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Aura Ideas from Effects we already have!
ninjapiff
Posts: 282 Arc User
This is basically a place where I, or anyone else, can easily request Player-equippable auras based on effects and whatnot that already exist in game. Here are a few examples of what I mean (and some of my top personal requests):
Musical Note/Whistling/Singing Aura: The Foxbattlebots which resemble Microphones (I forget what their names were, exactly) have one attack that acts like a hold. Musical notes fly from the villain and the hero is caught in a 'stupor'. The animation your character names is similar to the 'Stunned' or 'Paralyzed' animation, however there's also musical notes emanating from around your head.
This is EXACTLY like the Hearts Aura that we already have, which was originally an effect from being hit with one of the NPC mobs Placate attacks (like the Nightwalkers of Vibora Bay or the Lassies of Snake Gulch). As this effect already exists, it probably wouldn't take too much effort to convert it to a full-time aura (like you did with the Hearts Aura).
Weapons Auras: Many of the Legacy, pre-On Alert power unlock that modified weapons added an Aura to the attacks in question. For instance, there was one with an Electrified Katana, or a Flaming axe, or whatnot. As these auras already exist in game (though it is rare to find any of these leftover, grandfathered-in items) I would STRONGLY suggest making them available as full-time Auras. As a weaponmaster myself, I can tell you I'd pay for that aura pack!
'Master of the Mind' Aura: The Master of the Mind miniset that was released a while back is a slightly lackluster group of powers, to be completely honest. I mean, unless you base your build around those powers in particular, they really don't meld too well with other builds. That being said, the thing that interested me the most about that set when it first came out was the power 'Master of the Mind' which gave you that 'Psychic Double' kind of effect. Basically looked like a projection of yourself around your actual character.
I'd say you should make this an aura, as well (or at least some sort of variation of it). It's the effect to a power that only lasts a few seconds, and the effect is really more appealing than the power itself (though the issue with the power is something that should be saved for another thread
), and I believe it'd become a fairly popular Aura if made into one.
-Bonus Bin- As I typed this up, I actually had another idea (though it's not actually included in-game... or is it?). An interesting idea would be to have 'Psi Armor' or 'Holographic Armor' as an Aura AS WELL AS a costume piece/set. For instance, what if the recent Holoforce Armor costume set was ALSO made into an Aura, though only in the 'Holohex' material? Perhaps you could split it up into different parts: the Boots would be a 'Feet Aura', the Helmet a 'Head Aura', etc. The Holoforce set, in particular, would be perfect for this since the 'Holographic' elements are suspended around the actual body of the character, anyway. Just a thought!
Now, there are plenty of other effects seen in-game that could easily (well, more easily than making them from scratch!) be ported for player-use. List some of your favorites!
Musical Note/Whistling/Singing Aura: The Foxbattlebots which resemble Microphones (I forget what their names were, exactly) have one attack that acts like a hold. Musical notes fly from the villain and the hero is caught in a 'stupor'. The animation your character names is similar to the 'Stunned' or 'Paralyzed' animation, however there's also musical notes emanating from around your head.
This is EXACTLY like the Hearts Aura that we already have, which was originally an effect from being hit with one of the NPC mobs Placate attacks (like the Nightwalkers of Vibora Bay or the Lassies of Snake Gulch). As this effect already exists, it probably wouldn't take too much effort to convert it to a full-time aura (like you did with the Hearts Aura).
Weapons Auras: Many of the Legacy, pre-On Alert power unlock that modified weapons added an Aura to the attacks in question. For instance, there was one with an Electrified Katana, or a Flaming axe, or whatnot. As these auras already exist in game (though it is rare to find any of these leftover, grandfathered-in items) I would STRONGLY suggest making them available as full-time Auras. As a weaponmaster myself, I can tell you I'd pay for that aura pack!
'Master of the Mind' Aura: The Master of the Mind miniset that was released a while back is a slightly lackluster group of powers, to be completely honest. I mean, unless you base your build around those powers in particular, they really don't meld too well with other builds. That being said, the thing that interested me the most about that set when it first came out was the power 'Master of the Mind' which gave you that 'Psychic Double' kind of effect. Basically looked like a projection of yourself around your actual character.
I'd say you should make this an aura, as well (or at least some sort of variation of it). It's the effect to a power that only lasts a few seconds, and the effect is really more appealing than the power itself (though the issue with the power is something that should be saved for another thread
), and I believe it'd become a fairly popular Aura if made into one.-Bonus Bin- As I typed this up, I actually had another idea (though it's not actually included in-game... or is it?). An interesting idea would be to have 'Psi Armor' or 'Holographic Armor' as an Aura AS WELL AS a costume piece/set. For instance, what if the recent Holoforce Armor costume set was ALSO made into an Aura, though only in the 'Holohex' material? Perhaps you could split it up into different parts: the Boots would be a 'Feet Aura', the Helmet a 'Head Aura', etc. The Holoforce set, in particular, would be perfect for this since the 'Holographic' elements are suspended around the actual body of the character, anyway. Just a thought!
Now, there are plenty of other effects seen in-game that could easily (well, more easily than making them from scratch!) be ported for player-use. List some of your favorites!
It makes sense, if you don't think about it.
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Auras will never enable different FXes on attack powers, because attack FX are tied directly to power animation.
You are using whateverpoweryouhave rankwhateverrank and it has hard set graphical FX. No way of changing FX without swapping entire power.
Power replacers were changing graphical FX precisely because they were replacing powers. This was no longer Assault Rifle R2 fired, but Replacer Power Rankwhatever.
Which is probably why Cryptic ditched power replacers and to this time we don't have any auras affecting attacks.
With every rank of every power (this number is multipilied by every advantage available to said power) being a completely separate "spell" and each of them having precisely hard set attack FX and animation...
The whole system of atttack graphical FXes is very rigid and not very adjustable.
Unless Cryptic can justify enough interest and return of investment to jump into reworking this system from the ground up.
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YES.
Also, the healing effect from the power armor toggle heal. Every time I use it on Iron Sentinel I get a comment about how awesome the effect is, and since nobody ever uses the power? That's exactly why auras exist.
RIP Caine
Maybe *something* could be rigged in the same way the crit aura throws up the big words on the enemy: I.e. green globs could still explode from the target even if they can't be made to emit from the guns. Just theorizing.
Thing is, this aura doesn't change any power animation. Though it does add new FX, they aren't part of power FX. They're just floating "somewhere" above the character. But the base power FX remains intact.
Now... Kinda hard to think about any FX allowing, for an example, to replace munition attacks with particle FX for dual guns.
The effect would have to be massive and very obnoxious to hide completely both muzzle flash and ejected cartridges under its own FX.
Which actually makes me sad, because I'd like to see dual laser guns in the game...
Make an Aura Set for the Cstore for each kind of Aura for Melee Weapons/Attacks. Electric Weapons Aura = MA weapons (and possibly even Heavy Weapons skins, too) that have an aura similar to that of Electric Form. Fire Weapons Aura = MA/HW aura that is similar to Fiery Form. The list goes on.
-OR-
Make an Aura set in the Cstore for each different Powerset as a bundle. Single Blade Auras = all of the variant Auras for Single Blade attack. Dual Blade Auras = same, but for Dual Blades. etc.
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