cooler looking power surges

schkorpio

<div class="IPBDescription">when power nodes are getting munched</div>I know its still WIP, but the current slow fading of lights when in a room when the powernode is being munched is sleep inducing, how about something awesome?

I 'm thinking things along the lines, of light bulbs blowing, lightning arcs between light sources, small electrical fires - different colours you name it. Here are some videos that show what I mean:

a random combination of different colours, quantities and duration of the below - depending on the severity of the damage to the powernode:

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiNduxfjXw4&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiNduxfjXw4...feature=related</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_jLmAB3leA&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_jLmAB3leA...feature=related</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1wsAd9q_4w&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1wsAd9q_4w...feature=related</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IV0u2XA7kg&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IV0u2XA7kg...feature=related</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsRZ-I9_F0&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsRZ-I9_F0...feature=related</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at7Ch0SCAL0&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at7Ch0SCAL0...feature=related</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzHdKqZAmo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzHdKqZAmo</a>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA4lvVDCwiM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA4lvVDCwiM</a>

Jason Whore

well, looks cool but it would still have to make sense...
i mean how could marines repair the energy node when the whole
cable system burned and melted away and the light bulbs have
blown up :/

schkorpio

<!--quoteo(post=1841004:date=Apr 15 2011, 06:58 AM:name=Jason ######)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jason ###### @ Apr 15 2011, 06:58 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1841004"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->well, looks cool but it would still have to make sense...
i mean how could marines repair the energy node when the whole
cable system burned and melted away and the light bulbs have
blown up :/<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
nanites der.....

SN.Wolf

All of this is possible with the cinematic editor but would be very time consuming. I made some areas with wires arching and it fits well even if the power is down, like phantom power surges.