Particle Effects - Revision history

Kestrellius: /* +Input */

2026-11-11T02:42:54Z

+Input

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	**'''Age''': The age of the particle in seconds		**'''Age''': The age of the particle in seconds
	**'''Radius''': The radius of the particle (not considering curve modifications)		**'''Radius''': The radius of the particle (not considering curve modifications)
	**'''Apparent Size''': The size, as a fraction of screen width, based on the current viewing position~~, that the average particle will have if spawned at the particle source~~. This does not consider the Radius Mult particle curve output~~, and does not consider position changes from a Spawn Position Volume~~.		**'''Apparent Size''': The particle's current size as a fraction of screen width, based on the current viewing position. This does not consider the Radius Mult particle curve output.
	**'''Velocity''': The velocity of the particle (not considering curve modification)		**'''Velocity''': The velocity of the particle (not considering curve modification)
	**'''Post-Curves Velocity''': The velocity of the particle when accounting for curves. Note that when this is queried for the '''Velocity''' output, it will be identical to the unmodified '''Velocity''' input.		**'''Post-Curves Velocity''': The velocity of the particle when accounting for curves. Note that when this is queried for the '''Velocity''' output, it will be identical to the unmodified '''Velocity''' input.
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	**'''Parent Ship EMP Intensity''': The intensity of EMP effects currently affecting the parent of this particle. Note that a particle only has a parent if <tt>+Remain local to parent:</tt> is enabled. Only works if the particle is parented to a ship.		**'''Parent Ship EMP Intensity''': The intensity of EMP effects currently affecting the parent of this particle. Note that a particle only has a parent if <tt>+Remain local to parent:</tt> is enabled. Only works if the particle is parented to a ship.
	**'''Parent Ship Time Until Explosion''': The time in seconds until the parent of this particle explodes. Note that a particle only has a parent if <tt>+Remain local to parent:</tt> is enabled. Only works if the particle is parented to a ship, and this ship is in its deathroll.		**'''Parent Ship Time Until Explosion''': The time in seconds until the parent of this particle explodes. Note that a particle only has a parent if <tt>+Remain local to parent:</tt> is enabled. Only works if the particle is parented to a ship, and this ship is in its deathroll.

	===+Output===		===+Output===
	*One of:		*One of:

Kestrellius at 02:41, 11 November 2026

2026-11-11T02:41:51Z

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	{{SCP_table}}		{{SCP_table}}
	{{TableVersionGit\|2025-08-18\|~~0bf632c~~}}		{{TableVersionGit\|2025-10-17\|c0cc43f}}
	{{Tables}}		{{Tables}}

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	**'''Age''': The age of the particle in seconds		**'''Age''': The age of the particle in seconds
	**'''Radius''': The radius of the particle (not considering curve modifications)		**'''Radius''': The radius of the particle (not considering curve modifications)
			**'''Apparent Size''': The size, as a fraction of screen width, based on the current viewing position, that the average particle will have if spawned at the particle source. This does not consider the Radius Mult particle curve output, and does not consider position changes from a Spawn Position Volume.
	**'''Velocity''': The velocity of the particle (not considering curve modification)		**'''Velocity''': The velocity of the particle (not considering curve modification)
	**'''Post-Curves Velocity''': The velocity of the particle when accounting for curves. Note that when this is queried for the '''Velocity''' output, it will be identical to the unmodified '''Velocity''' input.		**'''Post-Curves Velocity''': The velocity of the particle when accounting for curves. Note that when this is queried for the '''Velocity''' output, it will be identical to the unmodified '''Velocity''' input.

Kestrellius at 02:03, 11 November 2026

2026-11-11T02:03:07Z

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	**'''Spawntime Left''': The remaining time this sub-effect will emit particles for.		**'''Spawntime Left''': The remaining time this sub-effect will emit particles for.
	**'''Time Running''': The time this sub-effect has been emit particles for.		**'''Time Running''': The time this sub-effect has been emit particles for.
	**'''~~Apparent Visual~~ Size At Emitter''': The visual size in pixels, based on the current viewing position, that the average particle will have if spawned at the particle source. This does not consider the Radius Mult particle curve output, and does not consider position changes from a Spawn Position Volume.		**'''Pixel Size At Emitter''': The visual size in pixels, based on the current viewing position, that the average particle will have if spawned at the particle source. This does not consider the Radius Mult particle curve output, and does not consider position changes from a Spawn Position Volume.
			**'''Apparent Size At Emitter''': Same a Pixel Size At Emitter, except that it is the particle's size as a fraction of the screen width rather than a number of pixels.
	**'''Total Particle Count''': The total number of particles currently present in the mission.		**'''Total Particle Count''': The total number of particles currently present in the mission.
	**'''Particle Usage Score''': The total number of particles currently present in the mission, divided by the current particle detail setting.		**'''Particle Usage Score''': The total number of particles currently present in the mission, divided by the current particle detail setting.

