Simple Effect Workshop

[Frotty]

Simple Effect Workshop

Basically I want to improve my 3ds max effect-making skills a bit, but don't really have a proper project on my own where I could use alot of special effects.
Therefore you can now request special effects in this workshop and I will try to create them for you.
As I'm not that experienced in 3ds max yet and don't want to spend hours on 1 single effects, I won't accept too complicated requests.
Use the requestform below to create a request

• Particle Emitters
• Ribbon Emitters
• Animations
• Simple 2d planes, e.g. for a billboarded texture.

• Create a 3d model
• Create an effect that won't be used (just for fun)

Always use the requestform and provide as much information as possible

Needed Information:
Category: Buff-Attachments/Effect(ground, with death animation)/missile
Elements: Particles/Ribbons/Planes
Description: Describe how you want your sfx to look. This includes coloring/ movement and size. Also provide information for what the effect will be used (Spell, Buff, Projectile) so I get a view of it.
Project Link: Link to the project where your requested doodad will be used. I don't want to create effects that no one will use.
Optional Information:
Visual: Provide an image or video that shows the effect you want.
Animations: If you want special animations, write them down and what they do. Every effect will have a normal Stand and Death animation.
Texture: If you want a certain custom or standard texture to be used, mention it. If you don't, I will use what I think suits the best. (Also, if needed, TeamColor)

requests

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/corpse-blood-missile-228246/
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2270773-post15.html
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2272859-post46.html
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/2273657-post51.html

Contains some DoodadCreators copy pasta

 

[rulerofiron99]

Hi, nice workshop

I don't really understand the particles/ribbons/planes thing, but is this request part of what you do here:
http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/requests-341/model-corpse-bomb-227678/ ?

Ideally what I want is for body parts to rotate about the center of the missile, but more in line with your workshop, is it possible to have:
- Blood emitters
- Body part/corpse/skeleton emitters?

 

[Frotty]

If you look into the Model-Section and under type-> SFX, Effect, Missile and partially Buffs are things I offer to do.
Your request somewhat fits into that section, tho I would need more explanation about the exact look, also, what is wrong with the existing effects?
Also, blood effects in wc3 use EmitterType 2 which isn't natively accessible in 3ds max via the arttools.

I can give it a shot, but can't guarantee to make something "better" than the current effect.
The rotating animation wouldn't be a problem, but specify what exactly you want to be rotated.
Also fill out the request form so I can file the request properly.

 

[HesitationSnow]

Category: Uhh... Effect?
Elements: Some green ribbons I think? And some gray windy swirls.
Description: Aftereffects of shooting a powerful magic arrow attached as Caster Art.
Project Link: Minecraft (Archer/Arrow), Fortress Survival (Hero/Tower)
Optional Information: Can ribbons be teamcolored =O? That would be nice if possible! If not, green is good.
Visual: Picture :except yellow ribbons should be green (teamcolor if possible).
Edit: Optional Visual: It has those yellow leaves falling down as well, but green glowy leaves would be nice, if it's not too late XD.
Animations: The ribbons flow backwards behind the caster. Circular wind swirls appear at projectile launch point.

 

[Frotty]

Category: Uhh... Effect?
Elements: Some green ribbons I think? And some gray windy swirls.
Description: Aftereffects of shooting a powerful magic arrow attached as Caster Art.
Project Link:
Optional Information: Can ribbons be teamcolored =O? That would be nice if possible! If not, green is good.
Visual: Picture :except yellow ribbons turn green.
Animations: The ribbons flow backwards behind the caster. Circular wind swirls spin around projectile start point.

Yes, ribbons can be teamcolored. (but sometimes it doesn't work properly with a texture, therefore I will probably color it green)
Otherwise, accepted.

 

[rulerofiron99]

If you look into the Model-Section and under type-> SFX, Effect, Missile and partially Buffs are things I offer to do.
Your request somewhat fits into that section, tho I would need more explanation about the exact look, also, what is wrong with the existing effects?
Also, blood effects in wc3 use EmitterType 2 which isn't natively accessible in 3ds max via the arttools.

I can give it a shot, but can't guarantee to make something "better" than the current effect.
The rotating animation wouldn't be a problem, but specify what exactly you want to be rotated.
Also fill out the request form so I can file the request properly.

I would greatly appreciate it.

