UE2:ParticleGenerator (U2)

Object >> Actor >> ParticleGenerator

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ParticleSystems

Known classes within ParticleGenerator:

ActorCollisionNotifier, ActorParticleTemplate, AnchorForce, AttractionForce, CollisionAnchor, CollisionDiscForce, CollisionGlider, CollisionSphereForce, ColorForce, DecayForce, DestroyOnDamage, FadeForce, FadeInForce, FadeOutForce, Force, FrictionForce, GeoCollideAndMerge, GeometryCollider, GeometryColliderEx, GlobalAccelerator, InertiaForce, LimitedResizeForce, LocationGrouped, LocatorForce, MaxVelocityForce, MeshAnchor, MinDecayForce, MoveZig, MultiTemplateForce, NeuralNetForce, OnDestroyForce, OscillatingPerParticleForce, ParticleDamage, ParticleDecalTemplate, ParticleSalamanderForce, ParticleTemplate, PerParticleFriction, PerParticleGravity, PointParticleTemplate, RecursiveParticleTemplate, RepulsionForce, ResizeForce, RigidBody, RotatingParticleTemplate, RotationForce, RotationGrouped, SlipForce, SpringForce, SpringLocator, Sprite3DParticleTemplate, SpriteParticleTemplate, StrandParticleTemplate, StreakParticleTemplate, TarpCollider, TexturedStreakParticleTemplate, TriangleForce, TriangleParticleTemplate, TriForce, TriParticleTemplate, VariablePerParticleGravity, ViewVelocityScaledParticleTemplate, VoidDestroyer, WetWindshildParticleTemplate, WindForce

Direct subclasses:

BarbbieHareDesigner, LineManager, ParticleAffector, ParticleBlower, ParticleRadiator, ParticleSalamander, ParticleSkeleton, PulseLineGenerator, TarpBuilder

This class in other games:

U2XMP

$Author: Mfox $ $Date: 2/27/03 7:06p $ $Revision: 25 $ Name: ParticleGenerator.uc Author: Aaron R Leiby Date: 4 March 2000 Description: Base class of all particle generators. How to use this class:

Constants

PARTICLEVERSION_Current

Value: 3

PARTICLEVERSION_AutoLit

Value: 3

PARTICLEVERSION_AffectingForces

Value: 2

PARTICLEVERSION_NumParticlesFix

Value: 1

Properties

Property group 'ParticleAdvanced'

bCollisionBound

Type: bool

bInterpolate

Type: bool

bLockParticles

Type: bool

Disable forces, cleaning, and render relative to the system.

bShowBoundingBox

Type: bool

DefaultForces

Type: array<class<Force> >

Forces automatically installed when spawned.

Default value, index 0: Class'ParticleSystems.DecayForce'

Default value, index 1: Class'ParticleSystems.LocatorForce'

IdleTime

Type: float

IgnoredForces

Type: array<name>

MaxTickSize

Type: float

Default value: 0.008333

ParticleLifeSpan

Type: float

ParticleVersion

Type: int

PrimeTime

Type: float

Property group 'ParticleGenerator'

bOn

Type: bool

Default value: True

Forces

Type: OrderedArray<Force>

Modifiers: editinline

ParticleTemplates

Type: OrderedArray<ParticleTemplate>

Modifiers: editinline

Property group 'ParticleSelection'

bLinearFrequenciesChanged

Type: bool

Default value: True

SelectionMethod

Type: Select

Default value: SELECT_Random

Property group 'Sound'

SoundLoop

Type: Sound

SoundOff

Type: Sound

SoundOn

Type: Sound

Property group 'TriggerSupport'

bInitiallyOn

Type: bool

Default value: True

MaxParticles

Type: int

Maximum particles emitted per trigger.

RampDownTime

Type: float

RampUpTime

Type: float

TimerDuration

Type: float

Trig

Type: Button

Default value: "SendTrigger"

UnTrig

Type: Button

Default value: "SendUnTrigger"

Internal variables

bAttachDelayTick

Type: bool

Delay tick till render if attached to a skeletal mesh bone.

Default value: True

bAttachment

Type: bool

Set if we are a golem attachment. (DEPRICATED)

bForceDelayTick

Type: bool

Delay tick till render even if not attached to skeletal mesh bone.

InternalTimer

Type: float

LargestWeight

Type: float

The currently largest linear weight.

LastBoundSizeSquared

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

LastDeltaSeconds

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

cached for latent ticks - i.e. weapon attachments.

LastLocation

Type: Object.Vector

Modifiers: transient

LastPitch

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

LastRoll

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

LastTimeDrawn

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

LastYaw

Type: float

Modifiers: transient

LockedLocalToWorld

Type: Object.Matrix

Used interally for rendering locked systems relatively.

