League of legends emotion event. Creating visual effects in the style of League of Legends. Regular sales of emotions
Five days ago, Riot Games announced an exciting new feature called Mastery of Champions. The purpose of this system is to show the process of improving each player's game on a particular champion. In addition, the teamwork of the players will also improve, since it is for this that precious points will be awarded. But first things first.
Mastery of Champions
What is Champion Mastery?
The Mastery system is designed to determine the amount of power that a player puts into a particular champion, and also uses a specific system to measure the level of mastery of him. When a player wins a game, he receives a certain amount of Champion Points (CP) and then some kind of reward. The number of points earned directly depends on the performance of the team.
Champion Mastery Unlock
Your Summoner level must be above 5 to participate in this program.
Initially, all champions have the first level of Mastery, as well as 0 SP. Once you start playing and earning SP, you will be able to earn ranks and unlock rewards that will vary based on your current rank. In your profile you will be able to see:
- Three best champions;
- Skill sum (total number of levels on all champions);
- Champions that are close to Mastery level.
At the moment, the introduction of the system is planned only for Regular games on the Summoner's Rift map.
Champion Points
Champion Points are earned by playing as a specific champion. Earning these Points will give you the ability to level up your Mastery on that champion and be rewarded once you level up. Champion points directly depend on both your personal performance and the performance of your team. You will be able to see the number of Champion Points earned in the post-match results.
It is also worth noting that you will get a lot more Champion Points if you play with friends. The more friends you have on the team, the more points you earn. For example, if there are five of you, then you will get 50% more SP than if you played alone.
Ratings
After the game is over, you will be able to find out the score you got on a particular champion in that game. This score is given to you by the Mastery system. The score depends entirely on your performance, as well as the role you played.
Awards
Reward Tiers
Depending on what level of Mastery the player will have, he will be able to receive a certain reward. It is worth noting that promotions will only start at the fourth level of Mastery:
- Unique Mastery Emblem display emote, loading screen border, unique announcement banner
The developers promise that this is just the beginning. Over time, there will be even more levels and even more rewards.
Mastery Emblem
You will have the opportunity to demonstrate the level of ownership of the champion directly in the game itself. As in the case of other emotions (laughter, dance and others), it will be tied to a "hot key". This binding will be displayed in the game options:
Loading Screen Mastery Frame
If you can unlock this reward, you will see a new frame for your loading screen. The displayed Mastery rank will only be visible to the players on your team.
Banner in announcements
- You or your ally killed the enemy;
- Anyone who kills an opponent above rank four.
Stop dying typing messages in chat. Emotes allow you to react to what is happening in real time with a set of in-game icons. To celebrate the launch, every player will receive a free thumbs up emote!
To get started, select the desired emotions in section "Collection".
You can place up to five emotes on the emotes wheel. In addition, there are two additional cells. Emote from the first is automatically played at the beginning of the game, and from the second - in case of victory. This way you don't have to guess the timing to show the emote just before the nexus is destroyed.
The standard key for calling the wheel of emotions in the game is T, but you can choose any other (this will be especially useful for Lee Sin players).
And if you feel like a chair is about to catch fire under you, you can turn off the emotes of specific players in the score window. In addition, we have added the "Hide all enemy emotes" option to the game settings. And if you take damage from a champion while showing an emote, the animation will immediately stop, and the emote itself will go on cooldown.
Emotions can be found in section "Emotions" in the shop.
In the future, each emote can be purchased for 450RP, but to celebrate the launch, we're running a sale during which they'll be available at a discounted price - 350RP. In addition, the store will have " starter kit emotions" - a set of five emotions, one of which will be exclusive. The cost of the set is 975RP. Discounts and a set will disappear from the store November 7, 2017 at 10:59 am Moscow time.
After launch, emotes will be featured in both regular bundle sales and single item sales.
If something is not clear to you, check out the answers to frequently asked questions.
Please don't overreact.
Recently, the popular esports portal Dot Esports published a small but useful material for novice summoners who want to increase their skill and generally improve their game. Let's see what Western journalists recommend to novice lawmakers.
Minimap tracking
As a rule, most beginners try to follow exclusively their character and the events around him. However, do not forget that the game is still a team game, and you should learn how to follow the progress of the game using the mini-map. For professional players, one glance at the map is enough to understand the balance of power, enemy tactics, calculate further actions and take advantage of this. Such skill, of course, comes with experience, understanding the basics and specifics of tactics, as well as the characteristics of the champions of your team and the enemy team. However, you won't be able to develop the skill of predicting the game with the help of the mini-map if you don't start doing it right now.
Free review
Like the previous point, the possibility of a free view is an important criterion for assessing what is happening during the skating rink. By default, in the game, the camera is assigned to the character, which introduces a number of restrictions into your game. First of all, turn off this function by pressing the "Y" key, so you can follow the teammates and opponents who are in their field of view.
