Flame / Abstract Simulator thing

Well the plugin is pretty much ready so I'll include it in the next release.

Unlike my flame object, this allows for multiple colours (as opposed to having a greyscale image that maps against a drawn gradient). So this example demonstrates what happens if you draw some coloured circles and paste them into the flame.

<img src="http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6538/finalxx7.png">

btw do u think 'visualizer' is a good name for this plugin?

oh and sorry about spamming everyone with these examples

[quote:1tlm8u1e]Unlike my flame object

You created the flame object? Kisguri?? Anyways, GREAT work! Does it work for a small fireplace too? or does it have to be the whole background?

Na I'm not Kisguri, insert the flame object into mmf and check who's name appears

It was released by Kisguri / Gamesare to promote the new website redesign or something... I made the plugin and he made the install, examples, tutorials etc. I guess if it wasn't for him, the flame object probably would never have got released coz I'm lazy

Mind you I think everyone thinks he (Kisguri) made it...but that doesn't matter...we wouldn't want people thinking an extension was made by someone funded by the mafia

Oh and in answer to your question, yeah it can work as a small fireplace...or glowing eyes...or firey text....I just made it full screen because thats something the old flame object could never do.

Oh..wow..that looks...crazy!

How does it work for placing into, let's say eyes or some custom shape, with masks?

This sure looks pretty. Coming for 0.94?

lol I have no idea. You can mix it up a bit....make some sprites and give them the 'erase' effect...and then get them to render into the visualizer...the erase effect gets carried over and therefore u can cut out shapes instead of just adding them in...if thats what u meant by masks.

Anyway we'll see what happens

OMG! That's awesome! The pentagram; not the other stuff. Still, it's all looking pretty good, and I hope to see all of it built into 0.96.4!

The pentagram runs fine on my computer, and the others run without any slowdown. Heck, I ran them all at the same time while typing this. Very nice performance rate. I would use the flame effect for torches on my main menu screen, and I've seen similar effects to the swirl used in XBMC... Xbox Media Center.

Hehe yeah it should make some interesting effects...even just having it in the background and when u move the mouse over text you use the action

'on mouse over menutext'

- Paste menutext into flame

And then the menu item itself catches on fire when u move the mouse over it!

Looking sharp I can't wait to play with this.

btw do u think 'visualizer' is a good name for this plugin?

Hmm... "Visualizer" is kind of ambiguous. It could mean anything. How about "Plasma?" It gives you a better idea of the effect. Because, you know... it's kinda like fire only you can make it be whatever color you want.

Maybe call it "Plasma Visualizer" because it lets you visually create plasma like effects

I know!!! Flame object deluxe Seriously though. I think Visualizer is great, since you can't really say what it is.

A few titles for the effect... off the top of my head:

"Super Mega Particle Movement Thingy"

"Particle Visualizer"

Really, I think particle is taken by something else?

"Wavy Prettiness" Good?

It looks most like plasma to me. So, I vote for just Plasma or Plasma Visualizer.

Could maybe also use Elements or such in the title, since it seems you could make fire, water, clouds, smoke, dust, etc.

Plasma it is!

I like Visualizer but its too long...I like plugin names to be short because its easier for people to type and remember.

Is Plasma in this build?