Game Cave Effects Engine 3!, 3.1 Now Available! Options

[RhysAndrews]

Current Version: 3.1 - Written by Rhys Andrews

The GameCave Effects Engine has been one of the most popular engines (and the original) around the GMC for 3 years now. It started with just a few effects, including rain and explosions - and is now a large library of visual effects, tutorials, and other resources designed to help you and your graphical side of game design. Finally, on the 14th of January, 2007, GameCave Effects Engine 3 has been released, unleashing another line of updates with new features. These features include a fully documented and commented system for all effects, and PDF tutorials on visual effect features such as particles and alpha masking. All effects have been re-written and optimized, with some old useless ones removed, and new ones added.

Current Effects (Version 3.1)

• Static Cloud Engine NEW
• Explosion Engine - 8 Explosion Effects [1] [2]
• Fire Engine - 3 Fire Effects [1]
• Star Engines - 2 Star Effects
• Particle-Collisions Engine [1]
• Laser Engine [1]
• Ripple Engine - 2 Ripple Effects [1]
• Lens-Flare Engine
• Earthquake Engine
• Classic-Gore Engine UPDATED [1]
• Overhead Snow Engine [1]
• Overhead Rain Engine
• Clouds Engine [1]
• Rain Engines - 3 Rain/Lightning Effects [1]
• Motion Blur Engine [1]
• Snow Engine [1]

Current Tutorials (Version 3.0)

• Particles Tutorial - Create, design, and burst particles, filters, and systems.
• Alpha Masking Tutorial - Set alpha-masks to sprites and backgrounds, and generate alpha-masks with Adobe Photoshop.

GameCave Effects Engine 3.1

Size: 1743kb
Type: GM6/Editable Edition (Zipped with a PDF Documentation and Tutorials)
Requirements: GM Registration; 6.1
• Primary Link (3.1): Download!
• Mirror One (NEW) (3.1): Download!
• Mirror Two (NEW) (3.1): Download!
  
  Size: 2692kb
  Type: EXE/Stand-Alone Edition (Zipped with a PDF Documentation and Tutorials)
  Requirements: Minimum Requirements of GM6.1
• Primary Link (3.1): Download!
• Mirror One (3.1): Download!

GameCave Effects Engine 2.3 (Old Version)

Size: 590kb
Type: GM6/Editable Edition (Zipped with a PDF Documentation)
Requirements: GM Registration; 6.1
• Primary Link (2.3): Download!
  
  Size: 1,551kb
  Type: EXE/Stand-Alone Edition (Zipped with a PDF Documentation)
  Requirements: Minimum Requirements of GM6.1
• Mirror 1 (2.3): Download!

Thankyou for Contributing to our Project!
~ GameCave Productions ~

This post has been edited by RhysAndrews: Jan 25 2009, 03:13 AM

[pinguinpanic]

Can you make it .exe because somehow my gamemaker doesn't support all patricle things like depth and blend. Want to try it because all your other things were good.

[Game_Genius]

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!

Stunning!!!!!!!!!!

This is the best Example I've Ever Seen!!!!

[RhysAndrews]

Why thankyou Game_Genius! I don't really see how it's that amazing, but thankyou anyway.

pinguinpanic, make sure you are
1) registered
2) using 6.1
6.1 made major changes to the particle systems.

[pinguinpanic]

Ok I don't have 6.1

[RhysAndrews]

Okay. I have uploaded an EXE version.
I'm adding a cloud engine for v1.1
Please add ideas.

[blaster-gamer]

cool effects

This post has been edited by blaster-gamer: Jul 9 2005, 04:15 PM

[Murska]

Great!!

Can this be done anyway with Gm 6.0??

[HolyCause]

Interesting effects. I liked the cloud one a lot.
The explosion slows down so much after about three explosions are present.
The blood effects are kinda... strange. The chunks should have a red outline instead of a gray one. Unless that's brain matter (sorry for being gross right there). I changed the dark-grey outline to a dark red and it looks a lot better.
The clouds were pretty. Very well done there.

Overall, a good example. The clouds could make lots of games look better. In fact, I might use those myself if I ever need them.

-- RB

EDIT: Somehow, I always spell "cloud" like "could"

This post has been edited by The Red Baron: Jul 9 2005, 07:13 PM

[Obsidian]

Great!!

Can this be done anyway with Gm 6.0??

No.

Very nice effects. I'm impressed... I might even use your blood for my game. Good job!

[RhysAndrews]

Particles could be done with 6.0, But they were nowhere near as good quality at those in 6.1. For the games i created and creating, the blood's outline became dark red. However, i keep forgetting to change it in this one. I will for the next version. I must warn you, the clouds can much down quite a bit of FPS when you start putting objects in and making it an actual level; To change that just change the size of the cloud. It still looks good

Thanks for reviewing!
Rhys Andrews

[Richard90]

I like the gore and the lightning effects the best, they are very cool! Good job Rhys!!!

[Bowex]

Very nice effects dude....
You want ideas ?...how about some martix-Effects ?

This post has been edited by Bowex: Jul 10 2005, 12:42 PM

[RhysAndrews]

You mean bullet-time, etc?? I'll start working on it now.
EDIT: Actually i don't know about that.. we'll see.

This post has been edited by RhysAndrews: Jul 10 2005, 12:57 PM

[JakeX]

Wow, that cloud effect is great. I might just use it in one of my games.
It is a little slow, though. It dropped from 60 to 30 fps once the clouds started showing up a lot.

[RockyRan]

Could you specify in the first post that you have to be registered? I had to download, wait and open it before that problem arised.

[RhysAndrews]

Of course; And about the clouds; Making the size of the particles smaller makes a large FPS difference, and still looks good.

[Murska]

I want this to Gm 6.0

But, no can do!

[Firewolf]

Noce engine, nothing i have'nt seen before. but pretty nice.

and the gore is a bit.... odd, but hey! its GM!

[RhysAndrews]

The gore looked good in my other games.. Oh well; thanks for your reviews.

Please, all stop complaining about it being 6.1. I couldn't have possibly done those particle effects in 6.0.