Shield VFX: UO shimmer over the warded caster

marco commented

2026-07-19 11:32:33 +02:00

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The shield form (GHY KOR) currently shows a translucent cyan ward ring at the caster's feet for the duration — an MVP indicator. Replace it with the real UO shield/protection effect (shimmer over the body) reused via the asset pack, like the fireball pipeline.

Extract the UO shield effect art and pack it under effect/shield_*.
Client: on the Shielded message, play the shimmer over the caster for the given seconds (alongside or instead of the ring).

Follow-up to the shield slice; sibling of #80 (heal VFX).

Definition of Done

A warded caster shows a visible UO shimmer for the shield duration, then it clears.
Effect art loads from the pack with a graceful fallback when the pack is absent.

The shield form (GHY KOR) currently shows a translucent cyan ward ring at the caster's feet for the duration — an MVP indicator. Replace it with the real UO shield/protection effect (shimmer over the body) reused via the asset pack, like the fireball pipeline. - Extract the UO shield effect art and pack it under `effect/shield_*`. - Client: on the `Shielded` message, play the shimmer over the caster for the given seconds (alongside or instead of the ring). Follow-up to the shield slice; sibling of #80 (heal VFX). ## Definition of Done - [ ] A warded caster shows a visible UO shimmer for the shield duration, then it clears. - [ ] Effect art loads from the pack with a graceful fallback when the pack is absent.