ParticleTemplates

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This information is obsolete as of Arma 2 v1.00. Reason: For later titles (Arma 2, Arma 3), see Particles Tutorial - Full examples.

Listed on this page are several basic particle effects, that can be used as they are, or as templates for further customization.

To use these examples a variable named _OBJ has to exist, which points to an in-game object (a Game Logic, for example) to define the location of the effect.

_OBJ = GameLogicOne;

In addition, a particle source has to be defined:

_PS = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal getPos _OBJ;

After this the following commands can then be used.

BIS Burning Vehicle Fire Look-Alike

This one requires 3 particle sources, 1 for the fire and 2 smokes. They should all be attached to the same object.

Fire:

_PS1 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS1 setParticleRandom [0.2, [1, 1, 0], [0.5, 0.5, 0], 1, 0.5, [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 0]; _PS1 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 2, 6], "", "Billboard", 1, 1, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0.5], 1, 1, 0.9, 0.3, [1.5], [[1, 0.7, 0.7, 0.5]], [1], 0, 0, "", "", _obj]; _PS1 setDropInterval 0.03;

Smoke Part 1:

_PS2 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS2 setParticleRandom [0, [0, 0, 0], [0.33, 0.33, 0], 0, 0.25, [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05], 0, 0]; _PS2 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 0, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 10, [0, 0, 0.5], [0, 0, 2.9], 1, 1.275, 1, 0.066, [4, 5, 10, 10], [[0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0.33], [0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.33], [0.2, 0.2, 0, 0]], [0, 1], 1, 0, "", "", _obj]; _PS2 setDropInterval 0.5;

Smoke Part 2:

_PS3 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS3 setParticleRandom [0, [0, 0, 0], [0.5, 0.5, 0], 0, 0.25, [0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05], 0, 0]; _PS3 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 15, [0, 0, 0.5], [0, 0, 2.9], 1, 1.275, 1, 0.066, [4, 5, 10, 10], [[0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.75], [0.4, 0.4, 0.4, 0.5], [1, 1, 1, 0.2]], [0], 1, 0, "", "", _obj]; _PS3 setDropInterval 0.25;

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Fire

_PS setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS setParticleRandom [0.2, [1, 1, 0], [2, 2, 1], 0.2, 0.2, [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 0]; _PS setDropInterval 0.05; _PS setParticleParams [["\ca\data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\FireAnim", 8, 2, 7], "", "Billboard", 1, 1, [random 0.5, random 0.5, 0], [0, 0, 2], 1, 1, 0.9, 0.3, [4,6],[[1,1,1,0.7],[1,1,1,0.5],[1,1,1,0]], [0,1], 1, 1, "", "", _obj];

_PS1 = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal getpos _obj; _PS1 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS1 setParticleRandom [0.5, [1, 1, 0.4], [0, 0, 4], 0, 0.5, [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 0]; _PS1 setDropInterval 0.01; _PS1 setParticleParams [["\ca\data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\FireAnim", 8, 2, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 2, [0, random 0.5, random 1], [0, 0, 1], 10, 1, 0.9, 0.3, [1],[[1,1,1,0.5],[1,1,1,0.2],[1,1,1,0]], [0.5,0.5,0], 1, 1, "", "", _obj];

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Floating orb

(this one is actually pretty useful for figuring out the shapename and associated numbers you want)

_PS setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS setParticleRandom [0, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0], 0, 0, [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 0]; _PS setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 3.0141, [0, 0, 2], [0, 0, 0], 1, 1.275, 1, 0, [6, 6], [[1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1]], [1], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _PS setDropInterval 3.0;

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Heavy Oily Smoke Small

_ps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 1, 8], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [1, 3, 6], [[0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1], [0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.5], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps setDropInterval 0.05;

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Heavy Oily Smoke Medium

_ps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 1, 8], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 2.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [2, 6, 12], [[0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1], [0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.5], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps setDropInterval 0.1;

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Heavy Oily Smoke Large

_ps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps setParticleRandom [0, [0.5, 0.5, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 1, 6], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 4.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.5, [4, 12, 20], [[0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.8], [0.25, 0.25, 0.25, 0.5], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps setDropInterval 0.1;

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Light Wood Smoke Small

_ps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [1, 3, 6], [[0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.15], [0.75, 0.75, 0.75, 0.075], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps setDropInterval 0.05;

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Light Wood Smoke Medium

_ps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 2.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [2, 6, 12], [[0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.3], [0.75, 0.75, 0.75, 0.15], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps setDropInterval 0.1;

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Light Wood Smoke Large

_ps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps setParticleRandom [0, [0.5, 0.5, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 4.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.5, [4, 12, 20], [[0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5], [0.75, 0.75, 0.75, 0.25], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps setDropInterval 0.1;

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Mixed Smoke Small

This one requires 2 particle sources, both smokes. They should both be attached to the same object.

_ps1 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps1 setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps1 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 1, 8], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [1, 3, 6], [[0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.45], [0.35, 0.35, 0.35, 0.225], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps1 setDropInterval 0.1;

_ps2 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps2 setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps2 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 1.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [1, 3, 6], [[0.33, 0.33, 0.33, 0.8], [0.66, 0.66, 0.66, 0.4], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps2 setDropInterval 0.1;

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Mixed Smoke Medium

This one requires 2 particle sources, both smokes. They should both be attached to the same object.

_ps1 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps1 setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps1 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 1, 8], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 2.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [2, 6, 12], [[0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.3], [0.35, 0.35, 0.35, 0.2], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps1 setDropInterval 0.2;

_ps2 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps2 setParticleRandom [0, [0.25, 0.25, 0], [0.2, 0.2, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps2 setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\FireAndSmokeAnim\SmokeAnim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "Billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 2.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.066, [2, 6, 12], [[0.33, 0.33, 0.33, 0.8], [0.66, 0.66, 0.66, 0.4], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps2 setDropInterval 0.2;

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Mixed Smoke Large

This one requires 2 particle sources, both smokes. They should both be attached to the same object.

_ps1 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps1 setParticleRandom [0, [0.4, 0.4, 0], [0.4, 0.4, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps1 setParticleParams [["\ca\data\particleeffects\fireandsmokeanim\smokeanim.p3d", 8, 1, 6], "", "billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 4.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.5, [4, 12, 20], [[0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.3], [0.35, 0.35, 0.35, 0.2], [0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps1 setDropInterval 0.2;

_ps2 setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _ps2 setParticleRandom [0, [0.4, 0.4, 0], [0.4, 0.4, 0], 0, 0.25, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0]; _ps2 setParticleParams [["\ca\data\particleeffects\fireandsmokeanim\smokeanim.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "billboard", 1, 8, [0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 4.5], 0, 10, 7.9, 0.5, [4, 12, 20], [[0.33, 0.33, 0.33, 0.8], [0.66, 0.66, 0.66, 0.4], [1, 1, 1, 0]], [0.125], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _ps2 setDropInterval 0.2;

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Rock Shower

_PS setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]]; _PS setParticleRandom [0, [10, 10, 0], [0.25, 0.25, 0], 0, 1.5, [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 0]; _PS setParticleParams [["\Ca\Data\ParticleEffects\Pstone\Pstone.p3d", 8, 3, 1], "", "SpaceObject", 1, 10, [0, 0, 30], [0, 0, -2], 1, 10, 1, 0.2, [2, 2], [[1, 1, 1 ,1], [1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1]], [0, 1], 1, 0, "", "", _OBJ]; _PS setDropInterval 0.04;

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