particle systems.

Jakkarra

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I cannot for the life of me figure out how to create a particle system...

I need to create one that will use Psy's collision particles, which i have downloaded (Though if someone could give me a run-down of exactly the place i should put this, in case i did something wrong, that would be appreciated)

If anyone can help, i would be most grateful.

Thank You ~Jakkarra.
 

Tapp

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Well, assuming you are using the info_particle_system, the first thing you need to do is find out what the particle effect names are. There's a thread on here with that, and I'm sure somebody will link you to it shortly. Secondly, I know this sounds obvious but one of my most common problems is forgetting to set the particle_system to start on.
 

Jakkarra

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Aug 26, 2009
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Well then...

How foolish of me, i attempted to use Psy's addon, but it seems that i did not install it correctly (The instructions are rather cryptic) and it works with the non-Collisioned items.

Also: How do i determine the RANGE of the particle system? it does not appear to have any option to change it...
 

Tapp

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I'm not sure what you mean by range. Do you mean the size of the particle system, or how far away it renders?
 

Jakkarra

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Aug 26, 2009
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Yes, sorry...

I'm not really the best at explaining things to people. Basically, i want to know if it's possible to extend how far the effect of the particle system reaches, the current "range" of my Info_particle_system is a little pathetic.

I know i'm doing something retardedly wrong, and it's likely an incredibly easy fix, but i'm not very experienced with these sorts of entities.

Thanks
 
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if you mean how far it emits from the entity, then it is fixed, depending on the particle system. I believe the particles you are talking about have a "range" of 1024 units. a common thing is to place a skip brush around the particles to show you where they will go (skip is ignored when you compile)
 
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Jakkarra

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So i assume that i will have to place multiple entities then.
 

Terr

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It is possible to "scale" particles in certain limited and pre-defined ways in hammer, via "Control Points" or CPs. Basically you place another entity (like an info_target) and tell the particle system "Use that for CP #1" (Or 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.)

Then, inside the particle editor, you can set things like "Scale how far particles travel based on how far this CP is from you."

For example, in ctf_2fort_revamp, I have a rain/sprinkler effect that stops when it hits the surface of the water, because at the surface of the water I placed another entity, and linked that entity as "Control Point 1". In the particle editor, rain drops are set to stop moving when they cross a horizontal plane defined by CP#1.