A_SpawnParticle

A_SpawnParticle (color color1 [, int flags [, int lifetime [, float size [, float angle [, float xoff [, float yoff [, float zoff [, float velx [, float vely [, float velz [, float accelx [, float accely [, float accelz [, float startalphaf [, float fadestepf [, float sizestep]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]])

Usage

Spawns a single particle.

Parameters

• color1: The color of the particles. Can be used with a hexadecimal value or a predefined value such as "Black".
• flags: Can be combined with the | symbol.
  • SPF_FULLBRIGHT makes the particle full bright.
  • SPF_RELATIVE encapsulates the following flags:
    • SPF_RELPOS: Position is relative to angle.
    • SPF_RELVEL: Velocity is relative to angle.
    • SPF_RELACCEL: Acceleration is relative to angle.
    • SPF_RELANG: Add caller's angle to angle parameter for relativity
  • SPF_NOTIMEFREEZE: Particles spawned with this flag will not be affected by the time freeze powerup or cheat.
• lifetime: The lifetime of the particle in tics. Default is 35.
• size: Size of the particle. Default is 1.
• angle: The angle to offset the particles by. Default is 0.
• x/yoff: Distance from the actor to spawn along the X axis. Note that this is not relative. Default is 0.
• zoff: How high up to spawn from the actor's Z position. Default is 0.
• velx/y/z: Velocity along the X/Y/Z axis. This is in absolute direction, not relative. Default is 0.
• accelx/y/z: Defines how much to accelerate this particle by over its lifespan. Default is 0.
• startalphaf: Specifies the alpha upon spawning. Default is 1.0.
• fadestepf: The amount the particle fades each tic. The particle is automatically removed early if it fades completely before lifetime expires. -1 indicates automatic (a complete fadeout over the length of lifetime). Default is -1.
• sizestep: Particles will grow or shrink in size by this amount per tic.

Examples

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