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Help with Particle script and water features

Katy Enigma
Registered User
Join date: 19 Nov 2005
Posts: 22
12-24-2005 17:52
I have the script and texture, etc. from Ama Omega, but can't seem to figure out how to modify it for what I am trying to do. Right now it is perfect for a waterfall effect. Cool, however I also want to do smaller fountains and such with the same type effect from falling water just on a smaller scale. I guess what I am asking is: Is there a way to make the radius of effect smaller, or something. I am brand new to scripting, and have looked in the wiki, in the forums and I have been to Particle Labatory. I have learned alot but I know I must be missing something simple. There has to be way to down scale the effect as a whole to use in smaller projects any help would be greatly appreciated. Examples would be ideal, as I am knew to the terminalogy and have been working on this for days. Thanks in advance.
Candide LeMay
Registered User
Join date: 30 Dec 2004
Posts: 538
12-25-2005 02:47
I don't really understand what particle effect you want to create, but ping me inworld sometimes and I will help you
Logan Bauer
Inept Adept
Join date: 13 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,237
12-25-2005 06:27
Or feel free to contact me inworld. Or if you don't catch Candide or myself online soon, feel free to post your script here and someone can probably help you quick.
Katy Enigma
Registered User
Join date: 19 Nov 2005
Posts: 22
Oops
12-25-2005 09:39
Sorry about that I was at work when I posted and never thought about posting the script...LOL anyway here it is. I am running this with anim SMOOTH and goo texture, and a gooo script all inside a box. Thats the basic effect and what I am trying to do is described above. Thanks again for your help.

// Particle Script 0.5
// Created by Ama Omega
// 3-26-2004

// Mask Flags - set to TRUE to enable
integer glow = TRUE; // Make the particles glow
integer bounce = FALSE; // Make particles bounce on Z plane of object
integer interpColor = TRUE; // Go from start to end color
integer interpSize = TRUE; // Go from start to end size
integer wind = TRUE; // Particles effected by wind
integer followSource = TRUE; // Particles follow the source
integer followVel = TRUE; // Particles turn to velocity direction

// Choose a pattern from the following:
// PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_EXPLODE
// PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_DROP
// PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE_CONE_EMPTY
// PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE_CONE
// PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_ANGLE
integer pattern = PSYS_SRC_PATTERN_EXPLODE;

// Select a target for particles to go towards
// "" for no target, "owner" will follow object owner
// and "self" will target this object
// or put the key of an object for particles to go to
key target = "self";

// Particle paramaters
float age = 1; // Life of each particle
float maxSpeed = 1; // Max speed each particle is spit out at
float minSpeed = 1; // Min speed each particle is spit out at
string texture = ""; // Texture used for particles, default used if blank
float startAlpha = 1; // Start alpha (transparency) value
float endAlpha = 0.1; // End alpha (transparency) value
vector startColor = <0,1,0>; // Start color of particles <R,G,B>
vector endColor = <1,0,0>; // End color of particles <R,G,B> (if interpColor == TRUE)
vector startSize = <1,1,1>; // Start size of particles
vector endSize = <1,0,1>; // End size of particles (if interpSize == TRUE)
vector push = <0,0,0>; // Force pushed on particles

// System paramaters
float rate = 1.5; // How fast (rate) to emit particles
float radius = 1; // Radius to emit particles for BURST pattern
integer count = 1; // How many particles to emit per BURST
float outerAngle = 1.54; // Outer angle for all ANGLE patterns
float innerAngle = 1.55; // Inner angle for all ANGLE patterns
vector omega = <0,0,0>; // Rotation of ANGLE patterns around the source
float life = 0; // Life in seconds for the system to make particles

// Script variables
integer pre = 2; //Adjust the precision of the generated list.

integer flags;
list sys;
integer type;
vector tempVector;
rotation tempRot;
string tempString;
integer i;

string float2String(float in)
{
return llGetSubString((string)in,0,pre - 7);
}

updateParticles()
{
flags = 0;
if (target == "owner";) target = llGetOwner();
if (target == "self";) target = llGetKey();
if (glow) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_EMISSIVE_MASK;
if (bounce) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_BOUNCE_MASK;
if (interpColor) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_INTERP_COLOR_MASK;
if (interpSize) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_INTERP_SCALE_MASK;
if (wind) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_WIND_MASK;
if (followSource) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_SRC_MASK;
if (followVel) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_VELOCITY_MASK;
if (target != "";) flags = flags | PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK;
sys = [ PSYS_PART_MAX_AGE,age,
PSYS_PART_FLAGS,flags,
PSYS_PART_START_COLOR, startColor,
PSYS_PART_END_COLOR, endColor,
PSYS_PART_START_SCALE,startSize,
PSYS_PART_END_SCALE,endSize,
PSYS_SRC_PATTERN, pattern,
PSYS_SRC_BURST_RATE,rate,
PSYS_SRC_ACCEL, push,
PSYS_SRC_BURST_PART_COUNT,count,
PSYS_SRC_BURST_RADIUS,radius,
PSYS_SRC_BURST_SPEED_MIN,minSpeed,
PSYS_SRC_BURST_SPEED_MAX,maxSpeed,
PSYS_SRC_TARGET_KEY,target,
PSYS_SRC_INNERANGLE,innerAngle,
PSYS_SRC_OUTERANGLE,outerAngle,
PSYS_SRC_OMEGA, omega,
PSYS_SRC_MAX_AGE, life,
PSYS_SRC_TEXTURE, texture,
PSYS_PART_START_ALPHA, startAlpha,
PSYS_PART_END_ALPHA, endAlpha
];

llParticleSystem(sys);
}

default
{
state_entry()
{
updateParticles();
}

touch_start(integer num)
{
llWhisper(0,"...Generating List...";);
for (i=1;i<42;i+=2)
{
type = llGetListEntryType(sys,i);
if(type == TYPE_FLOAT)
{
tempString = float2String(llList2Float(sys,i));
sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,i,i);
sys = llListInsertList(sys,[tempString],i);
}
else if (type == TYPE_VECTOR)
{
tempVector = llList2Vector(sys,i);
tempString = "<" + float2String(tempVector.x) + ","
+ float2String(tempVector.y) + ","
+ float2String(tempVector.z) + ">";
sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,i,i);
sys = llListInsertList(sys,[tempString],i);
}
else if (type == TYPE_ROTATION)
{
tempRot = llList2Rot(sys,i);
tempString = "<" + float2String(tempRot.x) + ","
+ float2String(tempRot.y) + ","
+ float2String(tempRot.z) + ","
+ float2String(tempRot.s) + ">";
sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,i,i);
sys = llListInsertList(sys,[tempString],i);
}
else if (type == TYPE_STRING || type == TYPE_KEY)
{
tempString = "\"" + llList2String(sys,i) + "\"";
sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,i,i);
sys = llListInsertList(sys,[tempString],i);
}
}
sys = llListSort(sys,2,TRUE);
if (target == "";) sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,38,39);
else if (target == llGetKey() )
sys = llListInsertList(llDeleteSubList(sys,39,39),["llGetKey()"],39);
else if (target == llGetOwner() )
sys = llListInsertList(llDeleteSubList(sys,39,39),["llGetOwner()"],39);
if (texture == "";) sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,24,25);
if (!interpSize) sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,12,13);
if (!interpColor) sys = llDeleteSubList(sys,6,7);

llWhisper(0,"[" + llList2CSV(llList2List(sys,0,21)) + ",";);
llWhisper(0,llList2CSV(llList2List(sys,22,-1)) + "]";);
}
}