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Crucifier/Sentinel animation
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Dr Prometheus
Gears of Construction
Gears Confederation
#1 - 2015-01-03 11:47:04 UTC  |  Edited by: Dr Prometheus
We got all the fancy animated engines (T3 Dessier, Exequrorthingy), Transfomer destroyers, Missile turrets moving in and out of the ship (Onyx).

But the animation for the Sentinel/Crucifier is still not there.

So, the question which will never be answered; When?

Oh also, don't give me this answer;

CCP BunnyVirus wrote:
The animation itself has been finished ages ago.
The system for moving engine boosters unfortunatly is not.


Source: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=378838

As its now obsolete compared with above stated ships.

Dude, where is my Quafe Megathron?
Vesan Terakol
Trollgrin Sadface
Dark Taboo
#2 - 2015-01-04 11:07:31 UTC
With every update to SiSi, i hog in and take a sentinel out in hopes they would sneak that animation in. And wasn't that shown like almost 2 years ago?
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#3 - 2015-01-07 06:08:16 UTC
Dr Prometheus wrote:
We got all the fancy animated engines (T3 Dessier, Exequrorthingy), Transfomer destroyers, Missile turrets moving in and out of the ship (Onyx).

But the animation for the Sentinel/Crucifier is still not there.

So, the question which will never be answered; When?

Oh also, don't give me this answer;

CCP BunnyVirus wrote:
The animation itself has been finished ages ago.
The system for moving engine boosters unfortunatly is not.


Source: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=378838

As its now obsolete compared with above stated ships.


Actually it still applies. You'll notice that all of the above ships are lacking in any engine trails or "fire plumes" from engines that animate.

The Drake is a Lie
Artassaut
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2015-01-10 08:33:18 UTC
You'll notice that the engines on the animated pieces of the Incursus don't have plumes or engine trails either. Only the engine heat effect.

We're going to see some crazy stuff once CCP gets the moving engine issue fixed.
Bagrat Skalski
Koinuun Kotei
#5 - 2015-01-10 09:16:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Bagrat Skalski
If the pieces are used only for warp, they don't need to be animated with engine trails I think. There is no engine trails in warp.

Custom ship skins, character creator style "repaint". Bring it!
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#6 - 2015-01-10 09:56:34 UTC
Dr Prometheus wrote:

Oh also, don't give me this answer;

CCP BunnyVirus wrote:
The animation itself has been finished ages ago.
The system for moving engine boosters unfortunatly is not.


like it or not that is the answer.

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Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
#7 - 2015-01-18 01:22:36 UTC
Ralph King-Griffin wrote:
Dr Prometheus wrote:

Oh also, don't give me this answer;

CCP BunnyVirus wrote:
The animation itself has been finished ages ago.
The system for moving engine boosters unfortunatly is not.


like it or not that is the answer.


CCP has discovered a new technique with engines that can be seen on the Confessor and the new Exequror: Instead of full-on engine flames you use only a small flame and some heat distortion. For elements that are hidden most of the time you don't assign them to ever create trails and for elements that are visible most of the time (and would thus hide during warp) you can assign them to create trails as normal since there are no trails in warp.

The Crucifier could have its two outermost engines changed to use this new "microflame" that would hide neatly behind things when the .. I'll call them "pontoons" .. are retracted.