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I Require Assistance With Emitters Please - Resolved
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 Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:28 am Posts: 17 
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  I Require Assistance With Emitters Please - ResolvedAlright, this should be a pretty simple request.
I want to make my actor's eyes glow red and I haven't the slightest idea what to do with emitters. I know how to do attachables and most other stuff but i haven't used emitters before. In Before "LOL YEWS SARCH BOTIN NUB", I already looked. KTHXBAI Last edited by Plasmius on Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:33 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:37 am |
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happy carebear mom  Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:40 am Posts: 7096 Location: b8bbd5
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please Okidoke, so what you'll do with the following code, after you've pasted it above the definition for your actor's head, is use an AddEmitter = AEmitter block in the head definition to attach it to the head.
It looks something like so Code: AddEmitter = AEmitter CopyOf = Eye Glow Here is the code for an emitter that will emit a glow particle constantly. Code: AddEffect = AEmitter PresetName = Eye Glow Mass = 0.1 HitsMOs = 0 GetsHitByMOs = 0 SpriteFile = ContentFile FilePath = Base.rte/Null.bmp FrameCount = 1 SpriteOffset = Vector X = 0 Y = 0 AtomGroup = AtomGroup AutoGenerate = 1 Material = Material CopyOf = Air Resolution = 1 Depth = 0 EffectStartTime = 0 EffectStopTime = 500 EffectStartStrength = 1.0 EffectStopStrength = 0 EffectAlwaysShows = 1 BurstTriggered = 1 AddEmission = Emission EmittedParticle = MOSParticle CopyOf = Glow Particle ParticlesPerMinute = 1000 BurstSize = 1 Spread = 0 MaxVelocity = 0 MinVelocity = 0 PushesEmitter = 0 EmissionEnabled = 1 EmissionsIgnoreThis = 0 BurstSize = 1 BurstScale = 1 BurstTriggered = 1 BurstSpacing = 500 EmissionDamage = 0 FlashOnlyOnBurst = 0 ParentOffset = Vector X = 0 Y = 0 Change the ParentOffset to place it on your actor's head, as well as change the EmittedParticle to match your glow particle. Be careful though, the longer your actor is in a transport the more glow particles will stack and be created all at once when you exit the transport, causing lots of lag. |
| Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:49 am |
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Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:28 am Posts: 17
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please Thanks a lot!
Ill probably play with this tomorrow, its bedtime now  |
| Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:17 am |
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REAL AMERICAN HERO  Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:25 pm Posts: 5655
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please Uh, Duh, wouldn't it be easier to have the glow be from the emitter flash?
Oh right, yes it would. Basically take any old AEmitter, but make the Flash = Attachable reference a muzzleflash with a glow, specifically your red eye glow. Then make it emit some useless particle that doesn't hit anything and vanishes instantly. |
| Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:30 am |
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Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:28 am Posts: 17
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please Grif wrote: Uh, Duh, wouldn't it be easier to have the glow be from the emitter flash? Oh right, yes it would. Basically take any old AEmitter, but make the Flash = Attachable reference a muzzleflash with a glow, specifically your red eye glow. Then make it emit some useless particle that doesn't hit anything and vanishes instantly. Would i add the Flash = Attachable code anywhere in the code? Would it be like this? Code: Flash = Attachable CopyOf = Muzzle Flash Red and the useless particle would be referenced in the emitter definition right? Code: EmittedParticle = MOSParticle CopyOf = Useless Particle ParticlesPerMinute = 1000 BurstSize = 1 Spread = 0 MaxVelocity = 0 MinVelocity = 0 PushesEmitter = 0 Right? In the meantime ill try the other way. Update: i tried duhs method but the particle from the emitter are leaking like a faucet, how do I fix this? I want them to stay on the actors head. |
| Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:00 pm |
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REAL AMERICAN HERO Joined: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:25 pm Posts: 5655
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please Yes, you would do it like that.
And the problem with Duh's method is exactly why I proposed mine. It might help to add PinStrength to the particles but really it's not the best way. |
| Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:07 am |
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happy carebear mom Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:40 am Posts: 7096 Location: b8bbd5
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please You know, I had never known you could do that. Thanks Grif. In addition, that sounds like it would stop the glow from building up in the transport.
Using my method, I usually have to set the glow particle to be GlobalAccScalar = 0 and LifeTime to 10 or 15 to keep them around the head. Not as nice if you want the glow to stay exactly put. |
| Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:38 am |
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Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:28 am Posts: 17
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please Thank you very much, gentlemen. Ill edit this post if i ever get it to work.
Update: I think ive got it, i just need to play with offsets and glows, etc. thanks a lot for the help! |
| Mon Mar 23, 2009 2:05 am |
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 Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:41 pm Posts: 52
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please - Resolved wait so please put the code that would work
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| Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:47 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:28 am Posts: 17
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Re: I Require Assistance With Emitters Please - Resolved Ill try when i get the time, sorry that i cant do it now. Check back on this post in a few days.
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| Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:48 am |
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