Maybe you can also update the ignite icon in the future? Feels off that the icon is still old but the effects are updated.
You mean the Grievous Wounds effect, with the heart and swords? That's definitely on our radar, but it's a completely different effect from Ignite. :)
Great to see another awesome VFX update so soon!
I mostly only play Malzahar these days, and I just couldn't let him keep his old VFXs. :C
Sirhaian always pops off with these. Really like the Nocturne VFX update too. I don't play Viktor so much so can't say a lot but if anything like what Sirhaian has done before it's probably good as well.
Edit: Gave the man too much credit, in that case /u/Beardilocks did really well! Love the hand on Noc's Q and Eternum's new look. Good stuff.
Thanks! :D
The Nocturne and Viktor were made by /u/Beardilocks!
Thought he would spawn Nautiluses before watching the video :D
Hahahaha, that's still something I need to do at some point. :')
That Q is one of the best animations in the game
Really glad you like it!
The video link for Ignite's update is missing.
You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeiLzNQxYp8 !
more nautilus videos please
dw I still have ideas ;)
God, it's so nice to see Nautilus like this. I got SO HYPED by his description. I can't wait to see more of him in the lore!
Also, obligatory /u/riotsirhaian tag because of the Nautilus content :>
I live for Nautilus content.
Now I just need to wait for Necrit to read it all for me cause I'm lazy af. c:
like i told you before, the art updates are something that he can do if he wants, but isn't a direct requirement of his position. its like a cartoonist working on sketches to improve themselves, and realizing that "hey, I can take this further and do something official".
u/RiotSirhaian here was saying that his higher ups were telling him that it's fine to work on these projects, but not to take work home with him. It's fine to work on the updates independently while he's clocked in, but outside the office/times is a no-no.
Basically exactly this ^
Ty for explaining, I'm bad with words. <_>
Expect as you said in your post Riot says not to do this stuff and the only time you get to work on it is between projects on during your lunch break
That ain’t right. These are major improvements to the game they should be directing people as talented as you to continue to do this and give you scheduled time to do so. Not rely on you giving up your lunch break.
Well I obviously cannot disagree with that, but afaik, we simply do not have the resources for this currently, as you can see that we are hiring multiple VFX Artists at the moment if you check the Riot website. And we're already doing this simply because we do enjoy doing it, so honestly for me, this is fine. But I definitely see your point and agree with it.
So you aren’t being paid to do this and being persuaded not to improve the game in this way by riot
Great.
That's.... exactly the opposite of what I explained: I'm told by Riot not to work outside of work hours.
Could a rioter clarify if these VFX devs are being paid for these passion projects? I would feel terrible if they aren't
So my own two cents on this: as many mentioned yes we're salaried, and these updates aren't done outside of work hours and it's never expected of us to do so (like, I'm actually often told NOT to do that), it's more like in-between projects or during lunch. Basically whenever we have a bit of free time and wanna work on them, which is why these can take a long time to make. It's completely opt-in, nothing's required of us for these updates. We do them only cause we care and want to improve the game in our own way where possible.
EDIT: wording, my english's dying
Hey u/RiotSirhaian congrats you got it in there! I’m glad, hope this clears up gut reactions in the future again I love the new effects been playing both champs way more!
Communication has been a bit harder since the boards got removed, but I hope this helps clarify our goals and how we work for these updates. And now I can always point to one article in case there are some misunderstandings again!
I was kinda iffy on losing the spinning anchor, but it has glow effects as a tradeoff, and people complain about my hooks less so I call it a win. And Astronautilus is just hilariously good looking with all the space dust.
Yes the hook spin was a fan favorite, but removing it did improve his gameplay feel from what I heard. :)
As a lover of Nautilus, thanks so much for making his effects pretty. It has been really nice to see some flash on my old submarine again.
Really glad you liked the changes on Nautilus!
I hope this gives some appreciation and understanding when it comes to bugs btw! A lot of people don't realize how malleable some things are in game dev, which is sometimes good, but also often hard for game devs to squash bugs and make sure everything works coherently. Imagine this then multiplied by skins, weird interactions like Sylas/mid blast cone/mid Zhonyas/etc.
Yeah, when you have almost 150 champs and over 1000 skins in a game, things can get complex real fast.
Are the Vu updates done and launching? I don’t want to criticize for no reason if so because I really enjoy them. One thing I will say is I preferred the hex pattern on the old udyr shield as it represented more of a turtle. The new one is shinier and objectively better looking, but I prefer the hex style. Good job though.
I've readded the hex pattern in his shield! :)
The changes should come with 10.15!
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Oh god I am SO HYPE for Nexus Blitz!!!
We've noticed that with all these Nautilus memes going around... :D
Seriously, thank you for that though. My best friend is an Ahri main and got so happy about it, and I also think it's beautiful and am really looking forward to see it in my games!
Aaah that makes me so happy!!
I really need to make a new one of these memes, can't let August beat me at this game. >:3
Battle Academia Ezreal is my favorite legendary skin, you're an amazing artist!
Thank you so much!! Super happy to read that!
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