Pinging
Those. mark on the map important events, alert about threats and communicate your intentions. Recall that the game is a team game, and if you notice an enemy ambush, you should warn your team about this by indicating a dangerous region on the map. The "G" and "V" keys are responsible for marking zones on the map, but you should not overdo it, so as not to distract your comrades once again.
Ignore chat
For communication and a well-coordinated game, the functions of marking or pinging the mini-map are enough, and text chat is very ineffective, and sometimes even leads to disastrous consequences. Do not be distracted by typing text or commands - use map markings. Moreover, you will not always meet friendly players in the chat, you can get rid of annoying messages using the "/mute" or "/ignore" + player nickname commands. You can block chat in this way not only with allies, but also with opponents.
Using fast attack
The use of your champion's skills needs improvement. If earlier, to activate the ability, you had to use the keys "Q", "W", "E", or "R" + left mouse button on the enemy, which takes precious time during the fight, then more advanced players should learn how to use the quick attacks. Turn on this function in the game settings, and after activating the ability, it will immediately be applied to the area of \u200b\u200byour cursor. This skill requires constant concentration on the cursor so that your ult does not fly away in an unknown direction, however, having mastered this technique, you will significantly improve your game performance in general.
Movement and attack
By using a quick attack, you will free up the left mouse button for more efficient use of it - movement and attack. Thus, your champion will stop and attack nearby opponents.
minion kill
The final blow to minions adds strength to your champion. You should learn to monitor the health level of the creeps and deliver the last blow at the right time. In the future, you will become so skilled that you can manipulate entire waves of minions.
Ignore Baron Nashor and Dragon
Beginners should not go to the bosses on the map, even if the entire enemy team is dead. In this case, it is better for beginners to push and destroy towers, so you will help your team more.
Use of totems
Use totems wisely, which will allow you to see what is happening in a hidden area of the map while you are in the lane. Particular attention should be paid to places at the entrance / exit from the forest and approaches to the river. Supports, on the other hand, prefer the Seeing Stone and the All-Seeing Lens, which allows you to find hidden mercenaries.
have fun!
And the most important thing! During the game, it is important to learn how to get fun, enjoy the process. Learning is always difficult, but in the game it is a lot more fun to do it! Good luck on the fields of Justice!
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Riot Games employee Kevin Leroy gave an interview to 80.lv in which he talked about how he creates visual effects in the spirit of League of Legends in Unity.
Special effects
I will talk about spells, because this is my path. Take, for example, projectiles - one of the most complex types of effects. Most projectiles are made up of three elements: the creation effect, the projectile itself, and the hit effect.
Consider the base projectile:
As you can see, it is very simple, but conveys the most important information: direction. The main concentric circles move in the direction in which the projectile will be fired and enhance its readability, while the sparks add style to the effect and also indicate its direction.
The projectile is the most important part of the effect. The player will either dodge it or get hurt. It should look like this so that it is clear what kind of object it is: Nidalee's spear, which will take away half the health, or Elise's cocoon, which will not deal damage, but stun. Things get more complicated when you add character images to it. The visuals need to read but also convey the mood of the character, which is quite tricky given how many characters and costumes there are in the game.
Here is a projectile for Vel "Goat in the form of a Star Defender:
The main point (Hot Point) is the most important. This is the part of the projectile that you need to dodge. It must be visible, clearly defined and easy to read. It should not diverge from the hitbox, because then the players will not be able to dodge it.
The next part is the trail. It is very important because it shows the direction. There are also minor elements, they change depending on the image. For example, if it is an image of the Project, then there will be digital squares or sparks. In Star Guardians, stars and glitter meet. Secondary elements remain on the screen a little longer than the trace.
Finally, there are glow and shadow. A logical question: "Why do you need a shadow when you shoot a bright star?". The shadow is needed to enhance the glow. On a dark background, it appears brighter.
The hit effect usually occurs when the projectile's hitbox collides with an enemy character.
I have divided it into several parts. The first and most important is the moment of impact. It should be very short (about one tenth of a second) and attract the attention of the player: the projectile hit! Then the glow disappears and only the effects remain. In this case, the highlight disappears almost at the same rate as the glow. After it, the sparks disappear, and only bokeh points remain.
Process of creation
I usually do everything in Unity as I mostly use particles and shader effects. For textures I use Photoshop, for meshes I use Maya. I create particles in Shuriken's built-in particle system.
As a rule, I start creating an effect with its simplified version. If it's a projectile, I create a new particle system, set the basic shape they should spawn from, and the color. After that, only refinement remains. I add and remove parts of the effect depending on what I need: if I need a highlight, I create a particle system that renders one highlight. If I need a footprint, I add it and load the texture. If none of the existing textures fit, I create a new one and use trial and error to bring it to the ideal state.
