Visible Engine Damage

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Morning FD!

I have a request! Again!

Can we get visible engine damage on our ships?

What I mean is, when the drives take damage, they begin to smoke more and "flare up" orange instead of the usual color. When a drive malfunctions, it should also do this.
At below 25%, they should be kicking out thick grey (not black, can't see it in space!) smoke constantly, and be permanently flared up.

Ideally, independently of each other too, so you can have left and/or right engine smoke. All visual effects of course, it doesn't have it effect handling any more than drive damage currently does.

Basically like this;

[video=youtube_share;NJ-xcgBL1mY]https://youtu.be/NJ-xcgBL1mY[/video]

Would anyone else like something like that?

With the new engine detailing, it might be awkward to change the color of a damaged purple engine. Unless they just default to orange/red...?

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

 

[VAN LORD]

It means more work, but the visual effects look nice. Really nice.

 

[BurntJello]

Yes I agree. It would be nice to have "localized" damage on ships. Limping home with 1% hull would actually look... well, limping.

Nice video. I hope the pending Thargoid attack is that cool.

 

[NW3]

Yes, please. Sparks and flame bursts would be cool too, maybe once the damage reaches 50% or so.

 

[steevaavoo]

Morning FD!

I have a request! Again!

Can we get visible engine damage on our ships?

What I mean is, when the drives take damage, they begin to smoke more and "flare up" orange instead of the usual color. When a drive malfunctions, it should also do this.
At below 25%, they should be kicking out thick grey (not black, can't see it in space!) smoke constantly, and be permanently flared up.

Ideally, independently of each other too, so you can have left and/or right engine smoke. All visual effects of course, it doesn't have it effect handling any more than drive damage currently does.

Basically like this;

https://youtu.be/NJ-xcgBL1mY

Would anyone else like something like that?

With the new engine detailing, it might be awkward to change the color of a damaged purple engine. Unless they just default to orange/red...?

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

Just wanted to say how much I *heart* that intro from Freespace. Equally the one from Freespace 2. Volition done good.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Just wanted to say how much I *heart* that intro from Freespace. Equally the one from Freespace 2. Volition done good.

Yup, the Freespace intro is up there with the (15 minute!) I-War intro as my all time favourite intro movies to games.
Which coincidentally are also up there as my all time favourite space games.