[suggestion]weapon shot color change with secondary army color

I hate long titles but I wanted to be specific on this.

I just thought it would be cool if the shots fired from land/bot/air/naval could be changed from the game lobby secondary color choice.

So a green primary color with secondary color of white would give units a more whitish hue to their shots

A black primary color army with a secondary color of red would give a reddish tint to the shots fired.

Really this is just to change up the combat colors a little bit in engagements. Heck, it would be cool if green tanks could explode with a greenish hue.

Let me know what you think.

sounds like modstuff ... not something i would expect the devs to do ... similar issue like giving players choice for unitskins ...

You're right

I just wanted to get the idea out there. I`d almost want to say it would be a cool option to have at the end of a galactic war if the devs made the option available as a reward.

I would probably be the first to try it as a mod if it became available... I wonder if there is a list of mods that is currently being tracked to show who is working on what so they can be followed or something.

I love the idea. But MrTBSC has a point and unfortunaly it's very pointy. So I have to agree with him.

Suggestion: Maybe only change the colour of the projectiles of the Ubercannon.
Anyway I want that MOD! Or maybe it's something for after the release...

TA used colored laser shots to denote what type of laser firepower.

Red = small
Green = medium
Blue = ouch

It helps with the fog of war intelligence battle. Kept it interesting.


Units exploding in their paint color actually makes lots of sense.

I like this idea. The battlefield would become a rainbow!

Would be really cool to see all sorts of different colors shooting across the screen.

agreed

I don't want my PA looking like a Pink Floyd music video. So no, I don't want this.

dude why not?

i think its an awesome idea

Absolutely! It would be so good.

I'm not against the idea but I would also like an option to turn it off. A cosmetic choice in case either your computer can't handle it or you just don't like the aesthetics of it.

I'd be keen for this. Should be a server setting/mod so those that don't like it aren't forced into it.

I'm leaning against it being a client-side setting, though the performance considerations are a very good argument in favour of it.

... it changes the color of weapon shots and explosions from #ffff00 to #0000ff.

That's it. If you're computer can't handle that, it may be time to upgrade to Windows 85.

I don't know how it'd be implemented! I just guessed. xD I figured like, it'd be a mask or something added on top of the old color to turn it into the new one. I dunno!

I can be computer illiterate.

It's ok. Ignore any silliness from me, I'm always tongue in cheek.

I would hope it would be implemented like that. I haven't bothered looking, but often such effects are taken from image files. So it's a matter of changing the original image file, and then using the appropriate file. I don't think changing the colours of the weapons should take long.

You then need a couple of lines of code to use the appropriate file for each color.

The image manipulation shouldn't take that long for an experienced artist, but it probably wouldn't be priority for the team.

f ucking yes!!! at least a mod

I'm not against this option either if it becomes a mod or an option. I just want the color of a faction to mean more then just a paint job.

Currently the explosions and shots seem rather plainer. Which isn't a bad thing just boring from my perspective. I liked how the nukes in Sup com were a different color for each faction.

Maybe when Uber decides to have more lasers and diversified missiles in game the need for colors will fade but I still think it could be a cool mod or addition regardless

Nice touch. Hadn't noticed this before.

Were those two different fractions? that is pretty cool :3

They sure were. I was yellow with blue stripe. They were red.

That. Is. Awesome. I wonder if it has always been there and were secretly just seeing it now haha.

If it was just implemented then this gives me hope that some of my other suggestions littered in these forums might have some influence. *excellent* Thanks for the catch Kiwi.