Hi guys!
I'm using the Free Edition of Gamestudio, and need to make a star (being viewed from outer space). Now, this would be perfectly possible (maybe?) in the commercial and pro editions (shaders FTW), but I don't exactly have any money at the moment .

So far, I have a white sphere and a load of particle emitters. Now this would be perfectly fine on a top of the line graphics-based pc, but on the average user's this causes the game to slow down and eventually stop.

And now, for the question, is there a way to make the sphere shimmer (but now violently vibrate, which would happen if I constantly increased/decreased the x/y/z values) from a distance and also emit light? I have tried creating just a large particle emitter to simulate a 'sun', but this still slows down the pc and doesn't look right when viewed from different angles.

Sorry for the large post... needed to describe my situation .

Regards,
Matt.

a sprite?

Thanks! That would work (and I might have to use it :D), but it would look the same from all angles.. any other ideas? XD

Matt.

Set the sprite`s pan, tilt, roll that it faces to the camera.

Hmmm... I guess I'll have to go with the sprite idea then.. but is there a way to create the effect with 3d objects (in the free version)?

(And, if I did own the pro version.. would a shader be used to produce the effect?)

If you can use shaders, in the wiki is a planet shader...

Thanks! Btw, is there a way to set the pan/tilt/roll of a particle emitter (so it could be emitting from a side of the model)?

Thanks,
Matt.

Search for vel_x in the manual, that is what you need

Thanks! And one more question, is it possible to create 'flames' with the particle emitter (or shader)?

of course