explosions

Markus_McCloud once again. So I've read this thread and thought a bit about Pirate space stations. They may be fun to destroy as well as a good way to beta-test a starship before releasing it to the Dock, but there's not much of a reward for those who actively seek and destroy them. Sure, the...

Markus_McCloud here. A Macross Missile Massacre (or Itano Circus) is defined by TVTropes as "A tactic wherein a military vehicle or craft [...] launches a massive salvo of missiles at a target (sometimes more missiles than you'd think the craft would be able to hold)." My question is, what's...

been playing a lot of freespace 2 open lately and it got me thinking about what starmade severely lacks... BIG FRICKIN EXPLOSIONS. And not just explosions but satisfying 90s esque 2d explosions... and the lack of particle effects like sparks coming off of cannon and beam hits cuz the wimpy...