particles

I want to attach a particle effect to an mdl vertex in Lite C. Does anyone have an example of this done in script?

use vec_for_vertex

ok here ist the "code-snipped"

Thank you. I downloaded easy particle and have learned how to use it but am having trouble integrating output into a lite c project.

I need a more detailed example... one that include say a box with a simple particle effect attached to one of it's vertices...a working script.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

See the post up from "Poison". That is all you need...

I'm an artist; I need more help.

A Lite C particle workshop is missing from the Lite C Workshop. I've gone through those workshops.

I still need more help. I need a full example in Lite C script so that I can see how it works. Any help is appreciated, and I'm sure that would benefit others who have come to the "Getting Started" area.

here you go/////////////////////////


BMAP* smoke_tga = "smoke.tga";

function fire_effect_fun(PARTICLE *p)
{
p.size -= 1 *time_step;
p.alpha -= 5 *time_step;
if(p.alpha <= 0)
p.lifespan = 0;
}

function fire_effect(PARTICLE *p)
{

p.blue = 50 ;
p.green = 100 ;
p.red = 255 ;
p.bmap = smoke_tga;
p.vel_x = random( 1 ) - .500 ;
p.vel_y = random( 1 ) - .500 ;
p.vel_z = random( 5 );
p.size = 12 ;
p.alpha = 70 ;
p.gravity = 0 ;
set(p, TRANSLUCENT|BRIGHT|MOVE);
p.event = fire_effect_fun;
}


action particle_generator()
{
VECTOR temp[3];
while(1)
{

vec_for_vertex(temp,my,1);
effect(fire_effect,10,temp,nullvector);



wait(1);
}


}

I think a lot of folks would benefit from a particle lite c workshop to be added to the others.

New folks need a complete example that includes mdl and level file w/ particle effect attached to a vertex and not too much extra stuff to obscure it-- along with some explanation.

I think that the absence of a lite c particles editor really makes it challenging to focus on just creating.

I think the solution is to keep the scripting language stable for some time so that such a tool won't be obsolete quickly. An artist is asked to know how to paint, draw, sculpt, learn 3d tools, 2D tools, animate, create environments and acrchitecture... along with a bunch of other stuff-- like deal with version control software and IT/hardware issues. The time to really getting into scripting artistic effects is not really there...so again any more help is appreciated.

Thanks..

AUM 64 Particle workshop

The AUM search is very useful for finding beginners scripts

very nice yorisimo
renny