(req) Remove Teleport Animation

[BASEBALLDUDE]

Jitspoe, can you please get rid of the animation that takes place when you teleport in the next version? I think it's a near-pointless feature and it looks bad on some maps.

[jitspoe]

What animation are you referring to?

[BASEBALLDUDE]

Things that look like large, round snowflakes briefly fly through the screen. To see it clearly, make a small map and have a teleporter teleport you to somewhere dark or with the "black" texture.

[jitspoe]

Oh, the particle effect.  It does seem like there should be some sort of effect when you teleport, but maybe the existing one is no good.

[BASEBALLDUDE]

I would have to disagree. I don't think there needs to be any animation at all when you teleport. But if you don't think there's a problem with the current animation, then that's fine.

[jitspoe]

It's not an animation.  It's an effect.

Maybe something like the Nightcrawler teleport effect would work, since it's nice and quick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68DDU0Fg3s0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGztjzEuysM

[deadfroggy]

yeah i think how the particle effect is like a burst of white sparks is kinda wierd..

[TRION]

It is the same animation as i see in Quake 1 and Quake 2 too. I think it is embed in the game engine.

[Bitius]

The teleporting effect doesn't bother me and it shouldn't be such a big deal as it only appears for a second or 2.