I paint all the textures in Photoshop. I'm not a very good artist, so I rely on simple textures. Here are some examples:
Most of them are black and white because it makes it easier for me to control the color of the particle. If I suddenly want to change its color, I don't have to start Photoshop again. I can do this directly in Unity using the Color over Lifetime value.
Animation
There are three ways to animate visual effects. Most often, I do this through particle systems, specifying changes in their values.
For example, the Start Speed parameter gives the particle momentum. If it is equal to 20, then the particle will move at a speed of 20 units per second. If you add Velocity over Lifetime, then you can control the speed of the particle. Limit Velocity over Lifetime allows you to make the particle seem to slow down due to friction.
Color over Lifetime changes the color of the particle. Let's say if you add an alpha layer gradient that looks like 0 - 0.5 - 0, then the particle will first be invisible, then it will gradually appear, reach a transparency of 0.5, and eventually disappear.
Another way to animate is with animated shaders, like this one:
They allow you to create a complex movement. This is useful for shock waves, beams, and many other things. I often use them in conjunction with particle systems through particle meshes. To do this, I create a single mesh particle and animate it using the particle values. This is much easier than using the timeline and creating an additional animation file.
Finally, there is the traditional mesh animation. It is sometimes used in conjunction with the previous method, which leads to interesting effects.
Reusing materials and textures
When you just start your career, you have no experience, and you have to create everything from scratch. But over time, your library grows. One sheaf of sparks can be used as the starting point for most of these effects. You just change the values of speed, colors and so on. Same with textures: when you have a dozen good noise textures, there is no need to create a new one. You can choose the most suitable and adapt a little.
This is useful if you always work with the same engine. But if you have to switch, say, between Unreal Engine 4 and Unity, then everything becomes more complicated. Most of the materials for one engine cannot be used in another. But textures are possible.
Do I need to know how to program to work in this field?
Yes and no.
A visual effects artist is a very broad concept. For me, this is someone who creates magic, literally and figuratively. There are artists who create stylized spells and effects, like me, there are those who specialize in realistic environment effects, someone creates shaders, someone creates particles, and so on. In some areas, programming is practically not necessary, in others it is the other way around.
I haven't written a single line of code in my entire career. We have all necessary tools, and if the code is still needed, then programmers write it. In any case, it is important to at least understand how programs and games work. Your job may not be like programming, but it is very code dependent.
How to organize work
I can only speak about Unity. The only plugin I use is ShaderForge, a shader generator. It allows me to create simple and complex shaders without having to write code. All you need is logic. There are a huge number of training videos on the Internet on it, I also recommend official tutorials.
If you want to start a career in VFX, there is only one thing I strongly advise: references. This is the most important thing. If you want to create something, you can, of course, start from scratch. But you are unlikely to succeed, unless you are incredibly talented. When you want to create an effect, explore it first. Play games, watch anime, movies, pictures, stuff like that. An example of any effect can be found in a couple of minutes. Use it.
Another important thing is to ask people's opinions about your work. When I first started, I had no idea that there were groups of people who shared experience with each other for free. For example, RTVFX. Go there, ask questions, ask for ratings. This is a great community, always ready to help. You can also find many resources and references there. Reviews are progress, don't be afraid to ask people to rate your work.
Write"X" is a normal attack. The key is practically not used.
"Q", "W", "E", "R" - the use of skills (from left to right). Primary keys for using all skills.
"Alt + Q", "Alt + W", "Alt + E", "Alt + R" - increase the skill level (from left to right). At first, skills can be increased using the mouse, but with increasing skill, it is best to do this using the keyboard.
"D" - the first additional (sumoner) spell. Like skills, spells must be learned using the keyboard.
"F" - the second additional (sumoner) spell. Like skills, spells must be learned using the keyboard.
"A" - attack the first target that comes into the champion's field of view. Very handy when you're chasing an enemy trying to hide in the bushes. If an enemy champion tries to trick you and change direction abruptly, your champion will still attack him as soon as he sees him.
"S" - champion stop.
"H" - (hold). While the button is pressed, the champion stands still and does nothing. This is mainly used during the swing, so as not to attack the minions unnecessarily, but to make effective attacks in order to finish off.
"1 - 6" - inventory slots. In League of Legends, there are many items that not only provide various bonuses, but can be used during combat. Well, of course, the fastest way to use them is with the keyboard.
"B" - when used, your champion starts teleporting to the base.
"Z" - chat history.
"M" - opening a large location map.
"Arrows" - move the camera. It is better to immediately forget about these keys and not use them.
"C" - character characteristic.
"P" - open a store. Of course, if you are far from the store, then you won’t be able to buy items, but you can see the price of an item.
"Tab" - shows the statistics of the match.
"G", "Alt + Left click" - mark on the map. Used very often to show your allies some key places on the map or to indicate to the allies that the enemy hero has left your lane.
