AI War 2: Zenith Miner Ravages Planet
The art for this is now complete, and uses several parts of our new subsystem for adding in traditional particle effects and similar for major events.
First the miner is just sending a spike of energy through the planet, lifting rocks out of the top. Then when there are only 30 seconds left, there is a large release of dark swirling energy of some sort. When the timer finishes, there's a massive explosion, leaving behind a twisted, very unnatural structure in the wake of what the Miner ate.
Was that organic-looking structure part of the mining process, or just some byproduct that essentially is left out of spite? More study needed of these inscrutable aliens.
Coming on Tuesday in DLC2 for AI War 2. The Zenith Onslaught!