Category: Missile
Elements:

• Particles - small bone pieces, or scaled down meat wagon missile
• Planes - textured with a bone corpse
  
  
• (optional) ribbons of "necromancer" energy, a bit of green energy, like animate/raise dead

Description: Corpse planes rotate about the origin at various angles. e.g. one corpse is flat on the XY plane and rotates around the Z axis. Another corpse starts flat on the YZ plane, and also rotates around the Z axis.
Project Link: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/spells-569/gui-corpse-bomb-1-00-a-227674/ (it's just a spell, not really a project)
Other:

• Does not need the blood emitter, I can use another model for that.
• The existing effect uses many units, which is bad for my spell's performance.
• Only stand animation needed.

 

[Kaizer]

Category: Effect
Elements: Particles
Description: When the caster casts a spell their will be runes coming out of him/her and will disappear
Project Link: Invoker Map
Optional Information:
Visual: I can't find the effect that I'm requesting, but the runes coming out are the default ones in warcraft
Animations: Birth Animation will be the rune coming out of the caster and the Death Animation will be the rune vanishing
Texture: Can you do both? 1 random colors and 1 team colored

 

[HesitationSnow]

Yes, ribbons can be teamcolored. (but sometimes it doesn't work properly with a texture, therefore I will probably color it green)
Otherwise, accepted.

Yay thanks! Looks like your new workshop is getting popular already.

 

[Frotty]

Category: Missile
Elements:
Particles - small bone pieces, or scaled down meat wagon missile
Planes - textured with a bone corpse

(optional) ribbons of "necromancer" energy, a bit of green energy, like animate/raise dead
Description: Corpse planes rotate about the origin at various angles. e.g. one corpse is flat on the XY plane and rotates around the Z axis. Another corpse starts flat on the YZ plane, and also rotates around the Z axis.
Project Link: [GUI] Corpse Bomb 1.00 (it's just a spell, not really a project)
Other:
Does not need the blood emitter, I can use another model for that.
The existing effect uses many units, which is bad for my spell's performance.
Only stand animation needed.

I came up with something, but I'm not toally happy with it:

 

[Elprede]

So...what is wrong with the model? The model is nice.

 

[Frotty]

So...what is wrong with the model? The model is nice.

It doesn't look that great when moving. And I want rulerofiron99 to decide whether he wants any certain changes.

 

[rulerofiron99]

I'm actually quite fond of it. I just spent a few minutes watching some meat wagons use it as a missile; it's definitely perfect for my needs.

Many thanks and +rep of course!

 

[Elprede]

I'm actually quite fond of it. I just spent a few minutes watching some meat wagons use it as a missile; it's definitely perfect for my needs.

Many thanks and +rep of course!

See! You made a fantastic model!

 

[Frotty]

Meh, hive bugs? It still says 0 views

I'm actually quite fond of it. I just spent a few minutes watching some meat wagons use it as a missile; it's definitely perfect for my needs.

Many thanks and +rep of course!

cool

See! You made a fantastic model!

Thx

 

[Frotty]

Category: Uhh... Effect?
Elements: Some green ribbons I think? And some gray windy swirls.
Description: Aftereffects of shooting a powerful magic arrow attached as Caster Art.
Project Link: Minecraft (Archer/Arrow), Fortress Survival (Hero/Tower)
Optional Information: Can ribbons be teamcolored =O? That would be nice if possible! If not, green is good.
Visual: Picture :except yellow ribbons should be green (teamcolor if possible).
Edit: Optional Visual: It has those yellow leaves falling down as well, but green glowy leaves would be nice, if it's not too late XD.
Animations: The ribbons flow backwards behind the caster. Circular wind swirls appear at projectile launch point.

Okay... I tried for hours but can't find any way to rotate th way ribbonemitters emit the quads. If they move in some direction there is only a line, because the quads don't face that way.
I'm sorry, but I have to decline this request for now.

I will do the invoker-runes now.

edit:
Alright, the invoker runes attached.
It has a stand animation where it will continously emit and a death animation. When you instantly destroy the effect. 4 runes will spawn.
Rainbow colored!
If you are okay with the look I can also add teamcolor.

 

[CheckeredFlag]

Hey and hello

i need only two or three sfx that is related to music

can you do that

ihave searched in this site but only one is ok but its scaling is so small
here is the model : http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/musictarget-50356/?prev=search=music&d=list&r=20
can you make it bigger and can you just recolor it to different colors

but if you cannot fo it can you make one similar to it??

 

[DESTROYER123]

Hello!!! and nice workshop!!!

I would like a small shiny orb, in the colour of iron (or metal).
It will be used as an attachment.
Make it shine a bit and always remember the colour.
Thank you!!!

 

[Frotty]

Use the requestform.

