Favorite Designs: Special effects

[Lighthawk]

And we're back. We've done ships, we've done weapons, now it's time to find out what special effects of trek tickled your fancy, what FX made you sit up and go "Wow!", or at least made you think "Cool stuff"

Same old rules, make a nomination. If three other people will support it, it becomes a candidate for voting when the poll is put up.

For my own, I have to nominate the new transporter effect in XI. Something about the swirly pattern effect really just does it for me the way the glimmering moats never did. I also nominate the new warp jump, it just gives such a better feel of vast, blinding acceleration.

[stitch626]

I will second the new transporter effect. Similar enough to the original, and looks cool.

I'l also like to nominate the STVI photon torpedo and the destruction of the FC cube.

[Sionnach Glic]

I didn't think the FC Cube destruction was all that great, personally.

I quite like the new warp drive effect. Caught me by surprise when I didn't see the familiar star-streak effect.

[Lighthawk]

Nominees

XI transporter, 1 supporting vote
XI Warp jump, 1 supporting vote
STVI photon torpedo
Destruction of the FC cube

[Captain Seafort]

Another vote for the Trek XI warp jump - quicker, snappier, and generally better than the TNG+ effect. And I liked the bang.

[Lighthawk]

Nominees

XI transporter, 1 supporting vote
XI Warp jump, 2 supporting vote
STVI photon torpedo
Destruction of the FC cube

[Graham Kennedy]

Voyager ramming the Krenim Timeship. That was just made of pure awesome.

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[stitch626]

Voyager ramming the Krenim Timeship. That was just made of pure awesome.

Totally forgot about that, I second.

[Nickswitz]

Voyager ramming the Krenim Timeship. That was just made of pure awesome.

Totally forgot about that, I second.

Thirded... That was pure awesome, as well as the time ship firing and hitting the planet, that was pretty awesome too.

[Lighthawk]

Nominees

XI transporter, 1 supporting vote
XI Warp jump, 2 supporting vote
STVI photon torpedo
Destruction of the FC cube
Voyager ramming the Krenim Timeship, 2 supporting votes
Krenim Timeship firing and hitting the planet

[kostmayer]

The Genesis cave, or the Mutara Nebula from Star Trek TWOK:

Not the best technically, but both looked gorgeous in my eyes.

[Lazar]

I'll nominate the destruction of the E-nil in TSFS, and I'll second the STXI warp jump.

[Lighthawk]

Nominees

XI transporter, 1 supporting vote
STVI photon torpedo
Destruction of the FC cube
Voyager ramming the Krenim Timeship, 2 supporting votes
Krenim Timeship firing and hitting the planet
The Genesis cave
Mutara Nebula
Destruction of the E-nil in TSFS

Candidates
XI Warp jump

[Sionnach Glic]

I'll second the Mutara nebula. Simple, and not Earth-shatteringly spectacular, but they pulled it off nicely.

[Lighthawk]

Nominees

XI transporter, 1 supporting vote
STVI photon torpedo
Destruction of the FC cube
Voyager ramming the Krenim Timeship, 2 supporting votes
Krenim Timeship firing and hitting the planet
The Genesis cave
Mutara Nebula, 1 supporting vote
Destruction of the E-nil in TSFS

Candidates
XI Warp jump