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bluemeenie195
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Posted: 8th Apr 2020 23:38
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After watching Lafette II's great video on the soldiers running around on fire, I thought I'd give it a try.

Well after some trial and error I got the particles to stick to the entity and I didn't even crash my computer that many times. LOL

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I stil haven't worked out how to use those particles, i just don't understand them.

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I actually don't think i'm doing it right, but I've been using this code that seems to work pretty good most of the time.

Spawn(wreck[e])
CollisionOff(wreck[e])
SetPosition(wreck[e],GetEntityPositionX(e),GetEntityPositionY(e),GetEntityPositionZ(e))

at the top of the script use wreck = {}
and below the _init(e) use wreck[e] = the entity # you want to use

you can change the wreck name to anything you like, but the name must match all the code.

I would like to see the code Lafette II was using. it looked like the right way of doing it.



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Posted: 10th Apr 2020 16:00
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you can use this code for decals, entities and particles, but with particles there doesn't seem to be an easy way to show and hide like decals and entities.
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Quote: "but with particles there doesn't seem to be an easy way to show and hide like decals and entities."

StartParticleEmitter(e)
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StopParticleEmitter(e)

p.s. you don't want to be spawning something every frame
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Actually those aren't much use.

Either create and delete emitters as you need them or use the ParticlesSetLife command for fine control of emitters.
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Thanks smallg,

For some reason I thought the StartParticleEmitter(e) and StopParticleEmitter(e) was just for the stock GG smoke particle.

I'll give it a try
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 00:33
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They are, that's why I said they aren't much use.
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 00:37
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Thanks AmenMoses,
I'll see if I can figure out that command in the script.
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 01:14
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ParticlesDeleteEmitter( emitterId ) is pretty self explanatory.

ParticlesSetLife( emitterId, lifeMin, lifeMax, maxParticles, 0, maxPerFrame ) is the best bet.

Just set maxParticles to 0!

In fact ParticlesSetLife( emitterId, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 ) should turn off the emitter completely.
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 02:23
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Great ! thanks for the help
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Is there a separate "wind" option per each emitter?
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BTW, @ bluemeenie195, what did you do, throw the "wreck" at the player
to get that flame thrower effect?!
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 11:25
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The flame thrower effect is done in the FPE file. I think the Dagored spider uses dagored\raygun for a gun.

Go into that FPE file in gamecore\guns and change it to a projectile.
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 11:34
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There is a great thread on how to fool around with projectiles in the FPE file here with Bolt Action Gaming.

https://forum.game-guru.com/thread/220802
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Posted: 11th Apr 2020 11:56
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Question for smallg, and AmenMoses.

I love that light_npc script that you guys worked on, were you can stick a light were you want on a animated entity and it will lock in place.

Is there a way to do that with entities\ decals ?

That would open up a huge level of game play, were you can quickly place other animated entities, like a spotlight for example to a helicopter and stick it were you want.

That would be awesome, especially for people with nursery school level scripting knowledge like me. LOL

Thanks, Guys
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