Community VFX Project

[Legacy_MannyJabrielle]

               

 

Gimble approves of lute playing VFXs.  Rock On!

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               

<giving people...>

 

A sneak peek into the structure of the phenovfx.2da:

 

Edit: Note the label convention - Type of effect (F=Familiar, H = Head, T = Torso), Category, Specifics.

 

Usage: The EffectPhenoVFX() function is called with a target creature and the label of the VFX. It will look up the base VFX index, calculate the race/gender offset and create an effect, which it will return.

 

This will be a core function used by the OnAcquire/OnEquip script for the CVP

 

This is what I'm working on this weekend :-P

 

<...ideas>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               

<writing it down...>

 

These phenoVFX are merged:

 

   Spoiler
   

FFX_BAT                  

FFX_CROW                 

FFX_FALCON               

FFX_PARROT               

FFX_RAVEN                

FFX_SEAGULL              

FFX_SPIRIT               

HFX_ACC_HELM05           

HFX_ACC_HELM08           

HFX_ACC_HELM09           

HFX_ACC_HELM12           

HFX_ACC_HELM13           

HFX_ACC_HELM14           

HFX_ACC_HELM16           

HFX_ACC_HELM17           

HFX_ACC_HELM20           

HFX_ACC_HELM24           

HFX_ACC_HELM28           

HFX_ACC_HELM29           

HFX_ACC_HELM30           

HFX_ACC_HELM32           

HFX_CROWN_FANG           

HFX_CROWN_GOLD           

HFX_CROWN_KISTONE0       

HFX_CROWN_KISTONE1       

HFX_CROWN_KISTONE2       

HFX_CROWN_KISTONE3       

HFX_CROWN_KISTONE4       

HFX_CROWN_KISTONE5       

HFX_EYES_BLUE            

HFX_EYES_BURNT           

HFX_EYES_GREEN           

HFX_EYES_ORANGE          

HFX_EYES_PURPLE          

HFX_EYES_RED             

HFX_EYES_WHITE           

HFX_EYES_YELLOW          

HFX_HALO_HOLY            

HFX_HALO_MAGE            

HFX_HAT_FEZ              

HFX_HAT_TOP              

HFX_HORNS_ANTLERS        

HFX_HORNS_BALOR          

HFX_HORNS_DRAGONDISCIPLE 

HFX_HORNS_DRAGON         

HFX_HORNS_MEPH           

HFX_HORNS_OX             

HFX_HORNS_RAM            

HFX_HORNS_ROTHE          

HFX_MASK_BLACK           

HFX_MASK_BUTTERFLY       

HFX_MASK_FILIGRI         

HFX_MASK_STAR            

HFX_MASK_VEIL            

HFX_MASK_WHITE           

HFX_PATCH_BLACK          

HFX_PATCH_EYE            

HFX_PATCH_PIRATE         

TFX_ACC_BANJO            

TFX_ACC_GUITAR           

TFX_ACC_LUTE             

TFX_QUIVER_AQUA          

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_AQUA    

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_BLACK   

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_BLUE    

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_GREEN   

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_GREY    

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_ORANGE  

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_PURPLE  

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_RED     

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_WHITE   

TFX_QUIVER_ARROW_YELLOW  

TFX_QUIVER_BLACK         

TFX_QUIVER_BLUE          

TFX_QUIVER_BROWN         

TFX_QUIVER_GREEN         

TFX_QUIVER_GREY          

TFX_QUIVER_PURPLE        

TFX_QUIVER_RED           

TFX_QUIVER_WHITE         

TFX_QUIVER_YELLOW    

Edit: Question, are the VFX helms, horns and eyes in the Q originally from Ippensheir?

I.e. Who do I attribute them to?

 

Planned for this weekend:

• Merging Cestus' Torcs 


• CVP Core functions


• Developing CVP VFX Museum Demo mod

<...before he forgets... again>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               

<quietly lifting...>

 

Ok, so I'm a little rusty.

It took me more than 3 hours of troubleshooting just to get my InitPhenoVFX script working to the point I could definitely prove you can not apply head- or torso-aligned visual effects to placeables :-P

 

The two center objects are creatures. The two outer are placeables. They use the same model, with head and impact nodes.

 

So, the museum will be populated with living, if rather stiff, statues...:-)

 

<...the tinman's oil can>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               

<number five is...>

 

BTW, I discovered, by basing the statue models on the a_ba & a_fa supermodels, that the PC head node, especially for Human Female, is quite different from the NPC head node of the ynpc series (used to create the ha-vfx template, and hence, almost all of the ha-vfx in the CVP).

 

You can see this in the location of the butterfly mask on the female statue in the above pic.

Edit: And here

 

This means I have basically 5 options:

1. I can support NPC ha-vfx (current models)

   
2. I can support PC ha-vfx (modifying ha-vfx template and all existing ha-vfx)

   
3. I can normalize all npc models to PC supermodel head & impact node locations (!!!)

   
4. I can normalize all PC Supermodels to ynpc series head & impact node locations (!!!)

   
5. I can quit.

I am leaning toward 2. But it is disheartening... ;-/

 

<...not an option>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Vincent07]

               

I guess the original vfx were set up for the old human female heads, which were not placed properly.  I think we actually still have a few that are misplaced, but I long ago forgot how to fix it.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               

<polishing a little...>

 

Ok, finally got around to finishing the phenos for the Elven KiStones (another 60 models)

 

Diamond, KiStone of the Soul

 

Ruby, KiStone of Fire

 

Sapphire, KiStone of Air

 

Emerald, KiStone of Water

 

Topaz, KiStone of Earth

 

And, of course, my favorite...

Amethyst, KiStone of the Mind

 

<...bling for his friends> 

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Rolo Kipp]

               

<putting everything...>

 

Updated project page with v0.5 Demo mod and hak and with separate source files.

Mod will require The Amethyst Dragon's vfx_quivers.hak to demonstrate dependencies (used in one place in the Lobby).

 

Phenovfx.2da is collated and working as I envisioned it. However, the core phenovfx engine is not finished yet, hence the sub-one version. 

Also, there are several projects left to include before initial v1.0 release (not least, all the yummy CCC stuff!).

 

But there are quite a few nice little goodies in there :-)

Knock yourselves out!

Edit: I particularly enjoy strolling through the Hall of Familiars with Bother on my shoulder ;-)

 

<...within arm's reach>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Tarot Redhand]

               

Here's a link to another mask I just found on deviantArt.

 

TR

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Estelindis]

               

Rolo, those look amazing!  '>

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_SHOVA]

               

Truly great work! will these be useable as a helm item?

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Jedijax]

               

Truly great work! will these be useable as a helm item?

 

Not unless you script them. They are VFX, not helmet models because of how the latter work, which is, by actually replacing the head with the helmet model.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_SHOVA]

               

Sorry I should have been clear in what  I was asking. Is it possible to script this VFX to show up when putting a helm Item in the inventory slot, with out the helm Item replacing the head? I know the quiver VFX can show up on the PC during the on equip event, which is why I ask.

               
               

               
            

[Legacy_Proleric]

               Some other (belated) questions on the stunning guitar / banjo / lute effect : in the screenshots, are you using Tuilan's Music Animations to obtain the correct posture? Is there any advantage to using the guitar / lute VFX, rather than Lisa's holdable items (other than one system for all instruments, perhaps)?

Thanks again for this excellent work.
               
               

               
            

[Legacy_henesua]

               

Tom Banjo made the original VFX and animation for the social phenotype in Q. The two are required to go together because the animation doesn't play nicely with holdables.