Putting out a fire

#1 Why dont you just set a trigger to do it for you.

#2 Well if you delete() the particle emitter in question. it will stop.

#3 @ Donaled: the idea was to use a trigger. But it was the code part that I was unsure of.

@ Ramen: if I use theh delete(0 function is there a way that on can "switch" it back on again?

#4 Well, you'd have to generate the emiter again.

#5 Do you know how to re-generate the emitter by code once I've deleted it by code?

#6 The same way you created it in the first place ;)

#7 :( The way I created it was in the *.mis file.

new ParticleEmitterNode(fire) {
      position = "-111.329 -792.6 192.797";
      rotation = "1 0 0 0";
      scale = "1 1 1";
      dataBlock = "fireParticleEmitterNode";
      emitter = "fireParticleEmitter";
      velocity = "1";
   };

can anyone please clarify :(

meaning where in the scripts can I do I get this to work again.

#8 Yes, just wrap that in a function that gets called by somthing,make sure you put this in a .CS file, and make sure that file gets loaded, and if your doing a multyplayer game, make sure this is on the server. Now you just need an EVENT to call this function ( by name its FireOn() )

function FireOn()
{
   new ParticleEmitterNode(fire) {
      position = "-111.329 -792.6 192.797";
      rotation = "1 0 0 0";
      scale = "1 1 1";
      dataBlock = "fireParticleEmitterNode";
      emitter = "fireParticleEmitter";
      velocity = "1";
   };
}

I dont know why no one ever wants to give a stright answer to people around here.

I do however sugest you pick up that new torque book =)

Its hella helpfull.

#9 BRILLIANT :) thanks for the help, Allyn!

That new Torque book?

#10

Quote:I dont know why no one ever wants to give a stright answer to people around here.

Probably because people who are "spoon fed" the answers learn less and/or more slowly.

#11 I just wanted to state i didnt give a straight answer becuase I didn't know how to code it. I do apologize if I came off in a flippant way. Do you think the book is better than the 3daig book? I have not seen any real issues pop on the site and that is very encoraging... even if i spell that word right.

#12 sorry for the necromancy action, but is there a better method for turning a particle emitter off & on than deleting & recreating it ?

i'm sure it's not too hard to add something in the C-side but i'd rather not reinvent the wheel.

tia,
orion

#13 i didn't see any support for something like this in the C,
so added a resource to do it.