i literally had a speedrun writing this, i keep getting kicked out of the site every 5-15 minutes and then can’t join back
Context:
I’m pretty sure a lot of people hate how solid magics are made - they appear with these cool VFX and some structures… orrrr… something else… And then, the built structures of metal, ice, crystals whatsoever just shrink and fall into the abyss! Like, no special effects at all!
They just appear, show their majestic look and then disappear without any cool effects.
Sometimes it just looks ugly and i always wanted the solid magics VFX to be updated in general.
Proposal:
For this, it’d be better if instead of falling down into the abyss of unknown they would simply shatter! I’ll do the examples on Crystal Magic because it’s just the coolest solid magic ever ![]()
When you use Explosion spell, a giant crystal mine appears - seems normal. But after that, instead of just disappearing into the ground - it will shatter to pieces, exploding and scattering into smaller crystals which only then will fall ON THE GROUND and then slowly disappear. Some of these crystals could start glowing before the explosion - which further enforces the fact that there’s a force, causing the crystals to shatter.
Same thing will happen with any spell or skill that will create the crystal structures - Especially the Beam spell, where it summons a crystal spike (or something else, i associate it with a spike) and then makes it shatter - instead of the usual falling which makes no cool effect.
General:
Generally, i think it will make the solid magics more fun to use VFX-wise, or perhaps even satisfying. There will be no more ugly falling of the structures you created - they will shatter to pieces with much cooler look!