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BonFire
05-06-2003, 07:01 PM
Hi everyone,

I'm pretty new to A:M, so I'm still learning about what it can do. I recently saw a cool fire and smoke animation made with a PC product called Particle Illusion. I was wondering if Master could do something similar. I've got lots of ideas of how I'd like to use something like that.

PS - I have version 10.0m.

Thanks in advance.
RHCP
05-06-2003, 08:08 PM
absolutely
There are a few examples with in the software. Check out your libraries under the projects tab.
zandoria
05-06-2003, 09:27 PM
It works very much like Illusion, When you make a new material you change the attribute to particle>sprite.
If you are familiar with tweaking the illusion sprites, you should get the hang of it in A:M without much trouble.
shaunf
05-07-2003, 11:30 AM
I entered the 'particle sprites' contest last year that Hash Inc ran, and happily won it with a piece that involved a fire and explosions that I completely created in A:M v9.0.

http://www.hash.com/animationcontest/Q0202/Q0202winners.asp

Particle sprites are enourmously powerful at creating all sorts of stuff. On a thread last year on the list it was mentioned that the Balrog fire in LOTR part 1 and Part 2 was created using particle sprites. A:M has that particular feature!

Shaun
Manta
05-07-2003, 12:24 PM
Hi there,
How do you change the Rate of emission in a Streak emitter along time?
zandoria
05-07-2003, 01:08 PM
I think it would be fun to re-create the LOTR balrog using A:M! I think I want to put that on my "to do" list:buttrock:
Dearmad
05-07-2003, 06:10 PM
Why stop at jsut the Balrog. :beer:
zandoria
05-07-2003, 06:33 PM
heh...I'll wait for subsurface scattering to do the rest;)
BonFire
05-08-2003, 06:40 PM
Wow, this is a feature I can really use. Now I wish I had a Jar-jar model that I could set on fire :-). Imagine the possibilities!

Thanks everyone!
Zaryin
05-09-2003, 06:36 AM
Damnit Will! You are stealing all my ideas before I think of them :P.

Zaryin
zandoria
05-09-2003, 01:40 PM
hey, don't let me stop you! Morgoth, the original dark lord, had an entire army of balrogs!!! So certainly there is a need for lots of variations...And don't forget the AD&D "Pit Fiend", or "Diablo" There are lots of flaming devils and Efreeti that would be good examples for spriticles!
zandoria
05-15-2003, 03:05 PM
OK, I started the Balrog... Here is a link to the work-in-progress:

http://www.zandoria.com/balrog.htm
Zaryin
05-15-2003, 08:06 PM
I saw this on the mailing list first, but thought I'd reply here. That head is simply awesome! I can't wait to see it wreathed in flames -- along with a body, of course :).
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