 

[Chaosy]

only me who thinks its odd that you take effect requests but no 3d model? how do 2d effects look like?

 

[DESTROYER123]

Use the requestform.

Alright -_-

 

[rulerofiron99]

Category: Effect (AoE)
Elements: Ribbons, planes
Description: A transparent / white / light blue wave of sound propagating in all directions.
Top view:

Should form a hemisphere.
Size: huge.
Project Link: No link yet, but project is an AoS with a focus on lane control and interesting heroes. This model will be the effect for the Silent Assassin's ultimate - Sonic Sphere, which affects units up to ~2000 range.

 

[Kaizer]

Alright, the invoker runes attached.
It has a stand animation where it will continously emit and a death animation. When you instantly destroy the effect. 4 runes will spawn.
Rainbow colored!
If you are okay with the look I can also add teamcolor.

that's awesome man! thanks!
could you do the team color?
+Rep anyway

 

[CheckeredFlag]

Category: Effect(ground, with death animation)/missile
Elements: Particles
Description: can you do it like JetFangInferno's music target : http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/musictarget-50356/?prev=search=music&d=list&r=20
but can you recolor it and make it bigger, i need 4 of its kind plss.
Project Link: i did not yet upload it cause its a private project

 

[neo_sluf]

Category: Missile no need of deathanimation i think
Elements: Particles
Description: The Guard Tower missile (If you know DoTA,Mirana Arrow)...can i request to put a VIOLET GLOW ON IT?...Like small violet dust that circling around the arrow..just make it more thicker and make it more sparkler....

This is for the spell of Arrow of PRIESTIESS....this effect will be use on this map..

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/maps-564/wosa-v1-2-ai-227855/

Click it!..

 

[Frotty]

Category: Effect (AoE)
Elements: Ribbons, planes
Description: A transparent / white / light blue wave of sound propagating in all directions.
Top view:

Should form a hemisphere.
Size: huge.
Project Link: No link yet, but project is an AoS with a focus on lane control and interesting heroes. This model will be the effect for the Silent Assassin's ultimate - Sonic Sphere, which affects units up to ~2000 range.

How exactly should ribbons be used here oO?

that's awesome man! thanks!
could you do the team color?
+Rep anyway

Actually, no, sry. I just found out that you can't teamcolor every particle, only a square and a glow. (or at least I didn't find anything else)

Category: Effect(ground, with death animation)/missile
Elements: Particles
Description: can you do it like JetFangInferno's music target : http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/musictarget-50356/?prev=search=music&d=list&r=20
but can you recolor it and make it bigger, i need 4 of its kind plss.
Project Link: i did not yet upload it cause its a private project

Recolor to what, 4 kinds of what?

Category: Missile no need of deathanimation i think
Elements: Particles
Description: The Guard Tower missile (If you know DoTA,Mirana Arrow)...can i request to put a VIOLET GLOW ON IT?...Like small violet dust that circling around the arrow..just make it more thicker and make it more sparkler....

This is for the spell of Arrow of PRIESTIESS....this effect will be use on this map..

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/maps-564/wosa-v1-2-ai-227855/

Click it!..

I don't do model edits, but I could make the violet glow/dust separately and you can attach it to the model e.g.
Only works if you trigger the projectile!

 

[neo_sluf]

How exactly should ribbons be used here oO?


Actually, no, sry. I just found out that you can't teamcolor every particle, only a square and a glow. (or at least I didn't find anything else)


Recolor to what, 4 kinds of what?


I don't do model edits, but I could make the violet glow/dust separately and you can attach it to the model e.g.
Only works if you trigger the projectile!

Ok...but the problem is......I CANT PUT IT ON THE CHEST!...it looks weird if it is put on the ground...right?..

 

[Frotty]

Ok...but the problem is......I CANT PUT IT ON THE CHEST!...it looks weird if it is put on the ground...right?..

No, I made the particles emit above ground, it looked fine when I tested.

 

[Almia]

can you make this?

or this?
skip to 0:20 please

 

[Frotty]

can you make this?

Can't you read? Use the requestform.

 

[Almia]

That's all i can give

 

[Frotty]

That's your problem.

 

[Kaizer]

Actually, no, sry. I just found out that you can't teamcolor every particle, only a square and a glow. (or at least I didn't find anything else)

it's fine man, thanks alot anyway

 

[rulerofiron99]

How exactly should ribbons be used here oO?

Err, I guess I don't really understand what ribbons are.

Can you make it with only planes?

