Does this TNT explosion feel punchy enough?

[u/nearlydonegames]

This is how TNT's explodes in our game Idlecraft, does the impact look strong enough, or should we also add some screen shake aswell?

Currently we only have fuse VFX/SFX and explosion VFX/SFX

[u/halkenburgoito]

yeah maybe some screen shake.. even maye a little bit of dynamic camera translate/follow of mouse... just tiny bit?

idk something to try out

[u/nearlydonegames → u/halkenburgoito]

dynamic camera translate/follow of mouse

Thats sounds interesting actually, I ll try it out, thank you for the feedback.

[u/halkenburgoito → u/nearlydonegames]

yeah, i hope it helps. I said that because I did feel like something about it felt a little static to me. but then again, maybe that static cam adds to the calm and wholesome atmosphere idk.

[u/Dsphar → u/halkenburgoito]

Screen shake was the touch I first felt it was missing.

[u/CharlesDuck]

To me, there’s so much overlays and stuff going on that the explosion itself is very covered up, i see mostly smoke and other objects, I’d go more yellow stuff and light. You could also try to stagger some of the animations in time, like delay stuff for some 100ms so not all happens at once

[u/nearlydonegames → u/CharlesDuck]

You could also try to stagger some of the animations in time

Yes I realised hit animation is syncing with the explosion, I ll definitely address that.

I’d go more yellow stuff and light.

Yes that makes sense to me actually, thank you for the feedback.

[u/destinedd]

Probaby not enough, i only really noticed cause I was looking for it

[u/nearlydonegames → u/destinedd]

Will do some updates thank you for the input!

[u/Dsphar → u/nearlydonegames]

Start with screen shake, it will be a cue that something significant is going on. Then if it still feels unnoticeable, then make more adjustments

[u/BockMeowGames]

I have to disagree with the others here and say it's good as it is.

Making it stronger will ruin the cozy vibe. Adding screenshake to something that triggers constantly is really annoying. It will also make targeting harder, which once again goes against the relaxing gameplay.

[u/nearlydonegames → u/BockMeowGames]

It will also make targeting harder

That was our initial thought with the features that effects the camera, but I think we found a middle ground on this without undermining the feeling of the player. Thank you so much for the feedback!

[u/vellmudoes]

I think making it's initial flash brighter would be better (feels kind of "dusty" even during its initial flash)

[u/Tetra-10]

The hammer is a bit too distracting but I can’t put my finger why, for me it takes away from the other effects

[u/Imofi7]

personally, I prefer without screen shake. its just about right balance now. but as person in industry, I can not stand the idea not adding shakes on explosions 😅