Wet effect is a joke!

[Ed_N_Ants]

I program for a living I understand how it works and there is no reason why it would be affected by scripting... Only thing that may affect it is processing power and system limitations... I've seen numerous games that can handle it so I highly doubt that is the issue...

[Moheeheeko]

It could be constraints within the game engine, or constraints with how the scripting would work, a particle effect is just that, but you have to have it scripted, and that could cause issues with the way they have things coded. There's more to it than just BOOM added particle effects....

We all know what the limitation is, but if you say it half the forum will be at your throat with words like "elitist" for staying the truth.

[Ildur]

I imagine the problem of implementing wet particle effects has to do with the system controlling the ammount of particle effects being drawn on a particular character at any given time. To give an example in another game, in Skyrim there's a mod that adds FX to the targets of elemental magic. If you go fight ghosts (who are just normal NPCs with a 'be transparent' effect applied), you get funny businees: the effects overwrite each other. So you run into a ghost who, after being zapped with lighting, is very corporeal for a few seconds before becoming a ghost again.

With that said, I have no idea how ARR handles FXs on actors, so maybe the problem is different. Like the one implied by the above poster.

[AmalahRose]

Hello all,

We spoke with the graphics team about some of the ideas you brought up.
While a dripping water type effect sounds cool, its pretty difficult to implement currently. The team is however planning future content such as water that pools up into puddles as well as foot prints that show up specifically when you get your feet wet.

Soon you can play even more in the rain!

Could you also ask them to give the new water effect to the Unicorn. It's mane and tail should be shiny like my hair but it isn't.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I program for a living I understand how it works and there is no reason why it would be affected by scripting... Only thing that may affect it is processing power and system limitations... I've seen numerous games that can handle it so I highly doubt that is the issue...

yes, but if the effects are controlled by the server, like a lot of things are in this game, it could cause a ton of stress if multiple regions are raining.

[Martialbob]

incorrect,

the actual effect itself would be generated by the local client... the only thing the client should need from the server is "hey, is it raining where I am?? OK!! I'll make all these cool rain effects happen"

[Knives]

They need to make the skin get wet too, currently only gear gets all glossy...

[Gamemako]

They need to make the skin get wet too, currently only gear gets all glossy...

Skin does as well, but to me, it just looks like my character is sweaty...

[Pinkie_Pie]

Wet T-shirt contest has been canceled, because of PEGI.

Pool's closed.

[Mcshiggs]

There's more than just a graphics team. Calm down.

I know there is more then just a graphics team, it's more about half done content being released, weather effects should have been day one at release, not have a base for weather effects in at launch, 6 months later patch in half the remaining rain effects, 3-6? months later finally finish rain, what do we get to look forward to next year, your character sweating when there is hot weather in the desert, it's like they said last year when they delayed 2.1, it should be ready to go, or put off until it is ready instead of little pieces at a time.