Look what I can do!

[Davidii]

It might look ready but there are many edge cases and things like iOS releases and API approvals that need to happen.

[Davidii]

You can call me…

[spoiler]DARTH DAVIDII

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[HanSolo996]

[quote] You can call me…

[spoiler]DARTH DAVIDII

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Needs more

[Davidii]

Poof! Piff! Poof!

(That is to say, ParticleEmitter:Burst(int particleCount) is a thing.)

[x_o]

[quote] Poof! Piff! Poof!

(That is to say, ParticleEmitter:Burst(int particleCount) is a thing.) [/quote]

oooomgmmgmgmgmg yessss :DDD

[Davidii]

Before:

After:

A pretty annoying thing I noticed day one is that the particles don’t seem to distribute correctly. Well, now they do.

[GuestCapone]

Pretty fireworks!

[Arch_Mage]

Would it be possible to have a toggle for particles retaining absolute rotation?

This would be ultra helpful for things like rain and other weather conditions.

[Davidii]

Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

[Arch_Mage]

Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

Sorry for not clarifying. I didn’t mean it in relation to LockedToPart.

What I meant is that the particle has absolute rotation - when you move your camera, the particle rotates with the scenery.

[Davidii]

Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

Sorry for not clarifying. I didn’t mean it in relation to LockedToPart.

What I meant is that the particle has absolute rotation - when you move your camera, the particle rotates with the scenery.

[/quote]

Isn’t this difficult for the same reason? (I think?)

[digpoe]

[quote=“Davidii” post=184371]Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

Sorry for not clarifying. I didn’t mean it in relation to LockedToPart.

What I meant is that the particle has absolute rotation - when you move your camera, the particle rotates with the scenery.

-snip-[/quote]

Isn’t this difficult for the same reason? (I think?)[/quote]

Could we at least restrict how the particles rotate?

Like, we could restrict them rotating on the Z axis (relative to the camera) to give them a sense of direction. For example, rain particles.

[Davidii]

[quote=“Archaic0” post=184390][quote=“Davidii” post=184371]Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

Sorry for not clarifying. I didn’t mean it in relation to LockedToPart.

What I meant is that the particle has absolute rotation - when you move your camera, the particle rotates with the scenery.

-snip-[/quote]

Isn’t this difficult for the same reason? (I think?)[/quote]

Could we at least restrict how the particles rotate?

Like, we could restrict them rotating on the Z axis (relative to the camera) to give them a sense of direction. For example, rain particles.

[/quote]

This is beyond the scope of my skillset and isn’t really particles anymore. That’s a 3D object. A particle is a 2D object with a 3D position.

[HanSolo996]

[quote=“Davidii” post=184636][quote=“Archaic0” post=184390][quote=“Davidii” post=184371]Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

Sorry for not clarifying. I didn’t mean it in relation to LockedToPart.

What I meant is that the particle has absolute rotation - when you move your camera, the particle rotates with the scenery.

-snip-[/quote]

Isn’t this difficult for the same reason? (I think?)[/quote]

Could we at least restrict how the particles rotate?

Like, we could restrict them rotating on the Z axis (relative to the camera) to give them a sense of direction. For example, rain particles.

–snip–[/quote]

This is beyond the scope of my skillset and isn’t really particles anymore. That’s a 3D object. A particle is a 2D object with a 3D position.[/quote]

This.
Plus, raindrops should look the same from every angle anyway - and if you’re making raindrops big enough/slow enough to even notice the same angles on each one, you’re doing something wrong. =p

[rachjumper (rach)]

[quote=“FiniteReality” post=184641][quote=“Davidii” post=184636][quote=“Archaic0” post=184390][quote=“Davidii” post=184371]Since particles rotate in 2D space it’s meaningless to try and rotate them to match a 3D rotating part, so LockedToPart only affects the positions of the particles, not their rotation. I think this answers your concern.

Sorry for not clarifying. I didn’t mean it in relation to LockedToPart.

What I meant is that the particle has absolute rotation - when you move your camera, the particle rotates with the scenery.

-snip-[/quote]

Isn’t this difficult for the same reason? (I think?)[/quote]

Could we at least restrict how the particles rotate?

Like, we could restrict them rotating on the Z axis (relative to the camera) to give them a sense of direction. For example, rain particles.

–snip–[/quote]

This is beyond the scope of my skillset and isn’t really particles anymore. That’s a 3D object. A particle is a 2D object with a 3D position.[/quote]

This.
Plus, raindrops should look the same from every angle anyway - and if you’re making raindrops big enough/slow enough to even notice the same angles on each one, you’re doing something wrong. =p[/quote]

The problem with that

Nightclub Spectrum

go outside and look up
it wouldn’t be an issue if you could lock the z axis

[Davidii]

I’m not saying this can’t be a thing, but it’s not particles.

[Davidii]

Also, too lazy to make a .gif of this one, but I’m adding in a EmissionDirection via NormalId just like SpotLight. So yeah.

[Semaphorism (standalone_ecu)]

Also, too lazy to make a .gif of this one, but I’m adding in a EmissionDirection via NormalId just like SpotLight. So yeah.

Davidii, how could you…

are just to awesome.

Thank you for these updates.

[GuestCapone]

Any ETA on when these will come live?

[Davidii]

Any ETA on when these will come live?

As I’ve said many, many times, it’s at least two weeks from when I start mentioning stuff. This one may take a bit longer because there’s a complicated thing I have to do with the bounding box of the particles (for culling).