Finding ways to make things GLOW!

This is a total overhaul mod/patch that applies over BattleZone 1.4
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Finding ways to make things GLOW!

Post by Ranger »

thats it, i was thinkin here if there's a way to add Glowing textures or particles in BZ

like the SP-Stabber Trail, the Flare mine and etc
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Re: Finding ways to make things GLOW!

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That's not a glow, it's just transparent sprites.

You should be able to make new sprites and add them to the sprite table.
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due to Sweetfx compatibility with 1.5 and BZE, i wast thinkin here about that, if its possible
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Re: Finding ways to make things GLOW!

Post by Ultraken »

BZ doesn't do additive blending but alpha-blended textures work great for various effects. MakeMAP isn't the friendliest utility but it's not too hard once you get the hang of it. Alpha-blended textures are tricky to get working with software rendering, though, and have a somewhat limited palette.

I need to document MakeMAP better since it's not immediately obvious how to use it.
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