Game Mechanics Meteorite appears in background

[PixelPete]

This is a simple suggestion,

When a meteorite is due to land at midnight , at the same time the pop up text shows up , in the background a meteorite will fall across the screen. The direction of the meteorite will show what side of the map it is on, furthermore a shaking animation similar to using the celestial sigil would envelop the screen for a couple seconds.
Overall it's just a simple suggestion for a better immersion into the game
Thanks for reading!​

 

[DoctorMcDerp]

Also, relative to your location, could it be seen streaking through the sky in that direction so people with larger wolds don't have to play the cat and mouse "Where is it, where is it, please don't have hit my town" game?

 

[the first prism]

Yes, maybe you could have some special Apocalyptic' music going on as well to add some atmosphere.(think world 8 Mario wii)

 

[PixelPete]

Also, relative to your location, could it be seen streaking through the sky in that direction so people with larger wolds don't have to play the cat and mouse "Where is it, where is it, please don't have hit my town" game?

Yeah! Perhaps they could only land in the outer two thirds for the world to make sure they don't destroy your builds
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Yes, maybe you could have some special Apocalyptic' music going on as well to add some atmosphere.(think world 8 Mario wii)

Could do, I'll take a look

 

[Explinorater]

What about the current criteria for meteor spawns? I think those work pretty well...

 

[PixelPete]

What about the current criteria for meteor spawns? I think those work pretty well...

There are no extra criteria....
It just adds a meteorite animation in the background which streaks across to the east or west depending on which side of the world it lands.
It's purely for ambiance and immersion

 

[Explinorater]

I was referencing your previous post when you said

Yeah! Perhaps they could only land in the outer two thirds for the world to make sure they don't destroy your builds

 

[PixelPete]

I was referencing your previous post when you said

Oh, that. After posting that I thought that only the outer thirds would be too much so I didn't change the original post

 

[ImAFoxInDaGame]

Oof , my man , you find THE cool idea. (It's a little bit useless , but it's cool.)

 

[PixelPete]

Oof , my man , you find THE cool idea. (It's a little bit useless , but it's cool.)

cheers, he he

 

[S'AraisVanu]

Might as well. It's a cosmetic thing

 

[Syrrath]

Great Idea, it's lacking of a simple part however. There should be some sort of shaking effect occuring a little bit after the animation, like the one when using the Celestial Sigil. It adds just this little bit of realism to this suggestion that missed.

 

[PixelPete]

Great Idea, it's lacking of a simple part however. There should be some sort of shaking effect occuring a little bit after the animation, like the one when using the Celestial Sigil. It adds just this little bit of realism to this suggestion that missed.

Good idea, I'll add that

 

[Avamaco]

Yeah! Perhaps they could only land in the outer two thirds for the world to make sure they don't destroy your builds

I checked the wiki, meteorite never crashes nearby:
-You
-Any town NPC
-Cloud, Sunplate or water blocks
-Middle 1/6 of map

 

[PixelPete]

I checked the wiki, meteorite never crashes nearby:
-You
-Any town NPC
-Cloud, Sunplate or water blocks
-Middle 1/6 of map

well I'm glad I never put that into the original thread then

 

[Kiddles]

Relative to the player's distance to the meteor strike, I think a screen shake effect would be pretty cool, too, along with some kind of sound effect. Not sure Re-Logic would do stuff like that, though.

 

[the first prism]

Maybe the effect could be in the background for a bit before it strikes (like the comet that is striking Tilted Towers in Fortnite).

 

[Final Kaoss]

Well a problem with this is that if you're underground, you won't see anything flying in the background due to tons of blocks & dirt/mud etc walls.

 

[S'AraisVanu]

lunar towers have these

 

[PixelPete]

Well a problem with this is that if you're underground, you won't see anything flying in the background due to tons of blocks & dirt/mud etc walls.

Well that's just down to luck then