Special effects/animations for SF and DP

[dranjo]

Like the title says, we have tons of cool special effects that play when we cast cards in Call of the Crystals. Fireball literally fires a fireball at your enemies. Book of curses emits this red wormy thingy when it is summoned. Supernova and tidal wave have cool animations too. Unfortunately, we don't get to see much more original effects in the other expansions

I understand that that it takes resources to create these animations and effects, and I would like to suggest re-using and standardizing some of the old effects from COTC for the current card pool (DP & SF).

For instance, when an ally loses base attack, we could play the Book of Curses animation. When ability damage is dealt, we could use Plasma Behemoth's ability animation. Righteous strike can use both Zhanna's healing animation and Plasma's Ability animation, infinitely more appealing as opposed to seeing a green number and a red number.

Below, I list out all the current animations in the game, and my suggestions for repurposing them in SF and DP.

• Buffing animation caused by Amber, Gwenneth, Aeon, e.g ---> Use this animation whenever an ally gains base stats ( Knight of unaxio, Bog dweller, e.g)
• Jasmine Ability hearts ---> Allies which are unable to attack (Zail's Hymn, Despair, Lythian Shackles, Sword thief already uses this hurrah! )
• Weird explosion caused by Ter adun and item destruction ---> Keep using for item destruction/resource destruction
• Plasma Behemoth's Ability animation ---> All targeted ability damage (no-element, not arcane or fire)
• Disabled bandage animation working well for disabled allies
• Smite animation ---> Use for all targeted arcane damage ( Madelein's Scepter, Righteous Strike)
• Book of curses red wormy animation --> Use when an ally loses base attack ( Ascetic of Aldmor, Raven Wildheart)
• Resurrection animation ---> Play when a card is returned to anywhere from graveyard
• No suggestions for: Eladwen's Ability, Freezing Grip, Poison gas, Engulf Flame, Nishaven ability, Supernova , Clinging webs, energy discharge, Mind Control, Plague, Ice Storm, Tidal Wave

Shadow Era is a digital game and we should use that platform to implement things that can't be done digitally! What do you think?

[Flamebringer]

Don't have much more to say than I love the idea. Will try to think of suggestions though.

[dranjo]

Shameless bump

[sappy dude]

Hear Hear!

By the way, Plague has one of the coolest animations too! I'm not sure why I found out about it just now. Too bad it's not used often!
Please make animations for the new cards!

[dranjo]

Hear Hear!

By the way, Plague has one of the coolest animations too! I'm not sure why I found out about it just now. Too bad it's not used often!
Please make animations for the new cards!

Yes! Ideally the animation would be played whenever someone loses resources ( Cobraskin/Here be monsters) but it seems like Wulven has opted to use the explosion instead :P

[Veles]

I love it. Someone pm Kyle about this!

[maxi1230]

A minor fireball Animation for Fire attack allies

[chamthabo]

I created a thread like this an age ago, sadly no response from wulven yet (except for protector visual indication)...
Btw you forget to mention medusii's stone gaze effect (which is now used by sword thief).

[kentuequi]

Hear Hear!

By the way, Plague has one of the coolest animations too! I'm not sure why I found out about it just now. Too bad it's not used often!
Please make animations for the new cards!

Oh? never saw Plague animation, now i'm curious, gonna buid a deck to see what happens!

[kentuequi]

Oh? never saw Plague animation, now i'm curious, gonna buid a deck to see what happens!

Hummm... A bit deceived...