Previewing some of our FX visuals and sounds in a sandbox scene... Sparklite Dev Diary 24/05/19
4Here's a short dev-diary on how we do effects in #sparklite.
Our effects can be pure spritesheet animations, particle systems, or any combination of the two. We chose this approach because particle systems can add a lot of world feel by accounting for things like gravity and velocity in a way that pure animation usually can't. At the same time, there are occasions when the charm of a hand-made pixel animation is needed. Getting particle systems to look harmonious with our pixel-art style is a bit challenging, but with some self-restraint and meticulousness it's doable.
An effect be in any of the following states (among other sub-states).
Spawn
Idle (looping or not)
Die
They can also trigger rumble, fire off other effects when they die, and play sounds. It's a fairly robust system that does about 80% of what we need it to.
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