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Tachyon Problem

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How do I remove the spheres from the tachyon bullet trail?
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Post by Squishy »

These 'after-image' effects cannot be removed.

Even if you remove them, tachyons will end up looking like glowing beach balls rather than twisty tear-drops.

You'll notice many (energy) weapons have this effect too, such as blasters and particle rifles.
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Post by Corporal Jomn »

Then how come Arc was able to seemingly remove it? See the Capella SOC Debreifing. Did he use a big bullet?
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Post by Arcalane »

To be blunt, I didn't remove it. The "after effect" - which is actually part of how surfacing works - uses the same sprite as the bullet. It's not as obvious because Syrman Phase Cannon shots cannot turn.
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Post by Corporal Jomn »

What I mean is, even ehen I change the sprite and set the turning to zero, the spheres are still there.
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Post by Arcalane »

What spheres are you talking about anyway? Care to provide a screenshot?
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Post by Corporal Jomn »

Here:
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