Lightswarm

Here's a little lighting effect! Nothing special really, but funny anyways!

http://www.mediafire.com/?dvmgqgyzles

ps. I did not make the picture It's from Jason Engle at http://www.jaestudio.com/

as simple as that is, the result is very impressive!

I agree! Simple yet effective!

That's a friggin sweet effect. Good job

If you make the background move with the mouse you can create some nice fire effects too!

http://www.mediafire.com/?hncpjjdbxx0

Loved it, excellent potential for a good screensaver as well!

Wow, good work! I will definitely have to consider using this to create fire effects.

But would it work in a game?

But would it work in a game?

Why not?

The lighting would of course work, but the fire effect will be hard i think.

Simply change the filter, make the sprite a color, focus the angle a bit and manage the timings. I think it would work just fine.

Simply change the filter, make the sprite a color, focus the angle a bit and manage the timings. I think it would work just fine.

Huh.. didn't really get that. Show us.

http://www.strouperman.com/Special/Fireswarm.cap

Same technique, minor tweaks. I'm sure it could be further optimized. Still runs well on my p.o.s.

EDIT: Removed edit for stupidity.

EDIT EDIT: If you used this in smaller doses, like on the end of a sprite that looks like a torch, it makes for a great fire effect. I can think of other uses too.. Perhaps particle effects after some magical attack thingie collides?

very cool effect, is nice for game main-menu

Not really a new or impressive use of the filters IMO, but gets the job done.