Interstellar Canon

[JeanBureau]

I have been screwing around with bits and pieces I had on my computer and found this concept for a stage.

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I made the cannon by assembling like lego pieces, what was originally spaceships... lol

I hope I can make it run in mugen without having FPS problem because the project is quite ambitious visually...

[Ryon]

a Cannon made out of..spaceships!?

now i've seen it all!
great idea!

[Long John Killer]

Personally reminds me a bit of the second Forerunner line of Dreadnaught ships, and how they'd combine their fire.

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http://images.wikia.com/halo/images/f/f0/HW16.png
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q170/LlongJohnKiller/HaloDreadnaughtShot.png

I like the idea.  Hopefully it doesn't turn out too laggy for use.

[SOLIDUS SNAKE]

Awesome concept, so it will float up and down i take. Also, the beam will pulse out from time to time. Just food for thought, good luck bro.

[JeanBureau]

I changed the concept. The cannon will be anti saltellite firing up, so it makes easier to see (don't have to high jump to enjoy) . I drawn the floor massive earth floor myself. not to sure about it but i think it gives it a "Zone of the Enders" aspect which i like.

[JeanBureau]

update





I am looking for a new background to replace the one that is currently on the picture. If anyone has a good one that would fit or an information.

[JeanBureau]

Alternate concept for a second stage

[SOLIDUS SNAKE]

Looking at it from a static standpoint, it looks very nice for both looks. I like the direction you are rolling with this, please keep up the hard work.

[Iced]

Alternate concept for a second stage

try to add lightning travelling between spires, maybe some energy balls floating slowly upwards, both from the front and the back, maybe if you could give the effect to make it seem like its a cannon pointed upwards and the "tube" is where the spectator is as its powering up.

[JeanBureau]

Alternate concept for a second stage

try to add lightning travelling between spires, maybe some energy balls floating slowly upwards, both from the front and the back, maybe if you could give the effect to make it seem like its a cannon pointed upwards and the "tube" is where the spectator is as its powering up.

I thought about the lightning indeed. It would be nice, hoping it won't slown down FPS because this is a BIG stage. (i hate small ones usually)

i didn't precised here but in fact, the cannon will move up slowly until hereach the right altitude and then will start firing. And like you said indeed, the characters are at the same level as where the cannon starts charging energy and fires up.

you got it right  8)

[JeanBureau]

Widescreen Video. just for fun. Effects need to be updated of course.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggN13IrvyE

[SOLIDUS SNAKE]

Looking promising bro, so as it rises up will it have a start up of the beam displaying from inside of it.  Maybe have pluses of electricity around it building up. Something like in the aliens movie during the flight scenes around the factory reactors.

[Tamez]

At :25 when you changed their velocity it seemed a bit sudden to me.  Use a VelAdd BGCtrl to slow them down gradually instead. 

[JeanBureau]

good point.

I didn't used veladd because it gives me a fucked up result all the time i must not use it properly. however the problem is fixed, i just adjusted a succession of velset with decreasing speed. The speed decrease is more obvious now.

[Tamez]

No, man.  Don't use multiple VelSets for this. 
VelAdd is smoother and takes less code.  Often way less. 
I once saw a guy use 1,006 lines of code more than he needed because he didn't use an addition controller. 

If you're getting fucked up results and need some help, my old unfinished tutorial should show you what you need to change. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWS_CLv8kqs

[Joulz]

looking pretty promising, jeanbureau: let me explain what i meant in the Mugen Screenshot V.2 section about the floor/background (french language following):

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je disais que les sprites du sol/canon ne se fondaient pas avec les couleurs/l'image d'en arriere: il faudrait que tu fasses en sorte que le ssprites du sol/canon paraissent moins "cartoon/dessiné", si tu vois ce que je veux dire.
sinon l'idee est excellente! bonne chance!

If you're getting fucked up results and need some help, my old unfinished tutorial should show you what you need to change. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWS_CLv8kqs

your old lazy ass should be finished with this tutorial by now >.< i'm still waiting for something clear like what you did in the first part!! BGctrl can be a pain to understand for someone like me who has no understanding of such coding stuff.

loving how you randomly pop-up around here though :p

[Keku]

Tamez you FUCKER.
You never told me you had a YT page with helpful shit like that. D:

I love you so much. ;___;

[Tamez]

your old lazy ass should be finished with this tutorial by now >.< i'm still waiting for something clear like what you did in the first part!! BGctrl can be a pain to understand for someone like me who has no understanding of such coding stuff.

Well, really nearly everything anyone could ever need to understand about and basics of BGCtrl is covered in those three vids. 
I was going to expand with examples and stuff, but the core parts are there except for uses of  ctrlID outside of the CtrlDef (which I used in a stage for that Renegade Mugen contest). 

loving how you randomly pop-up around here though :p

Tamez you FUCKER.
You never told me you had a YT page with helpful shit like that. D:

The fact that you commented on my Heat video years ago says otherwise!   

I love you so much. ;___;

[JeanBureau]

@Djoulz

the fact that it does look like cartoon is exactly what i wanted lol. yeah the background look more serious and less "anime like" but it doesn't bother me.


@ Elecbyte guy (lol, are you really working for them ? rofl)

Ok i'll try using it. After all i guess i will learn something new again.

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update :
energy charge + release






video soon.....

[Keku]

The fact that you commented on my Heat video years ago says otherwise!   

But you never told me to check your tutorials! I didn't know you even had any!
You magnificent bastard you. You are a hero to stage makers everywhere.
Stay pimpin. <3