Weapon enchantment effects : V

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:37 pm

I was sitting here thinking today and i thought that when you enchant weapons that it would have and effect on its appearance. Such as when you enchant a sword with lightning it would spark like tesla armor in fallout 3 and have blue engravings added to the weapon, fire would flame and have red engravings or color tone. Frost would kind of have the smokey effect of liquid nitrogen and light blue/white engraving and color tone. thoughts, ideas criticism.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:39 pm

Polls! Yay!

But yeah, of course they will make it better. Everyone complained about how dumb Oblivion's enchanted weapons and armor looked like.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:02 pm

I actualy think this makes perfect sence. Why wouldnt a magical weapon (or any piece of magical equipment for that matter) not look "magicky"?

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:12 pm

Would be very EPIC :goodjob:

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:56 pm

Would be very EPIC :goodjob:

THIS!

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» Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:55 am

Aside the stupid glimmering effect there were a few weapons in Morrowind (Tribunal in particular) that actually had a cool effect like flames coming out of it. Don't know why there wasn't anything like that in Oblivion.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:35 am

Yes of course, Oblivion was way behind in this category.

Also, I want enchanted arrows and arrows from enchanted bows to still be visible sticking out of the target! You don't have to let use get the enchanted arrows back, but at least give us something cool to look at when we get a perfect shot right in the heart or between the eyes.

This is the reason I always use unenchanted bows with poisons instead of enchanted ones in oblivion.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:15 am

I dream to weild a katana with animated lightning along the blade (wait, will katanas even be in the game? I remember how much they pretty much disappeared from morrowind to oblivion, leaving only 2 kinds)

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:42 pm

Yes, except for the engravings.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:57 am

I could be wrong, but the GI picture with the icewraiths in it has the character holding what looks to be an enchanted short sword. Nice effect too.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:10 am

Leave the possibility to modders but don t loose time on it

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:38 pm

also for arrows with fire enchantment they could also be lit on fire at the tip and as you launch them and that poor unsuspecting guard you can see it soar through the air until bam the guard dies in display of fire

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:49 pm

This is expected to be honest. Oblivion was a very basic step in the right direction with enchanted weapons glowing different colors. Now it's time to actually generate elemental enhancements around the weapons to truly make a visceral and great effect.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:46 pm

I had a topic on this about a month or 2 ago

Definately a yes for me!

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:14 am

Any graphical update would be nice but I love enchanted weapons and it would be great if you had weapons that had elements or auras if you will radiating off the weapons: would it be awesome if you could toggle on and off the weapons effect too so it would not use all of its magic with each hit, or whenever the magic runs out in the weapon have the effect b;eed or fade away that would be great.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:34 am

The only problem that I do see already exists with some mods for Oblivion and the way you view the weapon in relation to the world while playing the game. I like the colored glowing, but an aura can block over a third of your view when wielding a two handed weapon in first person. Hopefully this will not be an issue at all in Skyrim.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 2:29 pm

I want this!

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:29 pm

If they did it cool.

They did it in Morrowind. Which actually got old, as when you character was in full custom enchanted gear they looked like a shimmering fruitcake.

I always covered myself in a plain bear skin robe.

That’s not to say that they couldn’t do it better in Skyrim though.

» Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:27 am

I had a topic on this about a month or 2 ago

Definately a yes for me!

Great minds think alike

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:53 pm

Yes, of course I think it would be awesome, as long as it wasn't TOO flashy/gaudy. If I enchant a sword with fire, I'd rather not have the entire blade be bursting in 3 foot high magical flames at all times. If it could be more subtle I'd like it. Flickers of flame coming off the blade now and then. And I've always wanted to enchant a staff with ice and have frost steam come off of it, or a snowflake fall off it once in a while.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:11 pm

Yes of course, Oblivion was way behind in this category.

Also, I want enchanted arrows and arrows from enchanted bows to still be visible sticking out of the target! You don't have to let use get the enchanted arrows back, but at least give us something cool to look at when we get a perfect shot right in the heart or between the eyes.

This is the reason I always use unenchanted bows with poisons instead of enchanted ones in oblivion.

I want Thief-like arrows!!! :fakenopic:

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:01 pm

Cant wait to duel wield two enchanted weps at once and with two different effects on each blade. :drool:

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:15 pm

I like the liguid nitrogen smoke effect the most.............seeing it come out of the sheath while foams of fog fall out onto the ground.

That would look very *kck kck*.

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:08 pm

Aside the stupid glimmering effect there were a few weapons in Morrowind (Tribunal in particular) that actually had a cool effect like flames coming out of it. Don't know why there wasn't anything like that in Oblivion.

what are you talking about every enchanted weapon and armor had a shader in Oblivion

» Mon Dec 06, 2010 12:30 pm

I like the liguid nitrogen smoke effect the most.............seeing it come out of the sheath while foams of fog fall out onto the ground.

That would look very *kck kck*.

that would be pretty badazz