Particle question

I feel like such and idiot with this problem, but it has been driving me up the wall!!

I am trying to get a particle script in one prim to target another, both in attachments and static objects....

I have carefully gone through the whole forum, looking at all the examples, reading all the threads, and trying everything suggested.

and still all my particles do is go straight up.

no targeting occurs.

I cant really post my script because ive tried dozens of them in my attempt... at this point im about ready to call it quits and pay someone to write the script for me in world

can anyone help me?

Have you checked out the Particle Lab? Search in-world for particle and you'll find it - lots of good info there..

To target another object, prim or Avatar all you need is its key and then add the following to the particle parameters

PSYS_SRC_TARGET_KEY,TargetId,

Obtaining the key can use a sensor or could be hard coded.

That works just fine for two unlinked prims that have been statically placed... but I need to be able to make it work with an attachment or an object that will be rezzed multiple times, and therein lies my problem.. getting this to worked within linked sets and with objects that change UUIDs...

I dunno....I might just have to keep banging away at it till I go insane...*sigh*

Newgate - Don't forget you should also include:
PSYS_PART_FLAGS, PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK


Niko-

I'm assuming the target prim attached to the avatar isn't already linked to the emitter prim attachment?

The only certain way I know of for an avatar's attachments to target other attachments is using listen().

ie: On the target prim:

 integer mychan = 99999; // change  to suit yourself
 default {
 	state_entry() { llSay( mychan, "hitme" ); }
 
 	on_rez(integer n) { llSleep(1.0); llResetScript(); }
 }
 

On the emitter attachment:

 integer mychan = 99999; // use same channel as target script
 integer listener;
 
 default {
     state_entry() {
         listener = llListen( mychan, "", "", "hitme" );
     }
 
     listen( integer chan, string name, key id, string msg ) {
         llParticleSystem( [ // blah blah blah blah blah
                PSYS_SRC_TARGET_KEY, id,
                PSYS_PART_FLAGS, // mask | mask | mask | ....
                       PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK
             ] );
         llListenRemove( listener );
     }
 
     on_rez(integer n) { llResetScript(); }
 }
 

wow! thanks Jopsy...

the target prim bit was what I needed! I had the target script all screwed in all versions I tried