[4E6]Discuss Element: Explosions

d000hg · 2007-09-29T11:59:41

On first glance this is the easy element. But the game should actually use the elements and to me that means more than just having pretty explosions - they should in some way be a part of the game itself. For instance the way barrels explode Doom or you can use rocket jumping in Quake seem to fit this. Pretty shader explosions that don't actually do anything seem a little weak. Any thoughts or other interpretations on this one?