Custom Particle Effects

[SkateZilla]

I want to create some custom Effects few a few project specifically, and a few global ones.

 

are there any guides to creating these? ie LUA Layout or anything?

 

Is it possible to Create a Custom particle effect w/ custom textures, custom controller (ie Alt, Speed, Vertical Gs, etc etc) and Place them to a specific connector?

 

I looked at the contrail files and didnt see where it lists connector or altitudes (comes on around 20K and off above 40K).

[SilentEagle]

As far as I know, no. There are a few textures around that you can mess with, and some effects now have config files, but for things like contrails, I haven't seen anything. Unless you really know what you are doing by manually modifying shaders and effect files by hand..

[SkateZilla]

As far as I know, no. There are a few textures around that you can mess with, and some effects now have config files, but for things like contrails, I haven't seen anything. Unless you really know what you are doing by manually modifying shaders and effect files by hand..

 

Contrails use a CFG in the /Effects/JSmokeMaterial/ Low/Med/High/ folders(well, something like that, forgot the exact folder names and Im in office so I dont have access to folders)... which has a few parameters and texture call, but other than that, nawt,

 

Exhaust effect is in bin/dat files which no matter what i try to open them in, is jibberish.

 

I did effects for Thirdwire Mods, which use similar setup (config entries in a INI file for each emitter, and a texture.)

 

if i was able to say, make an /Effects/ folder in my module folder.

 

have a CFG file with

Texture name,

Intensity,

Life time,

Orientation etc etc,

connectorname,

controller type, and

controller on/off value.

 

I can make some awesome things happen.

Edited December 3, 2012 by SkateZilla

[aaron886]

You can't... it's not similar. They're not CFG files, they're HLSL shaders. (Or GLSL)

[SkateZilla]

I was referring to the smoke files in regards to making my own.. and they use CFG Files...

[aaron886]

I was referring to the smoke files in regards to making my own.. and they use CFG Files...

 

Not in the way you're hoping, unfortunately... :(