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Help => Graphics => Topic started by: Fantasy on March 16, 2011, 03:10:28 pm

Title: Super newbie question about blood effect in game
Post by: Fantasy on March 16, 2011, 03:10:28 pm

Hay guys

This is my first post here so hello ^^

i learn c++ and allegro and i made two very simple games and i though SFML is better than allegro so let’s switch up

so my question is how can you make blood effect in a game ?
is it animation or is it a sprite sheet ?
i want to make very simple blood effect when a zombie get shot by a gun how can i make that ?

Thanks guys and sorry for the newbie question i'm a beginner ^^
 :)

Title: Super newbie question about blood effect in game
Post by: Oneiros on March 16, 2011, 03:38:11 pm

Hi :)

in many game Blood( like explosion and many other effects) can be done by using "particle",
there is something on the wiki that may help you :
http://www.sfml-dev.org/wiki/en/sources/particle_system

Title: Super newbie question about blood effect in game
Post by: Fantasy on March 16, 2011, 03:42:09 pm

Thanks that was very helpful :D