Magic inspiration

If the kind imaginative folk could please link or make mention of any videos from movies, or elsewhere, that you believe contain magic spells with great visual effects that could be used in game?

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Anonymous332

Harry potters spell effects are best ive seen, not over the top visually, but feels powerfull

Songcaller

Hogwarts Legacy was probably built in UE4 so its not out of the question for Ashes in UE5.1.

WHIT3ROS3

I really like a lot of the Magic abilities seen in Albion Online. When Steven was talking about Magical abilities and having a mix between AoE, Directional and Tab-based actions I thought of Albion.

I do hope that they go for more subtle and slick animations and abilities rather than having too many super over-the-top ones.

maouw

I'm a sucker for the vfx effects that have a delayed implosion+shockwave right before the real explosion:

But these things have to be used sparingly, otherwise it gets a bit nauseating.

Also - for channeling skills, I love the micro-flares that flash right before the main beam fires

DarkTides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF1d1pb6cME

@58min or so....little bit before... the Combat team is discussing the players ability to tune how much visual effects they see, based on the type of encounters, ie. if you're solo or with a friend or in a large raid...etc...

This allows for some really awesome spell effects to be added to the game if thats the case...so they can go all out on the visuals and you can dial it back to what you like....thats how I interpret this...however....that is entirely based on what they believe to be amazing visuals to begin with..so they have to set the bar first.

So anyone, like myself, requesting that they try to add some movie magic to their spells and abilities, well...that still depends on if they choose to do that or not...and if they do, it won't create "visual soup" such that you can't find your mouse cursor, since they give the player the option to reduce VFX...the hope anyways.

Gui10

Galaturc wrote: »

I'm all for color-coded magic runes and like that idea the most within this thread. I always felt unsatisfied with magic that is not based on semi-viable physics, I mean where do you get all that fire or ice magic that suddenly erupts from your hands or fingertips without harming the caster?

I mean.... at some point you have to stop asking certain questions and accept the fantasy... lol.
How were Orcs made?? Why are there frost dragons? How can people go stealth.. that kind of nonsense...

Galaturc

Gui10 wrote: »

I mean.... at some point you have to stop asking certain questions and accept the fantasy... lol.
How were Orcs made?? Why are there frost dragons? How can people go stealth.. that kind of nonsense...

Galaturc wrote: »

I am ready to suspend the need for realism and immerse in the lore if some ground rules for the source of magic are sufficiently explained and visually and vocally supported within the game.

Uboon

Neurath wrote: »

We had levitation for mage fireball...it didn't last long due to the silliness.

I liked the levitation, but one of my first MMOs was Sage of Ryzom, where it was common. Although the animation there was levitate and curl up in to foetus, then open and explode the spell out....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QboQENSjZo4
Around 9:15 in

Songcaller

Very similar to the mage fireball in that video. However, a lot of us are used to instant cast hand flicks for fireballs and the like.

DarkTides

Trenker wrote: »

Neurath wrote: »

We had levitation for mage fireball...it didn't last long due to the silliness.

I liked the levitation, but one of my first MMOs was Sage of Ryzom, where it was common. Although the animation there was levitate and curl up in to foetus, then open and explode the spell out....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QboQENSjZo4
Around 9:15 in

I think the issue might be that the levitation is coupled with a fast cast spell, which ends up looking goofy.

The same problem exists with the way some spells were showcased for Ashes. Very bland approach to levitating during a spell cast. Should be reserved for stronger, longer casting or powerful long channeling spells, so the animation can take its time to build up and actually look cool.

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