Weapons animations

[Timstone]

Hi all,

I've been wondering how the weaponsfire is displayed.
Are they just images (like in SE IV), or are they animations. Could some one give some more info? Perhaps even Aaron, David E Gervais of someone else from the devs?
I would like to know what kind of things are possible in SE V.

[Captain Kwok]

It's more or less the same as in Star Fury.

[Baron Munchausen]

He did explicitly say that the Starfury engine would be used for combat in SE 5, you know.

[Ron_Lugge]

Starfury? Whats that?

[Timstone]

I know, but I don't know how it is done in Starfury. So, could you please elaborate?

[Phoenix-D]

Torps and Bolts (DUC, etc) have the same general format- a sprite is displayed en route to the target, with as many frames of animation as you like. Torps home in either instantly or with a set turn rate. Bolts fly straight to their target (neither miss).

Beams connect from the firer to the target, doing damage for the duration of the beam. They also have an arbitrary number of animation frames, and can miss.

All three have a speed rating. For bolts and torps, its how fast the shot travels. For beams, its how fast the tip of the beam travels.

[Q]

I like the weapons animation very much in starfury.
If it's similar for SE V, I will play much more tactical combat than in SE III or SE IV.