"Alt + Left click on the champion" - focus mark. Used in large fights to point out a specific enemy hero. Also often used to draw the attention of your allies to a certain hero.
"Y" - fix the camera. It is best not to use this feature.
"Space" - centering the camera on your champion. In some cases, it can help, but as a rule, a competent player always keeps his hero in sight.
"F1 - F5" - Center the camera on your champion or ally's champion.
"L" - turn on / off the display of minions' health. To be honest, the health of minions is always better to see, in order to finish them off in time.
"Shift + L" - turn on / off the display of champions' health.
"Ctrl+F" - enable/disable FPS display.
"Alt + Right click" - minion control. Some champions can call on various monsters to help them. That's just to control them, and this key combination was invented.
"F12" - take a screenshot.
"Esc" - game menu.
In addition to hotkeys in League of Legends, there are a number of commands that are used in chat. These are mainly commands for negotiating with other players, but there are also a few commands for controlling your champion's emotions.
First, let's look at the basic chat commands. Be sure to pay attention to the "/" character, which is placed before all commands.
Enter - opens the chat. Next comes the message. Pressing "enter" again sends the message. Be careful when sending a message, as you can accidentally press "enter" and then use hotkeys, but they will not work, but the message will be typed in the chat. It is also worth remembering that when sending a message in this way, only your allies will see it. To send a message to all participants, a specific key combination is used, described below.
/Help - list of commands and their description
/all or "Shift + Enter" - opens the chat, but the message is written for all participants. After typing the message, you just need to press "enter" to send the message.
/W "" "" - send a private message to the player.
/R - Reply to the last private message.
/Mute "" - adds the player to the blacklist (ignore).
/buddylist - Displays all players from the online friend list.
/surrender - start voting to lose. When you see that your team can no longer win, then you can use the team. After that, all players will have a small voting menu. In order for your team to surrender, it is necessary that the majority of the players vote in favor. When you play on big map, that is, 5 by 5, then it is necessary that 4-5 players vote for defeat. If your team votes, for example, 3 to 2, then the vote will not be valid and it can only be repeated after a few minutes.
Before the start of the match, you can show off in front of your allies using your champion's various emotes.
/joke - The champion starts telling a joke. You can also use the abbreviation "/j" or the hotkeys ctrl+1.
/taunt - Taunt another champion. You can also use the abbreviation "/t" or the hotkeys ctrl+2.
/dance - The champion starts to dance. You can also use the abbreviation "/d" or the hotkeys ctrl+3.
/laugh - The champion starts laughing. You can also use the abbreviation "/l" or the hotkeys ctrl+4.
Comments
reply Vendgar (13.12.2015)
Ctrl+5 - Bard's meeps start dancing
Ctrl + 6 - show your rank to enemies in their field of view and allies, you can also show your team icon.
answer Limon4ik VIN (23.01.2017) Help, I can't show my rank, Ctrl+6 (does not work), where to click or in the settings, help pliz
answer * * * * * (14.12.2015) Guys and in Lol the shift does not work at all ???
reply kotrino (18.02.2016) ё or ~ - used to attack champions, while holding "tilde" minions are ignored
answer Vitaly (10/13/2016) How to use the ability on yourself. Well, something similar to double-clicking in dota 2.
answer Editor (10/13/2016) To do this, you need to use the ability while holding down the Alt key (for example, Alt + Q).
answer Bogdan (29.06.2017) how to use emote from confrontation event???
I bought an icon with an emotion and don't understand how to use it in the game
tell
reply lol (05.11.2016) Damn, tell me where and how it is called IN HOT KEYS - like a mouse does not highlight creeps and towers, but only heroes .... creeps can’t be the target then ... I used to set it ... now I can’t find it (((
answer kavali (11/10/2016) Editor, how to say. what would an ally retreat?
reply anonymous (02.12.2016)
"Alt + Q", "Alt + W", "Alt + E", "Alt + R" is to cast spells on yourself...
"Ctrl + Q", "Ctrl + W", "Ctrl + E", "Ctrl + R" - increase the skill level (from left to right). At first, skills can be improved with the mouse, but with increasing skill it is better to do this with the keyboard.
reply ganazys (08.12.2016) Is there a team / ability to respond to personal messages during the match to a player who is not in the match?
Reply Zetsu (06.01.2017) At first, skills can be improved using the mouse, but with increasing skill it is better / vsgeo / to do this using the keyboard. (Total)
answer Alex Snowray (31.01.2017) But what if the chat is too high at the top and I can't lower it with the mouse? How to restore previous settings? I already reset them and even deleted the game and reinstalled. All the same....
answer * * * * * (12.02.2017) flaunt spelled together
answer necr (30.04.2017) Tell me how to use commands such as: alive, there is gold to buy, flash, etc.. everyone just uses it, but I don’t catch up with how