Default value:

Member	Value
WPlane	Member Value W 1.0
XPlane	Member Value X 1.0
YPlane	Member Value Y 1.0
ZPlane	Member Value Z 1.0

ParticleCount

Type: int

Used internally to enforce ParticleCount.

RampDir

Type: Ramp

RampTimer

Type: float

TemplateIndex

Type: int

Current index into the particle template list.

TemplateIteration

Type: int

VolumeScale

Type: float

Default values

Property	Value
bBlockNonZeroExtentTraces	False
bBlockZeroExtentTraces	False
bCanTeleport	True
bUnlit	True
CullDistance	5000.0
DrawType	DT_Custom
RemoteRole	ROLE_None
Style	STY_Translucent

Enums

Ramp

RAMP_None 

RAMP_Up 

RAMP_Down 

Select

SELECT_Linear 

Cyclically iterate through the ParticleTemplates array.

SELECT_Random 

Randomly pick a particle from the ParticleTemplates array.

Functions

Static native functions

ParticleGetLocation

static native function Object.Vector ParticleGetLocation (Object.ParticleHandle P)

ParticleGetVelocity

static native function Object.Vector ParticleGetVelocity (Object.ParticleHandle P)

ParticleSetLocation

static native function ParticleSetLocation (Object.ParticleHandle P, Object.Vector Loc)

ParticleSetVelocity

static native function ParticleSetVelocity (Object.ParticleHandle P, Object.Vector Vel)

Other static functions

CreateNew

static function ParticleGenerator CreateNew (Actor Helper, ParticleGenerator Template, optional Object.Vector Location)

DynamicCreateNew

static function ParticleGenerator DynamicCreateNew (Actor Helper, Class Type, string TemplateName, optional Object.Vector Location)

ZapParticleGenerator

static function ZapParticleGenerator (out ParticleGenerator PG)

Native functions

AddForce

native event AddForce (Force AddedForce)

AddTemplate

native event AddTemplate (ParticleTemplate T)

Clean

native event Clean ()

Conform

native event Conform (ParticleGenerator Image, optional bool bDeleteExisting)

Duplicate

native event Duplicate (out ParticleGenerator D, Level L)

ExchangeTemplate

native event ExchangeTemplate (ParticleTemplate Old, ParticleTemplate New)

GetParticleTemplates

native event GetParticleTemplates (out Object T)

LockParticles

native event LockParticles ()

ManualTick

native event ManualTick (float DeltaSeconds)

RegisterExternallyAffectedTemplates

native event RegisterExternallyAffectedTemplates ()

RemoveForce

native event RemoveForce (Force RemovedForce)

RemoveForceType

native event RemoveForceType (name ClassName, optional bool bAndSubclasses)

RemoveTemplate

native event RemoveTemplate (ParticleTemplate T)

RemoveTemplateType

native event RemoveTemplateType (name ClassName, optional bool bAndSubclasses)

UnLockParticles

native event UnLockParticles ()

UnRegisterExternallyAffectedTemplates

native event UnRegisterExternallyAffectedTemplates ()

ValidateComponents

native event ValidateComponents ()

GetMaxLifeSpan

native function float GetMaxLifeSpan ()

Events

Destroyed

simulated event Destroyed ()

Overrides: Actor.Destroyed

PostBeginPlay

simulated event PostBeginPlay ()

Overrides: Actor.PostBeginPlay

PreBeginPlay

simulated event PreBeginPlay ()

Overrides: Actor.PreBeginPlay

TurnOff

simulated event TurnOff ()

TurnOn

simulated event TurnOn ()

Other instance functions

AutoDestroy

function AutoDestroy ()

ParticleDestroy

simulated function ParticleDestroy ()

SendTrigger

simulated function SendTrigger ()

SendUnTrigger

simulated function SendUnTrigger ()

SetAttachment

function SetAttachment (bool B)

SetParticleLifeSpan

simulated function SetParticleLifeSpan (float Seconds)

States

TriggerControl

Modifiers: simulated

TriggerControl.Trigger

simulated event Trigger (Actor Other, Pawn EventInstigator)

Overrides: Actor.Trigger (global)

TriggerControl.UnTrigger

simulated event UnTrigger (Actor Other, Pawn EventInstigator)

Overrides: Actor.UnTrigger (global)

TriggerTimed

Modifiers: simulated

TriggerTimed.Trigger

simulated event Trigger (Actor Other, Pawn EventInstigator)

Overrides: Actor.Trigger (global)

TriggerToggle

Modifiers: simulated

TriggerToggle.Trigger

simulated event Trigger (Actor Other, Pawn EventInstigator)

Overrides: Actor.Trigger (global)