particles

#1 On the emitter, set the Lifetime to "0 1". Also, is your ParticlePlayer looping?

#2

%blood = new ParticlePlayer();
    %blood.Particle = "mainModule:bloodSplatter1";
    %blood.setPosition(%sceneobject.getPosition());
    %blood.setSizeScale(%sceneobject.Size/2);
    myScene.add(%blood);

I dont think so. I am using the one from the tutorial...That is as much as I know about particles.

also changed it to this

<ParticleAsset
    AssetName="bloodSplatter1"
	LifeTime="1"
    LifeMode="KILL">
		<ParticleAssetEmitter
			EmitterName="blood"
			EmitterType="POINT"
			Lifetime="0 1"
			SingleParticle="1"
			Animation="@asset=mainModule:blood1Animation"/>
</ParticleAsset>

Still loops.

I just want to play the effect once with nothing duplicating about it or shooting off to the sides. It is weird if i delete everything but the basics. It plays 10 or 20 of the effect and emits them in different directions. Then I put singleparticle in and it now plays without making 20 of them...but it keeps going.

Basically what is the very basics you need just to play the effect 1 time without anything emitting from it and the effect playing in 1 spot without moving in a direction.

#3 Bump? Still can't figure out all the different particle fields.

#4 Try looking at the truck toy's exhaust particle asset:

<ParticleAsset
    AssetName="Exhaust">
    <ParticleAssetEmitter
        EmitterName="smoke"
        FixedForceAngle="90"
        OldestInFront="1"
        Image="@asset=ToyAssets:Particles4"
        Frame="0">
        <ParticleAssetEmitter.Fields>
            <Quantity
                Keys="0 10" />
			<EmissionArc
				Keys="0 15" />
			<EmissionAngle
				Keys="0 180" />				
            <LifetimeVariation
                Keys="0 1" />
            <Speed
                Keys="0 1.5" />
            <SizeXVariation
                Keys="0 2" />
            <FixedForce
                Keys="0 4" />
            <SizeXLife
                Keys="0 0 0.2 1 0.5 2 0.9 1 1 0" />
            <FixedForceVariation
                Keys="0 1" />
            <SpeedVariation
                Keys="0 1" />
            <AlphaChannel
                Keys="0 0 0.1 0.15 0.8 0.15 1 0" />
        </ParticleAssetEmitter.Fields>
    </ParticleAssetEmitter>
</ParticleAsset>

Perhaps adapt this particle asset to meet your needs?

#5 Thanks, but doesn't help me. I took mine from the ToyBox also and tried to adapt it. The problem is I don't understand all the fields.

Also looking at it I don't know much but I am thinking it continues to run with different sizes and speeds and life. Also because it is the exhaust from the car.

Alpha Channel I get it is transparency. Why does it have 8 numbers though.
Why does sizeXLife have 8 numbers.
I would of thought it would have 10 numbers because of quantity.


what If I don't want anything else except for the particle to play once and die. I guess I have to wait for the wiki to be updated. It seems like that would be the most basic. But If I remove the whole emitter fields and set the particle to LifeMode Die. It just keeps playing.