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Hey, everyone! I’m here once again for Work-In-Progress Wednesday! Let’s jump right in with some effects for the next Gigapack update.
Heating Things Up!
In this update, I’ll be adding several new fire effects! The fire category has needed some love for a while, so it was time to heat things up. Similar to some of the lightning strike animations which had an impact version and an impact-free version, the new looping fire animations will come with two versions: With smoke, and without smoke.
If the above fire animation looks familiar, that’s because we’ve seen a little bit of it before! This fire animation was part of the fire spell included in Super Pixel Fantasy FX Pack 2, but it never had a looping version. I’ve also taken the opportunity to clean up the animation a little bit and make it smoother.
There’s also a second version of it, with a more horizontally-balanced (but not quite symmetrical) flame. Stylistically, I really like drawing fire with a bit of a slant, but I know the importance of having it more balanced! I feel like this one would work great as a roaring campfire or as a dangerous in-game hazard… Or even a projectile!
Corgi Meet-Up!
About a week and a half ago, Zephyr and I went to a corgi meet-up together! My folks came along as well. We had an awesome time!
That’s all for today- I’ll see you either Friday or sometime this weekend with the effects pack update! The animations are going well, but it might take me an extra day or two to finish up. Looking forward to seeing what you’ll make with it!
-Will