Visual Effect Powerup Device Design Examples

You can set a Visual Effect Powerup device to validate player behavior with a visual effect, such as when the player picks up an item or reaches a destination. Use this device to reinforce in-game information, communicate the importance of an event, or make characters sparkle just for fun!

Basic Setup

Think of the Visual Effect Powerup device as the location where you set up the details of the effect that you want to play on characters in-game. Like other devices that players never need to see or interact with, it should be placed somewhere convenient for the island creator to access and change, but it does not need to be in the playable area of your island.

Devices Used

• 1 x Visual Effect Powerup device

• 1 x Health Powerup device

Overview

1. Place the Visual Effect Powerup device.

2. Place the Health Powerup device.

3. Customize the settings.

4. Configure the functions.

Place and Customize Devices

1. Place the Visual Effects Powerup device in a convenient location.

2. Place a Health Powerup device near it.

3. Customize the Visual Effects Powerup device with the following settings: 

   

   

   

   Option	Value
   Effect Duration	10 Seconds
   Respawn	YES
   Time to Respawn	15 Seconds
   Visual Effect	GLOW
   Color Type	DIRECT COLOR
   Custom Color	#00F471

Set the Functions for the Devices

1. Link the Visual Effect Powerup to the Health Powerup using the following functions settings:

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Pickup When Receiving From	Health Powerup	On Item Picked Up

2. Configure the function settings for the Health powerup as well: 

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Pickup When Receiving From	Visual Effect Powerup Device	On Item Picked Up

Design Tip

Choose the colors and visual effects you like for the powerups!

Combine Powerups for Visual Effects

Using techniques from the basic setup above, you can add visual effects to other powerup devices.

Devices Used 

• 1 x Damage Amplifier Powerup device

• 1 x Stat Powerup device

• 1 x Grind Powerup device

• 3 x Visual Effects Powerup devices

Overview

1. Place the three powerup devices.

2. Place a Visual Effect Powerup devices near each one.

3. Configure the Visual Effect Powerup devices.

4. Configure the functions for each Visual Effects Powerup device.

Place the Devices

1. Place a Damage Amplifier Powerup device, a Stat Powerup device, and a Grind Powerup device in a convenient location.

2. Place a Visual Effect Powerup device near each one.

      Place these devices near the powerups in step 1 for convenience.

3. Configure settings for the Visual Effect Powerup device that you will connect to the Damage Amplifier Powerup:

   

   Option	Value
   Visual Effect	GLOW
   Color Type	DIRECT COLOR
   Custom Color	#FF00E2

4. Configure the functions:

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Pickup When Receiving From	Damage Amplifier Pickup	On Item Picked Up

5. Configure the Visual Effect Powerup device that you will connect to the Stat Powerup:

   

   Option	Value
   Effect Duration	15 SECONDS
   Visual Effect	OUTLINE
   Color Type	DIRECT COLOR
   Custom Color	#FFF000

6. Configure the functions:

   

   Function	Select Event
   Pickup When Receiving From	Stat Powerup	On Item Picked Up

7. Configure the Grind Powerup device: 

   

   Option	Value
   Respawn	YES
   Effect Duration	20 SECONDS

8. Configure the Visual Effect Powerup device:

   

   Option
   Effect Duration	15 SECONDS
   Visual Effect	SPARK AURA
   Color Type	DIRECT COLOR
   Custom Color	#3500FF

9. Configure the Visual Effect Powerup device functions:

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Pickup When Receiving From	Grind Powerup	On Item Picked Up

Design Tip

Now you have set up distinctive visual effects for every powerup on your island!

Try experimenting with the duration of the powerups and the visual effects.

Create a More Complex Setup

Let’s create a wild free-for-all battle game mode for up to 8 players!

Devices Used

• 10 x Item Spawner devices

• 8 x Player Spawner devices

• 2 x Cannon Spawner devices

• 2 x Siege Cannon Spawner devices

• 1 x Boat Spawner device

• 1 x Helicopter Spawner device

• 2 x Surfboard Spawner devices

• 12 x Visual Effect Powerup  devices

• 1 x Barrier device

Overview

1. Make a ship-themed battle arena.

2. Customize the Visual Effect Powerup devices and powerups.

3. Place the Player Spawners.

4. Place the Vehicle Spawners.

5. Place the Item Spawners.

6. Place the powerups.

7. Configure the game mode.

Make a Ship-Themed Battle Arena

Oasis Island features a tiny island with a handy beached boat. That island makes a good mid-point for our ship-to-ship island battle!

1. Start with the Oasis Island starter island.

2. Use pieces from the Megalodon and Lazy Lagoon galleries to create the play area. Place the Megalodon super-ship and the pirate ship prefabs on either side of Oasis Island.

   

   

3. In this example, stairs from these galleries were used to create access ramps from the island up onto each ship.

4. To get a look like the example, go to Island Settings > World > Ambience, then use the following values:

   

   Option	Value
   Time of Day	5:00 PM
   Light Color	YELLOW
   Fog Color	GREEN

Customize the Visual Effect Powerup Devices for All Four Powerups

This step is the same as Basic Setup and Combine Powerups for Visual Effects, so repeat those steps here. 

Place the Player Spawners

Place five player spawners on the Megalodon ship and three more spawners on the pirate ship.

Place the Vehicle Spawners

This play space is so big that it’s perfect for using vehicles to add to the fun!

1. Place the Helicopter Spawner and the Siege Cannon Spawner on the bow of the ship.

   

2. Add a second Siege Cannon Spawner on the back deck.

   

3. Add a Boat Spawner by the mouth of the ship.

   

4. Add two Cannon Spawners below decks.

   

Load and Place the Item Spawners

1. Make weapons and equipment available to your players by dropping it onto an Item Spawner device. Use whatever weapons and equipment you prefer.

   

   

   

2. Configure the Item Spawner:

   

   Option	Value
   Random Spawns	RANDOM
   Item Scale	1.5

3. Place copies of your Item Spawner device all over your island in interesting and fun locations. This example has 10 spawners, with some on both ships and one in the middle of Oasis Island itself.

   

Place the Powerups in the Play Area

Copy and place the various powerup spawners where you think players would have the most fun finding and using:

Configure the Game Mode Using the Island Settings

1. Go to Island Settings > Mode > Structure > Max Players and select 8:  

   

2.   Go to Mode > Matchmaking Settings and select:

   

   Option	Value
   Island Matchmaking Privacy	Party Choice
   Minimum Players	2
   Overtiime Player Target	2

3. Go to Scoring > Elimination Scoring and select 2:  

   

4. Go to Mode > Victory Condition > Game Win Condition and select Most Score Wins:

   

Add a Barrier Device to Constrain the Action

To help ensure that players don’t wander too far away from the fun, add a barrier device just under Oasis Island in the center of the map:

Use the following settings on the device:

Design Tip

And there you have it — a unique, playable, free-for-all fight for up to eight players!

Try adjusting the placement of the powerups, vehicles, even the weapons — inside of the Item Spawners to create unique experiences.