Any way to make particles live longer?
|
|
Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
|
05-19-2009 16:42
I need to film an avatar in a field of grass and I can get the grass just fine and it looks just like I want..I just need it to live for more than 30 secs.
Is there anyway to do this? To extend the age of a particle beyond the 30 sec limit?
_____________________
The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men--Plato
|
|
Kornscope Komachi
Transitional human
Join date: 30 Aug 2006
Posts: 1,041
|
05-19-2009 18:22
Could be this line in the script.
Determines how long the particle script should live for, overall. (Not each particle emitted.)
PSYS_SRC_MAX_AGE, 0.0,
Change to zero so it does NOT stop.
(I probably should not answer script questions. )
_____________________
SCOPE Homes, Bangu
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
|
Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
|
05-19-2009 18:27
Very kind of you to respond tho.
But sigh, it seems that I can make them live for 50 secs and that is all.
Maybe massive temp rez.
_____________________
The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men--Plato
|
|
Jesse Barnett
500,000 scoville units
Join date: 21 May 2006
Posts: 4,160
|
05-19-2009 19:15
From: Dnali Anabuki Very kind of you to respond tho.
But sigh, it seems that I can make them live for 50 secs and that is all.
Maybe massive temp rez. Are you sure they ARE NOT temp rezzed? I have had particles last much longer then 50 seconds. And coincidently the average life of a temp rez is 50-55 seconds.
_____________________
I (who is a she not a he) reserve the right to exercise selective comprehension of the OP's question at anytime. From: someone I am still around, just no longer here. See you across the aisle. Hope LL burns in hell for archiving this forum
|
|
Kayaker Magic
low carbonated footprint
Join date: 11 Sep 2008
Posts: 109
|
05-19-2009 19:56
Are you creating this grass with llParticleSystem? If so, why not let it continuously re-create the grass? As the old grass dies, llParticleSystem will replace it with new grass. Sort of like the real thing, only faster.
|
|
Paladin Pinion
The other one of 10
Join date: 3 Aug 2007
Posts: 191
|
05-19-2009 19:57
From: Dnali Anabuki Very kind of you to respond tho.
But sigh, it seems that I can make them live for 50 secs and that is all.
Maybe massive temp rez. The wiki says there is an upper limit of 30 seconds. If you can get 50 you're probably doing well. I wonder if LL changed the limit.
_____________________
Mote Particle Script Generator - easier and faster than any HUD
Also: Paladin's Sunbeam. Up at dawn, gone by dusk, day and night sounds, fully configurable
See more at: www.paladinpinion.com
|
|
Dnali Anabuki
Still Crazy
Join date: 17 Oct 2006
Posts: 1,633
|
05-19-2009 20:07
Thanks everyone.
Yes, you can get particles to last about 60 sec; I don't know if they changed it...it may be that it has always been that way but LL just didn't want people rezzing particles for the full minute.
I have tried the very fast rezzing of many particles but there is too much flicker to film.
Thanks again for suggestions...I'm going to have to use prim grass for the close shots and the particle grass in the distance.
I just thought someone might have had a work around.
_____________________
The price of apathy is to be ruled by evil men--Plato
|
|
Void Singer
Int vSelf = Sing(void);
Join date: 24 Sep 2005
Posts: 6,973
|
05-19-2009 23:55
multiple random dispersant rezzors. although that may still be a flicker issue... although a blurry grass texture may melp with that (no hard edges)
_____________________
| | . "Cat-Like Typing Detected" | . This post may contain errors in logic, spelling, and | . grammar known to the SL populace to cause confusion | | - Please Use PHP tags when posting scripts/code, Thanks. | - Can't See PHP or URL Tags Correctly? Check Out This Link... | - 
|