Lafiel: Intransitive parenting

2026-07-17T11:47:17Z

Intransitive parenting

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	*Defaults to false.		*Defaults to false.
	*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''		*Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''

			{{Table262\|
			==+Intransitive parenting:==
			*Typically, when a particle that is spawned from a particle has ''+Remain local to parent:'' set to on, it will inherit the parent of the particle that it was spawned from (i.e. a trail of a particle parented to a ship will also be parented to the ship)
			*In some cases, this is undesirable, and you want the trail particle to be parented to its trailhead rather than the parent of the trailhead.
			*Setting this option to true achieves this, and breaks the parent inheritance chain. Any descendant of this particle will be parented to this particle rather than to the ancestral parent of this particle.
			*'''NOTE''': Particles are limited to the lifetime of their parents when ''+Remain local to parent:'' is on. As such, this will limit local descendant particles to the lifetime of ''this'' particle, rather than the lifetime of the originally parenting object.
			*Syntax: '''''boolean'''''
			}}

	{{Table262\|		{{Table262\|

Lafiel: Particles as Decals

2026-07-17T11:39:23Z

Particles as Decals

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 *Defaults to false.
 *Syntax: '''''Boolean'''''
 ==$Emits Light:==

Lafiel at 02:31, 5 July 2026

2026-07-05T02:31:25Z

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	==$Trail Inline Effect:==		==$Trail Inline Effect:==
	*Adds a particle trail to this effect, defined inline		*Adds a particle trail to this effect, defined inline
	*It is not possible to define inline trails for inline ~~trails~~ due to parsing ambiguity. If you really need trails of trails ~~of particles~~, use ''$Trail Effect:''		*It is not possible to define inline trails for inline particles due to parsing ambiguity. If you really need trails of death particles / trails, use ''$Trail Effect:''
	*Optional		*Optional
	*Syntax: Define a new particle just as if ''$Trail Inline Effect:'' had been ''$Effect''. It will not need a name to be specified after ''$Trail Inline Effect:''.		*Syntax: Define a new particle just as if ''$Trail Inline Effect:'' had been ''$Effect''. It will not need a name to be specified after ''$Trail Inline Effect:''.

	===$Continue Trail Effect:===		===$Continue Trail Effect:===
	*Adds a new sub-effect to the trail		*Adds a new sub-effect to the inline trail
	*Optional, can be repeated multiple times		*Optional, can be repeated multiple times
	See [[#$Continue Effect:]]		See [[#$Continue Effect:]]

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			==$Death Effect:==
			*Adds a particle effect that gets spawned when this particle dies
			*Optional, mutually exclusive with ''$Death Inline Effect''
			*Syntax: string, the name of a particle effect (must be defined previously)

			==$Death Inline Effect:==
			*Adds a particle effect that gets spawned when this particle dies, defined inline
			*It is not possible to define inline death effects for inline particles due to parsing ambiguity. If you really need death particles of death particles / trails, use ''$Death Effect:''
			*Optional
			*Syntax: Define a new particle just as if ''$Trail Inline Effect:'' had been ''$Effect''. It will not need a name to be specified after ''$Trail Inline Effect:''.

			===$Continue Death Effect:===
			*Adds a new sub-effect to the inline death effect
			*Optional, can be repeated multiple times
			See [[#$Continue Effect:]]
			}}

	==$Continue Effect:==		==$Continue Effect:==

Kestrellius: Undo revision 67306 by Kestrellius (talk)

2026-06-15T05:25:45Z

Undo revision 67306 by Kestrellius (talk)

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	*If set, values outside the defined range of the curve will be wrapped around instead of clipped.		*If set, values outside the defined range of the curve will be wrapped around instead of clipped.
	*Optional		*Optional
	*Syntax: boolean, default ~~false~~		*Syntax: boolean, default true

	===Cone===		===Cone===
	====+Deviation:====		====+Deviation:====

Kestrellius: /* +Wraparound: */

2026-06-15T05:24:55Z

+Wraparound:

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	*If set, values outside the defined range of the curve will be wrapped around instead of clipped.		*If set, values outside the defined range of the curve will be wrapped around instead of clipped.
	*Optional		*Optional
	*Syntax: boolean, default ~~true~~		*Syntax: boolean, default false

	===Cone===		===Cone===
	====+Deviation:====		====+Deviation:====

Lafiel: /* +Position Offset: */

2026-06-11T22:48:02Z

+Position Offset:

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	==+Position Offset:==		==+Position Offset:==
	*Offsets the position of the particle source relative to the spawner. Positive Z means "forward".		*Offsets the position of the particle source relative to the spawner. Positive Z means "forward".
	*''affected by ~~orientation~~''		*While this is affected by the spawner orientation, it is ''NOT'' affected by the above '''+Direction''' paramter.
	*For effects spawned from sources will a full orientation, such as ships (including primary or secondary muzzle effects) and weapons (including hit effects), all three dimensions will work correctly.		*For effects spawned from sources will a full orientation, such as ships (including primary or secondary muzzle effects) and weapons (including hit effects), all three dimensions will work correctly.
	*For effects spawned from sources that just have a defined forward vector, such as particles (as with trail effects) or beams, the X and Y axes will have no influence.		*For effects spawned from sources that just have a defined forward vector, such as particles (as with trail effects) or beams, the X and Y axes will have no influence.

Lafiel at 05:02, 18 May 2026

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 *This is optional, but only one between +Lifetime and +Parent Lifetime Factor may be used.
 *Syntax: See [[Parsed random range]]
 ==+Remain local to parent:==
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 *Optional
 *Syntax: boolean, default true
 ==+Spawn Position Noise:==