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1. • CommentAuthorGertjanS
   • CommentTimeNov 26th 2008

    
   Hi,
   
   Currently I'm working on a website where the user can send a candle to someone.
   I want to make the flame as realistic as possible.
   This is how far I got with Flint: http://gertjan.com/flame_test.html (for some reason the followmouse only works with mousedown in the browser)
   
   It doesn't look bad, but I still, I'd like some input :)
   
   Thanks.
2. • CommentAuthorluka66_6
   • CommentTimeNov 29th 2008

    
   Well it looks great. :)
3. • CommentAuthorRichard
   • CommentTimeDec 1st 2008

    
   That looks excellent. I hesitate to suggest anything since it's so good already, but you might like to try adding small and variable crosswinds to simulate flickering in a breeze - perhaps a small and smoothly varying sideways acceleration would do it.
4. • CommentAuthorGertjanS
   • CommentTimeDec 18th 2008 edited

    
   Oh thanks :)
   
   Check out the latest version: http://gertjan.com/flame/ (you can grab the matches)
   
   I tweaked it some more, the only thing now is the performance.
   There are two emitters in each flame, a center emitter (the white particles) and one for the background, the yellow/orange one.
   The background uses 25 particles, the center uses 15 (both Steady emitters).
   The container of both flames has a blurfilter ( 2, 2, 1 ) on it.
   
   Any tips (especially on performance) are welcome :)
   
   (ps: it's for a big candle producer, should be going live somewhere in january)
   (ps2: oyeah, there are some issues with the self-combustion candle, i'll fix that, it's driving me crazy, waaaa :D)