[FEEDBACK] Explosions

[Anubitus]

Hey

In my opinion, explosions have never been a strong point in the X series. It was improved a lot with X-Rebirth, but even then it was a bit uncerwhelming. In X4, after fighting a capital ship, the explosion is a anticlimactic end to a tense battle… Please dev team, work on this a bit... There are a few games that did it right, like Nexus: the Jupiter Incident, now those where explosions..

Here is a link how to let a capital ship explode in a intence climax. The video is from a tech demo of the sadly never released game "Nexus 2". The cap ship explosion is at the end of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYO8AaZwMM

Also, bring back the surface explosions/fires from X-Rebirth, those where awesome...

Please make this happen, it would make us all very happy...

Thanks

[lordpazuzu]

Yeah I agree! I love to see explosions like in XRebirth, they were amazing.

[Tomahawk-NYC]

Yes, and randomize the explosions. LIke 5 different kinds, random etc. With some nice sound effects of course

[Arze]

Hey

In my opinion, explosions have never been a strong point in the X series. It was improved a lot with X-Rebirth, but even then it was a bit uncerwhelming. In X4, after fighting a capital ship, the explosion is a anticlimactic end to a tense battle… Please dev team, work on this a bit... There are a few games that did it right, like Nexus: the Jupiter Incident, now those where explosions..

Here is a link how to let a capital ship explode in a intence climax. The video is from a tech demo of the sadly never released game "Nexus 2". The cap ship explosion is at the end of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vYO8AaZwMM

Also, bring back the surface explosions/fires from X-Rebirth, those where awesome...

Please make this happen, it would make us all very happy...

Thanks

Umm... "Tense"? But I do agree that explosions are way too underwhelming.

[Mr_Cossack]

Would also like to see this improved, they are quite lackluster right now.

[CBJ]

Yes, and randomize the explosions. LIke 5 different kinds, random etc. With some nice sound effects of course

Many of them include randomisation already.

[alado]

yes plzzzzzzzzz, the explosions are too soft, we need explosions that are explosions, not a pufffffff

[Fazmaster]

The explosions in X:Rebirth are visually top-notch! (more impressive than in this linked tech demo in my opinion)

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Hope X4 will get to this level again eventually.

[Nexuscrawler]

The space battles in X Rebirth looked really good, and the explosions as well.
https://youtu.be/nP_mrdnA-W8?t=574

Would be awesome to get them back.

[Bozz11]

I'm replaying xR right now and yeah the explosions are far better, even ship design in my opinion is far superior, I got that cap ship feeling that I don't have with the behemoth or the colossus..
If only I could get that 3D map in rebirth I absolutely don't mind the fly only one ship but the map is horrible ^^

[bl3ek]

Yeah XRB component fires and explosions are great, surely the devs can port them over?

[Socratatus]

Just don`t have the wreckage vanish afterwards. I love good randomise detonations with secondary explosions of giant metal beasts- But I hate it when they vanish into completely nothing afterwards.

[Max Bain]

The explosions in X:Rebirth are visually top-notch! (more impressive than in this linked tech demo in my opinion)

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Hope X4 will get to this level again eventually.

WOOOW! Didnt know that the explosions looked that awesome!

[CBJ]

Just don`t have the wreckage vanish afterwards. I love good randomise detonations with secondary explosions of giant metal beasts- But I hate it when they vanish into completely nothing afterwards.

Which objects are doing this specifically?

[Artean]

Very much agree with this. The current explosions leaves ALOT to be desired!

[Fazmaster]

WOOOW! Didnt know that the explosions looked that awesome!

They truly do. These shots have neither been taken from a specific angle nor in a very special moment. It just how it looks ingame. Fantastic!

Ship starts burning more and more after taking severe hits, getting covered in smoke, explodes sector for sector blowing hull parts in space and this ending up in a big explosion followed by a flashing emp shock vanishing your shields away if you stand too close nearby. And all that while the massive battle around you going on.

The mechanics are there. The game engine is there. It's "just" about implementation.

That said, I really appreciate that the main focus has been put in UI, scale, economy, faction wars and the many other improvements we can already see in X4!

Still enjoying X: Rebirth while waiting for the linux build

[reanor]

Agreed, FXs are very underwhelming in X4... These explosions effects are from like 80s... little puffs of fiery smoke and it's a wreckage... I guess something to look forward to in SC. They got the idea right and implementing it well too. But like people said, X4 is like X2 except modern graphics, but not modern effects at all.

[marksnake]

Hello

Yes, the current explosion effects are terrible...please devs, just put a little love in your game here. It´s a shame having these lousy explosions.

That said, thanks for the coming updates and DLC.

[Socratatus]

Just don`t have the wreckage vanish afterwards. I love good randomise detonations with secondary explosions of giant metal beasts- But I hate it when they vanish into completely nothing afterwards.

Which objects are doing this specifically?

Sorry, I didn`t see this question until now.

None of them are and I didn`t say any were. I`m just getting ahead of it before someone makes it happen to add more explosions. I`ve seen too many sci-fi games that just vanish away the destroyed ship. Very unimmersive.

[tomchk]

I agree that porting over the XR explosions at least (I hope you can port over even more content!) would be such a great improvement. Please do this, Egosoft!