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Eclypze
37th Warhawk Vanguard
#1 - 2013-08-05 14:26:16 UTC
Just an idea I had...

What are the chances that you guys could look into adding some sort of visual effect for shields?


As it stands now, when your ship comes under enemy fire, whatever is being shot at you just hits the ship

It would be kinda cool to visibly see your shield absorbing the hit
Harvey James
The Sengoku Legacy
#2 - 2013-08-05 14:31:25 UTC
mmm.. an expansion of the hardeners effect would be nice and make sense especially with shield extenders

T3's need to be versatile so no rigs are necessary ... they should not have OP dps and tank

ABC's should be T2, remove drone assist, separate HAM's and Torps range, -3 HS for droneboats

Nerf web strength, Make the blaster Eagle worth using
Maximus Aerelius
PROPHET OF ENIGMA
#3 - 2013-08-05 14:45:30 UTC
Used to be a blue shimmering "elongated bubble" around the ship back in the day...now it hugs the skin of the ship. Not sure which is better to be honest. I'm at work and don't have a screenshot of my own but they were removed before 2005.

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Hopelesshobo
Hoboland
#4 - 2013-08-05 14:52:27 UTC
Maximus Aerelius wrote:
Used to be a blue shimmering "elongated bubble" around the ship back in the day...now it hugs the skin of the ship. Not sure which is better to be honest. I'm at work and don't have a screenshot of my own but they were removed before 2005.


When you went to bump someone did the bump initiate when 2 shields collided with each other if both had shields at the time? If not I think I'll go with the hull hugging version.

Lowering the average to make you look better since 2012.
Maximus Aerelius
PROPHET OF ENIGMA
#5 - 2013-08-05 15:47:04 UTC
Hopelesshobo wrote:
Maximus Aerelius wrote:
Used to be a blue shimmering "elongated bubble" around the ship back in the day...now it hugs the skin of the ship. Not sure which is better to be honest. I'm at work and don't have a screenshot of my own but they were removed before 2005.


When you went to bump someone did the bump initiate when 2 shields collided with each other if both had shields at the time? If not I think I'll go with the hull hugging version.


Thinking about it I honestly can't remember and I much prefer the skin hugging version now I've given it some more thought. The whole "bubble" thing was quite bright and kinda stole the show from the ship inside it. Now if you could see damage with a brighter shield effect on that one side of the ship for a second while "insert damage type here" hits the shield that would be something that enhances on this I think.

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Luc Chastot
#6 - 2013-08-05 16:20:14 UTC
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5JxQ81OG1SE/T24cZYIxNEI/AAAAAAAAARs/_i81NA9u9tc/s0/EVE_UI_shield_fanfest2012.png

Taken from a Fanfest 2012 video. Might come in a future expansion.

Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

Harvey James
The Sengoku Legacy
#7 - 2013-08-05 16:22:43 UTC
Luc Chastot wrote:
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5JxQ81OG1SE/T24cZYIxNEI/AAAAAAAAARs/_i81NA9u9tc/s0/EVE_UI_shield_fanfest2012.png

Taken from a Fanfest 2012 video. Might come in a future expansion.



That would be awesome especially if it shrank as shield HP reduces and then vice versa. and disappears as shields is depleted

T3's need to be versatile so no rigs are necessary ... they should not have OP dps and tank

ABC's should be T2, remove drone assist, separate HAM's and Torps range, -3 HS for droneboats

Nerf web strength, Make the blaster Eagle worth using
Maximus Aerelius
PROPHET OF ENIGMA
#8 - 2013-08-05 16:33:00 UTC
Luc Chastot wrote:
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5JxQ81OG1SE/T24cZYIxNEI/AAAAAAAAARs/_i81NA9u9tc/s0/EVE_UI_shield_fanfest2012.png

Taken from a Fanfest 2012 video. Might come in a future expansion.


That entire UI\Screenshot just made my trousers have a hull breach! Yes! I think I've missed a video somewhere on the FanFest goddamn I'll find it tonight!

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Madlof Chev
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#9 - 2013-08-05 17:27:07 UTC
Star Trek style shields are the coolest - you don't need to see them unless you're being shot at, so that screenshot is right on the money hngh
Luc Chastot
#10 - 2013-08-05 17:28:48 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME2815NN-Xc&list=SPDDA989F65CD6E98A&index=24

Make it idiot-proof and someone will make a better idiot.

Eclypze
37th Warhawk Vanguard
#11 - 2013-08-05 23:35:08 UTC
1:20 in the video is exactly what I was talking about.

Something like that would be awesome to see in game!
Eclypze
37th Warhawk Vanguard
#12 - 2013-08-13 02:36:24 UTC
any update on this CCP?
Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#13 - 2013-08-13 04:21:23 UTC
In between the glowing shell and the shimmering skin was a "shield layer" around the ship which was like a thick layer of glass over the hull with the shimmer effect from hardeners and boosters.

I, too, am keen to see the fancy new shield/armour/hull damage visuals. If you review the FanFest programme though you will find that those nifty effects rely on DirectX 11, which means not in the foreseeable future.

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