Hello,
I have Comm. v 7.

I'm not sure if I am doing something wrong, or if it is a bug.
Simply, if I make more than one "effect" my game crashes.

If I make one, everything runs great. But, if I make one more and run it,
...crash!

I've tried everything. Even setting "max_particles" to a really high number
doesn't fix the problem.


Has this happened to anyone before?


Thanks in advance for any help.

OK. I've tried just about everything. I've read AUM41 on particles and such.
I've looked at the 3DGS Manual. Nothing is working. I even tested it on another machine to make sure. It has to be something small I am missing. It always is.

This is the code for my fire trail:

CODE----------------------------------------------------------
function fadeFireParticle(){
my.alpha -= 5 * time_frame;
if( my.alpha < 0 ){
my.lifespan = 0;
}
}//end function

function fireEffect(){
my.bmap = glow;
my.alpha = 30 - random(60);
my.size = 16 + random( 32 );
my.flare = on;
my.move = on;
my.bright = on;
my.function = fadeFireParticle;
}//end function


function fireBallTrail( position ){
effect( fireEffect , 1 , position , normal );
}//end function
CODE----------------------------------------------------------


This is the code for the particles when an enemy dies. I wanted to make a spirit like effect:

CODE----------------------------------------------------------
function fadeSpiritEffect(){
my.alpha -= 5 * time_frame;
if( my.alpha < 0 ){
my.lifespan = 0;
}
}//end function


function spiritEffect(){
my.bmap = "smoke.tga";
my.alpha = 30 - random(60);
my.size = 32 + random( 64 );
my.flare = on;
my.move = on;
my.bright = on;
my.function = fadeSpiritEffect;
}//end function


function summonSpirit( position ){
effect( spiritEffect , random(20)+10 , position , normal );
}//end function
CODE----------------------------------------------------------


This is how I called the particles:

...
summonSpirit( vector( my.x , my.y , my.z ) );
...

or

...
fireBallTrail( vector( my.x , my.y , my.z ) );
...


And both of those are in a "while( my )" loop.
Any ideas? I think I have been staring at this too long.
Thanks again in advance for any help!

Um.

After posting that, I realized what I did wrong.
Heh, heh.

...
my.bmap = "smoke.tga";
...


Should have been a BMAP.
...
BMAP = "smoke.tga";
...

Then:
my.bmap = smoke;


Duh! Sorry.