Hive Mist Effects

_Thresh__Thresh_ Join Date: 2008-01-11 Member: 63385Members
edited December 2010 in NS2 General Discussion
Anyone know if this fills the hive room with mist?

Someone posted a screeny which showed foggy breath coming from a hive; which- as cool as foggy breath is- wasn't quite the James Cameron "omg im in a hive" type effect of awesomeness I felt on first seeing the progress tracker include hive mist effects.
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  • lunsluns Join Date: 2010-12-05 Member: 75502Members
    yes, i do agree and I posted this last night. But when DI comes, the hive room will have more of an alien environment.
    I wouldn't mind having misty enviroment over the DI to give it creepy feel.
    Unless the mist changes once aliens get more hives?
    I do hope the mist is improved though.
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  • PsiWarpPsiWarp Gifted Gorge Richmond, B.C., Canada Join Date: 2010-08-28 Member: 73810Members
    There will also be egg mist effects, which will increase as Mass and Colony come into play (moar eggs to scramble)
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  • zexzex Join Date: 2009-10-07 Member: 68978Members
    IF the hive room were to fill with mist, which it isn't, it would be relevant to volumetric lighting effects... which were taken out of the engine if I recall correctly

    have volumetric lighting effects been returned, or are there plans to return them anytime soon?
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    <!--quoteo(post=1815214:date=Dec 12 2010, 12:04 AM:name=zex)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (zex @ Dec 12 2010, 12:04 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815214"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->have volumetric lighting effects been returned, or are there plans to return them anytime soon?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    If you check out the Fade Reveal, you can see them in the light coming in through the window. They're running in the dev build of the game, although they still need optimisation. They've not been forgotten, but I don't think they'll appear in public builds for a little while yet.
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  • zexzex Join Date: 2009-10-07 Member: 68978Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1815238:date=Dec 12 2010, 02:36 AM:name=Insane)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Insane @ Dec 12 2010, 02:36 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815238"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->If you check out the Fade Reveal, you can see them in the light coming in through the window. They're running in the dev build of the game, although they still need optimisation. They've not been forgotten, but I don't think they'll appear in public builds for a little while yet.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    Do you know if the system will be flexible enough to handle things like volumetric fog effects?
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  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1815242:date=Dec 12 2010, 02:01 AM:name=zex)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (zex @ Dec 12 2010, 02:01 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815242"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Do you know if the system will be flexible enough to handle things like volumetric fog effects?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    There isn't really any differene, if you want floor-level volumetric fog you could just project a voumetric light with no diffuse qualities through the floor from an extreme distance.
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  • zexzex Join Date: 2009-10-07 Member: 68978Members
    edited December 2010
    that isnt actually correct.
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  • InsaneInsane Anomaly Join Date: 2002-05-13 Member: 605Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    <!--quoteo(post=1815242:date=Dec 12 2010, 02:01 AM:name=zex)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (zex @ Dec 12 2010, 02:01 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815242"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Do you know if the system will be flexible enough to handle things like volumetric fog effects?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    The system currently only works as part of individual light entities; basically they have an "atmospheric" flag and it takes its properties from the distance/radius and intensity properties of the lights. That isn't likely to be the way things will work in the end, but what features are implemented will be driven in the short term by artist/designer need. I expect fog effects to be created by a combination of default ambient fog, volumetric light effects and particle effects.

    Put simply, I reckon the sort of visual effects you're looking at can be approached, but not until more work has been done.
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  • peregrinusperegrinus Join Date: 2010-07-16 Member: 72445Members
    The hive mist is simply some mist coming out the 'gills' of the hive. It makes the hive appear to be breathing.
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  • Chris0132Chris0132 Join Date: 2009-07-25 Member: 68262Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1815251:date=Dec 12 2010, 02:46 AM:name=zex)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (zex @ Dec 12 2010, 02:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815251"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->that isnt actually correct.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Works when I do it.
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  • zexzex Join Date: 2009-10-07 Member: 68978Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1815292:date=Dec 12 2010, 02:12 PM:name=Chris0132)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chris0132 @ Dec 12 2010, 02:12 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815292"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Works when I do it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    the lighting FX are not in, so what are you saying here? either way, what you are wrong about is that "There isn't really any differene [SIC]" between directional lighting FX and volumetric fog. The key part being "volumetric" as in bounded by an arbitrary volume
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  • zexzex Join Date: 2009-10-07 Member: 68978Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1815270:date=Dec 12 2010, 06:41 AM:name=Insane)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Insane @ Dec 12 2010, 06:41 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1815270"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Put simply, I reckon the sort of visual effects you're looking at can be approached, but not until more work has been done.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    so in other words, no, but maybe later? cool, i'll keep an eye out.
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