techninja / ninjanode

A node.js implementation of the ninjaships.js library, made into a complete HTML5 multiplayer game!
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Visual Effects: Multiple star fields #27

Open MakerBlock opened 10 years ago

MakerBlock commented 10 years ago

Right now as you travel you see the "star field" in the background move. However, it would make a more interesting effect if there were at least three total star fields, each moving at a slightly different rate. This would give better visual effect and more of a sense of movement.

In the absolute farthest field (we'll just say the third) there would be whole galaxies. (Bonus points for using anything at all from http://mygalaxies.co.uk/ ). These would move very very slowly by.

In the next nearest field (we'll just say the second) you would see just stars. (Bonus points for any binary star systems) When you're traveling very fast, these would just move with about the speed we see now in the game.

In the nearest field (we'll say the first) you would also just see stars. But, when you're traveling very fast, they would turn into streaky lines similar to the "warp" effect you see in Star Trek.