In the current context I think the only viable option is to make a 2d object and then manually animate it
In effect, you'd have to make your own particle system.
There really isn't a particle system to speak of at least from a lua context in 0085. The only particle functions in the game I found only create a smoke trail (for RPG smoke). It's useful for making a dust cloud for players/cars/etc and smoke from a chimney. That's about it.
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