 

[CheckeredFlag]

Recolor to what, 4 kinds of what?

red, blue, green and black

 

[Frotty]

Err, I guess I don't really understand what ribbons are.

Can you make it with only planes?

I don't do animated textures.
But I guess it's also doable with XY Quads particle emitters. SO it would look similar to feedback.

 

[Frotty]

What do you think about this:

 

[rulerofiron99]

What do you think about this:

I quite like it. I'm not too sure about those radiating blue lines, though. Is there any possibility of a side view, or is this all still on one plane?

EDIT: I'm sorry, but I just showed my project member the effect and he reminded me that the hero has a red theme. Is it possible to change it to red?

Thanks.

 

[Frotty]

I had to use a different texture, now it looks like the scream from dota.
And yea, XY quad emitter:

 

[rulerofiron99]

I had to use a different texture, now it looks like the scream from dota.
And yea, XY quad emitter:

I think that might just work.

Could you please attach both models, I'd like look at it in-game.

 

[Frotty]

Sure

 

[rulerofiron99]

Sure

Looks pretty good in game.

Can you make it 32x the size? (so that the effect has a radius of about 1500-2000 in game)

 

[CheckeredFlag]

how about mine??

 

[GreeN!X]

Category: Buff-Attachments
Elements: Particles
Description: It would look like a kind of nature spirit that would spin around the head of the hero or probably just make some minor movements periodically (the action would be similar to the orbs but less spinning). Well to describe it more, it's supposed to be an elemental in spirit mode so It will not act just like some random magic that spins around.. more like a tiny guardian.. XD
Project Link: Don't have a proper thread for it yet but you can look at this thread, it's Heroes Lore : Zero.
Optional Information: Spheres would be a good example of what kind of effect I'm trying to imply.
Visual:
Similar to this but less poisony and more nature-ry. and It will only be 1 orb

Animations: As I have described, the stand can either be minor/slow spinning (wc3 orb spin) or just minor movements that gives it some sort of intelligence.. and it could have periodical burst of energies (a show of it's power).. death anim is not necessary but if it needs to have a death animation, a kind of small burst would be fine..
Texture: I really don't need it to be fancy, Ingame textures would be fine and team color is not needed..


Well, I hope you understood my request..

 

[Frotty]

Looks pretty good in game.

Can you make it 32x the size? (so that the effect has a radius of about 1500-2000 in game)

The red or the blue one?

how about mine??

It's a simple recolor that you can do yourself with Magos'

Category: Buff-Attachments
Elements: Particles
Description: It would look like a kind of nature spirit that would spin around the head of the hero or probably just make some minor movements periodically (the action would be similar to the orbs but less spinning). Well to describe it more, it's supposed to be an elemental in spirit mode so It will not act just like some random magic that spins around.. more like a tiny guardian.. XD
Project Link: Don't have a proper thread for it yet but you can look at this thread, it's Heroes Lore : Zero.
Optional Information: Spheres would be a good example of what kind of effect I'm trying to imply.
Visual:
Similar to this but less poisony and more nature-ry. and It will only be 1 orb

Animations: As I have described, the stand can either be minor/slow spinning (wc3 orb spin) or just minor movements that gives it some sort of intelligence.. and it could have periodical burst of energies (a show of it's power).. death anim is not necessary but if it needs to have a death animation, a kind of small burst would be fine..
Texture: I really don't need it to be fancy, Ingame textures would be fine and team color is not needed..


Well, I hope you understood my request..

k, I will try it.
Should the rotation be angled or straight?

 

[rulerofiron99]

The red or the blue one?

Both please.

 

[Frotty]

This is the biggest size possible in 3ds max. If you want it bigger, attach it to a unit and scale the unit up (xefx...)

 

[rulerofiron99]

This is the biggest size possible in 3ds max. If you want it bigger, attach it to a unit and scale the unit up (xefx...)

Thanks!

EDIT: I can't seem to scale it up; object editor, trigger editor, magos, nothing makes it bigger.

I've already asked quite a lot from you on this one, but is there any chance you can change it to a missile? Basically just chop off a pizza slice about 10% of the size, and I'll use several of them as projectiles.

 

[Frotty]

You can't chop anything off from particles, you have to do that with the texture.
Extract it and make 4, with each only a quarter visible.

 

[rulerofiron99]

You can't chop anything off from particles, you have to do that with the texture.
Extract it and make 4, with each only a quarter visible.

Thanks, I'll try that.

 

[GreeN!X]

The red or the blue one?


It's a simple recolor that you can do yourself with Magos'



k, I will try it.
Should the rotation be angled or straight?

angled would be better..