i was gonna say that red/orange would be the most realistic but it seems you've done a lot more research than i have

He (Helium)

Easy to come by and gives off a nice color.

Huh. I'd say whichever would seem the most abundant/easiest to utilize in the plasma-making process. Which I happen to no nearly nothing about how that is done. Or something environmentally friendly, idk.

Edit: Is there any real difference in effectiveness?

Quote from: Snow Digger on December 07, 2014, 03:53:15 PM

Thanks for the info, I can now colour the plasma my laser weapons in Warframe fire and say "Cool, I'm firing Hydrogen plasma"

I've never played warframe, but I've heard its good. What is it like? An FPS or something?

Quote from: AC on December 07, 2014, 03:55:11 PM

Huh. I'd say whichever would seem the most abundant/easiest to utilize in the plasma-making process. Which I happen to no nearly nothing about how that is done. Or something environmentally friendly, idk.

Edit: Is there any real difference in effectiveness?

Well they're all superheated to a few thousand degrees, so they are all doing 4th (If thats a thing) degree burns and melting most metals. It's more based on the colour than anything. The species that utilises them most is ruled in a society that works like an alien USSR, and the leader has a signature colour in their flags and aesthetic that dicates the colour of their weapons. The previous leader- Tabek- used a violet colour in the army. The current leader- Kabolt- uses orange, which is reflected in the flag and colour of lights and stuff.

Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:03:51 PM

Quote from: Snow Digger on December 07, 2014, 03:53:15 PM

Thanks for the info, I can now colour the plasma my laser weapons in Warframe fire and say "Cool, I'm firing Hydrogen plasma"

I've never played warframe, but I've heard its good. What is it like? An FPS or something?

Third person co-op shooter. Tons of free fun. It's really the only game I play nowadays when I'm able to play games.

Quote from: Snow Digger on December 07, 2014, 04:05:13 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:03:51 PM

Quote from: Snow Digger on December 07, 2014, 03:53:15 PM

Thanks for the info, I can now colour the plasma my laser weapons in Warframe fire and say "Cool, I'm firing Hydrogen plasma"

I've never played warframe, but I've heard its good. What is it like? An FPS or something?

Third person co-op shooter. Tons of free fun. It's really the only game I play nowadays when I'm able to play games.

Is it on 360?

Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:26:47 PM

Quote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PM

Argon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting them

The species that shoots them evolved in a carbon-dioxide based atmosphere, so they wear masks akin to those on Avatar that the humans use. their society is much like that of the USSR (Though they actually listen to their people and make sure they are happy to an extent, political dissent is not allowed and military service is mandatory) and their world is heavily urbanised. The military is sorted into three main groups- infantry, leader and command and this is separted by the colour of their coat, dark red, green or blue. The emperor has a sigature colour, used in the flag, stripes, mask colour, colour of plasma and other aspects of life. The current emperor uses orange, the previous violet.

well with that in mind, i'd have to say N2, i just feel like that would suit them well. i'm assuming they're the antagonists so i feel like those would be good colors for not-so-evil characters. the only problem is that that might make the connection to the USSR a bit obvious, not sure if that'd be a plus or a minus

sounds like a cool story though

Quote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:40:12 PM

Quote from: BaconShelf on December 07, 2014, 04:26:47 PM

Quote from: Fat Cat on December 07, 2014, 04:19:30 PM

Argon sounds cool, but i feel as though it really depends on what type of characters are shooting them

The species that shoots them evolved in a carbon-dioxide based atmosphere, so they wear masks akin to those on Avatar that the humans use. their society is much like that of the USSR (Though they actually listen to their people and make sure they are happy to an extent, political dissent is not allowed and military service is mandatory) and their world is heavily urbanised. The military is sorted into three main groups- infantry, leader and command and this is separted by the colour of their coat, dark red, green or blue. The emperor has a sigature colour, used in the flag, stripes, mask colour, colour of plasma and other aspects of life. The current emperor uses orange, the previous violet.

well with that in mind, i'd have to say N2, i just feel like that would suit them well. i'm assuming they're the antagonists so i feel like those would be good colors for not-so-evil characters. the only problem is that that might make the connection to the USSR a bit obvious, not sure if that'd be a plus or a minus

sounds like a cool story though

There are a few species;

Sanpaari, Osmatari, Nûenin, Rithrael, Algonein,Thanatus,Menae,Tankaii,Iquin(And subspecies Iquinaf and Iquinay)

1,2,8 and 11 are all human allies. 3,5 and 9 are neutral/some factions enemy some ally and 6 and 7 are enemy (So is 10, but they're hostile to everything)

Then there's the S'pher which are like the Reapers/ Covenant.