Fraxy Sprites\fraxy_112.png

That's that engine glow doodad. I added it into the smsprites.ini for easy access. Most glow effects require two of them. One smaller one in white, and a larger one in whatever colour you want. Both should be set for additive blending, naturally.

[calvin1211]

I actually use only one white glowball section, and use coloured fake aegis (low alpha, high spread and alpha blur) on it for the engine glows.

[Anna]

That's not actually something you can do if you make them doodads, though, because doodads can't have fake aegis. And I don't like having engine glows as sections, because that's just weird.

[calvin1211]

... Aren't those glowballs set as .png, and thus incapable of being used as doodads?

[CryoSleep]

Why not Anna? it helps us depth the engines.

[Necrontyr1998]

I attach the thruster moduals to them. It's like any shots that hit the flares are disintegrated but when it's destroyed the whole engine goes (Im probably being a bit vague).

[Anna]

... Aren't those glowballs set as .png, and thus incapable of being used as doodads?

No. You add them as doodads to the .ini, and they can be used as doodads. I literally use them as doodads on all my fuckin' ships, I think I know what I'm talking about.

Why not Anna? it helps us depth the engines.

So does a smaller section beneath the actual thruster sprite, and then you don't get the sillyness that results from having engine flares that can somehow explode.

But to each their own, I guess.

Back to the topic itself, I really like your latest ship, Doogie. Definitely looks like a suped-up Cronus.

[STARSTRUCK]

Holy shit, that thing is hardcore. Doogie's become the best damn shipbuilder I've seen yet.

[calvin1211]

... Aren't those glowballs set as .png, and thus incapable of being used as doodads?

No. You add them as doodads to the .ini, and they can be used as doodads. I literally use them as doodads on all my fuckin' ships, I think I know what I'm talking about

OK, I didn't know you could do that.

[Doogie12]

I use them as sections because when they're destroyed its as of it just got damaged. Also, those specific balls are DDC flares, not fraxy. If that even matters.
@Starstruck, doubt it. You and Anna could probably top me.

[Doogie12]

It's a triangle!

It's also the most frustrating ship I've ever built. It absolutely refused to allow me to add more to it, so I settled with its smaller shape.
Once again, unarmed.

[Zalausai]

So does a smaller section beneath the actual thruster sprite, and then you don't get the sillyness that results from having engine flares that can somehow explode

But. . . but. . . critical engine failure Captain, she's gonna blow.

It's also the most frustrating ship I've ever built. It absolutely refused to allow me to add more to it, so I settled with its smaller shape.
Once again, unarmed.

It actually appears to have two triangles. Since you favor triangles as primary shapes, why not do a ship that is a giant triangle, but has more smaller triangles within it. (Example: The tri-force from Nintendo's Zelda series).

Inspirational Fractal Triangle for Doogie12

Spoiler!

http://eldar.mathstat.uoguelph.ca/dashl ... i1D960.gif