Explosion Graphics

Army Musician · Post by **Army Musician** » 2007-05-21 21:41

I dont know whether any of you have played xww2 for BF1942 ([url]http://www.xww2.com)[/url]. The explosion graphics which they have implemented are amazing.
Here are some screens though you have to play it to get the full effect.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259 ... Wake07.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259 ... Wake06.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259 ... Caen02.jpg
http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w259 ... Wake02.jpg

So I am wondering would it be possible to implement something like this into PR.

I am sure if you went to the Xww2 and asked them Very nicely................

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaassseeeeeee! I will give you a cookie.

PS. I wish FH had those and especially on a Battle of Britain, it would have been awesome and really realistic.

PPS. I know this may seem off-topic, but it isnt, it is a suggestion, for PR.

PPPS. NO, I havent used photoshop!!!!

MichSt-Spartan · Post by **MichSt-Spartan** » 2007-05-21 21:52

I know that everyone is going to reply, "this isn't a priority for the DEVs, they are busy with other things", but I think that realistic explosions are a major problem in BF2 and fixing them would draw more people to the mod.

Guerra norte · Post by **Guerra norte** » 2007-05-21 22:06

I think that explosions now should have a shorter flame exposure because now the VOD appears to be that of ANFO.

El_Vikingo · Post by **El_Vikingo** » 2007-05-21 22:17

Are huge hollywood fireball effects realistic?

(It's a serious question)

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2007-05-21 22:23

El_Vikingo wrote:Are huge hollywood fireball effects realistic?

(It's a serious question)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IZQ6exF39kI

yes they seem very realistic.

Guerra norte · Post by **Guerra norte** » 2007-05-21 22:27

El_Vikingo wrote:Are huge hollywood fireball effects realistic?

(It's a serious question)

Well that depends on several factors such as: What kind of explosive is being detonated (low order, high order/low VOD,thermobaric etc.), is other combustible materials present such as fuel, flammable aerosol particles, propellants/pyrotechnics flammable gas etc.
Also dependant on which movies you are referring to.

A simple aswer would be no, not in most cases.

EDIT:

ironcomatose wrote:http://youtube.com/watch?v=IZQ6exF39kI

yes they seem very realistic.

That's the explosion from the missile dispersing and igniting the fuel, not really the explosion itself.

MichSt-Spartan · Post by **MichSt-Spartan** » 2007-05-21 22:34

Why does everyone always have to try to kill every good idea? I'd rather have astounding, somewhat over the top explosions than the insta-charcoal shit we have right now.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2007-05-21 22:35

http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9y2_o7GFpo

also here is a video of chopper being shot down...its a hell of a video.

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2007-05-21 22:36

Guerra norte wrote:Well that depends on several factors such as: What kind of explosive is being detonated (low order, high order/low VOD,thermobaric etc.), is other combustible materials present such as fuel, flammable aerosol particles, propellants/pyrotechnics flammable gas etc.
Also dependant on which movies you are referring to.

A simple aswer would be no, not in most cases.

EDIT:
That's the explosion from the missile dispersing and igniting the fuel, not really the explosion itself.

Ok point is it can happen so they should put it in the game.

BetterDeadThanRed · Post by **BetterDeadThanRed** » 2007-05-21 22:51

ironcomatose wrote:http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9y2_o7GFpo

also here is a video of chopper being shot down...its a hell of a video.

Its an interesting video, if not sad.

I found it quite funny that they said that it was an american helicotper in Iraq, that is unless americans just recently started operating Hinds.

Blackhawk 5 · Post by **Blackhawk 5** » 2007-05-21 22:51

Some mod had crappy nuke explosions that look like a friggin cartoon

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113979

Ironcomatose · Post by **Ironcomatose** » 2007-05-21 23:04

BetterDeadThanRed wrote:Its an interesting video, if not sad.

I found it quite funny that they said that it was an american helicotper in Iraq, that is unless americans just recently started operating Hinds.

Yeah thats a Russian hind being shot down by Chechen rebels.

Wattershed · Post by **Wattershed** » 2007-05-21 23:10

ironcomatose wrote:http://youtube.com/watch?v=j9y2_o7GFpo

also here is a video of chopper being shot down...its a hell of a video.

I know how serious that video is... but i can stop laughing at the "Allah hu akbar" at the end... Give me memories from Al Basrah..

Post by **IronTaxi** » 2007-05-22 00:11

good idea on the smoke/fire effects..i do think the standard ones are a bit "light" for a video game

[T]waylay00 · Post by **[T]waylay00** » 2007-05-22 00:15

El_Vikingo wrote:Are huge hollywood fireball effects realistic?

(It's a serious question)

I think it's a great idea.

Soulja · Post by **Soulja** » 2007-05-22 00:33

What I don't like about the explosions in BF2 for the most part is the lack of smoke after the explosion. After you detonate C4 there should be some smoke rising from where it went off.

Deadmonkiefart · Post by **Deadmonkiefart** » 2007-05-22 00:34

Not smoke. Dust. All explosions need alot more dust.

BetterDeadThanRed · Post by **BetterDeadThanRed** » 2007-05-22 00:39

Agreed, too much fire, not enough smoke/dust.

DirtyHarry88 · Post by **DirtyHarry88** » 2007-05-22 01:02

Wattershed wrote:I know how serious that video is... but i can stop laughing at the "Allah hu akbar" at the end... Give me memories from Al Basrah..

It looked like the pilots could have survived, it wasn't as if it just fell from the sky, looked to have an OK rate of decent.

BetterDeadThanRed · Post by **BetterDeadThanRed** » 2007-05-22 01:08

Except for that whole massive fireball/getting cooked to well done part. Kind of hard to see because of bad photography, but there was definatly a lot of fire down there.