Hero Embellishments

[Mythos_Ruler]

I made something like this--a star decal for heroes. But I'd like to do something a little more dramatic, like a "heaven's light" ray of sunshine or something that beams down onto them, like in Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War. What are your thoughts?

[Pureon]

I was never a fan of Explorers having embellishments in AOE3, so you can probably guess what I think about having them in 0AD too

[Wijitmaker]

Neat idea! Could you make it player color?

[aldur]

i'd rather like the star maybe you could make it a bit transparent and in playercolor

Edited May 13, 2011 by aldur

[Mythos_Ruler]

I can't make it player color, since the alpha is being used for transparency already. I am not sure how AOE3 did it.

[Ykkrosh]

For a non-prototype implementation, the rendering should probably be handled the same way that selection rings should be handled (i.e. something new that's more efficient for moving objects than the decal system, and that can do the relevant colouring, and uses textures instead of thin lines - that's not supported yet but probably shouldn't be too hard, and I think it's necessary for non-ugly selection rings anyway).

Is there any way to make hero units sufficiently visually distinctive without using special effects, like making them taller or with thicker armour or something so that their silhouettes stand out?

[Mythos_Ruler]

The Hero medallion idea for the UI will help. I think making them fatter and bigger is kinda goofy though (goofier than making them glow or something anyway). We'll have to experiment.

[Jeru]

I also want a yellow star beneath my feet following me around everywhere I go.

[Pureon]

Would the star only appear when the hero is selected?

[SMST]

Would the star only appear when the hero is selected?

Wouldn't make that much sense, because the use of those effects is normally for heroes to stand out better from the masses of the lesser soldiers.