New katana star effect

[pixelfck]

Am I the only one who kinda likes the katana star cannon effect? I always thought it looked good and gave a fair idea of what to expect when being hit by one.

I like the weapon effect as shown in the OP, but I don't think I would like it as a replacement.

~Pixelfck

[Song]

Am I the only one who kinda likes the katana star cannon effect? I always thought it looked good and gave a fair idea of what to expect when being hit by one.

I like the weapon effect as shown in the OP, but I don't think I would like it as a replacement.

~Pixelfck

I'm pretty much of the same opinion. There's ways it could be made more flashy....but I dunno how it would actually fit the weapon.

[JohnBWatson]

I'd like to see it smoothed out a bit, but making it larger and more impressive doesn't really fit the current effect.

[Novak 67]

I'd like to see it smoothed out a bit, but making it larger and more impressive doesn't really fit the current effect.

Currently, I just want to adapt the current effect of the star cannon to the new effects that was introduced at 1.3. I think that somewhat all 1.3 or later projectiles effects is now somewhat 3x bigger, so I also want to adapt that as well to the new look.

[PM]

The current star cannon effect is good enough. It is distinct from other ion cannons. The proposed effect looks like a dull blue star pasted at one end of an Ares lightning cannon shot. Not that it is bad, but it is not distinct enough.

Some older effects are still good. I sometimes prefer the old green particle beam effect over its replacement.

[Novak 67]

The current star cannon effect is good enough. It is distinct from other ion cannons. The proposed effect looks like a dull blue star pasted at one end of an Ares lightning cannon shot. Not that it is bad, but it is not distinct enough.

Some older effects are still good. I sometimes prefer the old green particle beam effect over its replacement.

There, I tried to convert the star blaster into the new ray effect, so it has a mix of the old version (the same colours of the star cannon and somewhat the look) and the new effect at the same time. How about that.

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[digdug]

The current star cannon effect is good enough. It is distinct from other ion cannons. The proposed effect looks like a dull blue star pasted at one end of an Ares lightning cannon shot. Not that it is bad, but it is not distinct enough.

Some older effects are still good. I sometimes prefer the old green particle beam effect over its replacement.

There, I tried to convert the star blaster into the new ray effect, so it has a mix of the old version (the same colours of the star cannon and somewhat the look) and the new effect at the same time. How about that.

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That one looks great.
I have only 1 doubt about these new katana effects: is passthrough dependent on the size of the effect ? If I have a larger effect, will I land additional passthrought hits ?

[catfighter]

The current star cannon effect is good enough. It is distinct from other ion cannons. The proposed effect looks like a dull blue star pasted at one end of an Ares lightning cannon shot. Not that it is bad, but it is not distinct enough.

Some older effects are still good. I sometimes prefer the old green particle beam effect over its replacement.

There, I tried to convert the star blaster into the new ray effect, so it has a mix of the old version (the same colours of the star cannon and somewhat the look) and the new effect at the same time. How about that.

Screen Shot 2015-05-06 at 10.22.35 pm.png

That one looks great.
I have only 1 doubt about these new katana effects: is passthrough dependent on the size of the effect ? If I have a larger effect, will I land additional passthrought hits ?

Not as far as I can tell. I made a passthrough (100%) weapon beam larger than a starfish, but it only registered hits along the center of the beam.