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DCO MMO Energy signatures!by *Chuckdee

Designs & Interfaces / Game Development Art / 2D Game Art / Weapons and Items

... sometimes some of the most fun things to work on a game is ANYTHING that changes the routine a bit, even if that's something as simple as designing 'energy signatures'.... this kind of stuff is not generally the concept designers job, BUT I find it's good to give the particle FX artist a rough idea of what the hell I was thinking....

....take the top cannon for example: it doesn't have a 'canon' or anything that shows "this is where the blast comes from', SO with that one I felt I HAD to roughly show what the hell it does... otherwise it just looks like a big flashlight or something.

Energy signatures are also VERY important I think in being able to differentiate 'factions'... these here are 'S.T.A.R. labs', so I figure they shoot energy blasts (vs. say, League of Assassins, who shoot mainly flechettes)..... then again, it's just nice to get away from something as 'specific' as designing tech, to something much more abstract, in the case of coming up with 'energy signature' ideas.

~firebreather2536 Sep 27, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

can i have a link to this game?

*Chuckdee Sep 27, 2012 Professional General Artist

if I'm not mistaken, this is an exclusive PS3 game... I think it's 'free to play' now, but I'm sure you can google it, just search for DC Universe Online! (I think)

~firebreather2536 Sep 28, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

son of a -

~Blackvertigo1 May 13, 2012

Sorry. The only person that has energy weapon capabilities.. is me. Real energy weapons would be found on my ship and its AI (some weapons are not on AI).
Energy weapons that I have are:
Laser; Infinitely bright bolt of white light
LaserRed (Only found on the type of AI that is materialized outside of the ship); Infinitely bright bolt of red light
Microwave; Microwave radiation that can be seen
Plasma; Charged particles of heated energy
EMD ( Electromagnetic Discharge ); homing charged particles of electromagnetic energy
Fusion; Blob of fusion construct
Omega ( Trails of electricity; infinite volts ); White and slightly blue tunnels of electricity

watch this if you think otherwise: [link]

~mcovvey Mar 5, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

instructional too! ; >

*marciotakara Feb 10, 2012 Professional Artist

love it

*jmqrz Jan 21, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Most of us forget or don't even realize how much thought goes in to designing even something as simple as a energy signature. It's a nice insight and great job.

*Chuckdee Jan 21, 2012 Professional General Artist

it's really fun stuff Dude... if you think about it, most of us that grew up in the 80's or earl 90's, so much of movie or Nintendo memories have to do with energy signatures, SPECIALLY with sidescrolling 'spaceship games', or MegaMan... any of those... energy signatures were such a big part of'em!

*jmqrz Jan 24, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

you're right, that and old kung-fu movies, nothing better on a saturday morning.

=Dualmask Jan 18, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Loving the designs, and I imagine a lot of thought must go into designing different kinds of energy signatures for futuristic weapons. Think of all the shmups that have been made in gaming history...all those different kinds of shots...

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