Custom Particles Help

Mince

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Jul 16, 2018
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I've been trying to get this to work for a few hours but the solution eludes me. I downloaded aurora particles from https://tf2maps.net/downloads/aurora-particles.992/, created an info_particle_system in the map with Particle System Name - aurora02b and Start Active? - Yes, and created the manifest file named mvm_testing_particles.txt (The name of the map is mvm_testing) in the maps folder with the contents:

particles_manifest
{
file "!particles/aurora_borealis.pcf"
}

Yet the particle isn't visible in the map and errors in console still pop up:

Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_3d"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_3blue"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_3blueb"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_02b"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_2c"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_3green"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_3greenb"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_02d"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_4b"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora_3b"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "blood_impact_red"!
Attemped to precache unknown particle system "aurora02b"!
The server is using sv_pure 0. (Enforcing consistency for select files only)
Voice_Init: Using Steam voice optimal sample rate 24000
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Compact freed 565248 bytes
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/..\vgui\maps\menu_thumb_Missing
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/..\vgui\maps\menu_thumb_Missing
--- Missing Vgui material vgui/..\vgui\maps\menu_thumb_Missing
Attempting to create unknown particle system 'aurora02b'
Redownloading all lightmaps
'scout.cfg' not present; not executing.
Item Whitelist file 'item_whitelist.txt' could not be found. All items will be allowed.
NextBot tickrate changed from 0 (0.000ms) to 7 (0.105ms)
Attempting to create unknown particle system 'aurora02b'
 

DrSquishy

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Feb 10, 2017
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Where have you put your .PCF file and the materials?
 

Mince

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Jul 16, 2018
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Their respective folders that they came in in the zip (drag and drop particles and materials folder onto tf) so the pcf ends up in particles in tf and aurora.vmt/vtf end up in materials/effects in tf.
 

DrSquishy

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Feb 10, 2017
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"file" "particles/aurora_borealis.pcf"
Try using this as the format in your _particles.txt file and see if it works. I've put quotation marks around the "file" and removed the ! before particles/ - perhaps it might change something