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[RhysAndrews]

• Title: Particles Tutorial
• Description: Extensive Particles Tutorial
• GM Version:
• Registered: Yes
• File Type: .PDF
• File Size: 100kB
• File Link: Download Here (PDF - under 0.1mb)
• Required Extensions: None
• Required DLLs: None

Summary
I spent a week or so on this, and have proofread it carefully. It takes you through making visual effects from start to finish (systems to emitters to particles to filters). All functions are explained.
Though this tutorial was written for my new GameCave Effects Engine 3.0, I don't believe it should be hidden away inside the effects engine, only meeting the eyes of people who wish to see the engine, and not those who want to read such a tutorial! So I have released it here.

Particles Tutorial
Written by Rhys Andrews
~ GameCave Productions ~

Download Here (PDF - under 0.1mb)
~ GameCave Productions ~

[odin93]

Wow awesome tutorial i was looking for something like this, i really really enjoyed reading it.

[Igl00]

Very well done sir! If you where a member of my site, I would have given you a fistful of points... lol... No, seriously! People should really read this!

[ibintheman]

yay i have been looking for something like this!!!

[JaketheSnake3636]

Good tutorial. It helped me clear up a couple misconceptions about particles.

[Esasion]

Good tutorial. It helped me clear up a couple misconceptions about particles.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Same here, I didn't get the part_system_draw_order() function and the
part_system_update(); before I read this, it's very useful, I'll keep it in my
'Useful stuff' folder. Thanks

Esasion

[RhysAndrews]

GM's "MarkUp" magazine has requested me to do a summary version of this tutorial, and it is now available in one of their issues.

Thanks for your feedback, guys.

Regards
Rhys Andrews

[GraAlVi]

GM's "MarkUp" magazine has requested me to do a summary version of this tutorial, and it is now available in one of their issues.

Thanks for your feedback, guys.

Regards
Rhys Andrews

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's VERY useful tutorial, but there is little mistake on page 14 (Deflector Filters).
In tutorial said: part_deflector_destroy_all(system,deflector)
But for ALL deflectors...
must: part_deflector_destroy_all(system)

And one question: if we created particle system by drag-and-drop icon, what ID for that particle system?

[RhysAndrews]

And one question: if we created particle system by drag-and-drop icon, what ID for that particle system?

Well, it hides the ID because it assumes you want to use drag and drop icons for all particle functions, in which it always just uses the one system you created. So, though it would have one, I'm not sure what it is. You could do trial & error, trying different IDs until they link up... the ID would either be fairly logical (0, or 1, or something) or completely illogical (like 0870870...f)

-Rhys

[Highduken]

Yes, really nice tutorial, but...
you havent mentioned in which order to set the code and if you have to set it in
create event or step event...and I also dont know how to start a particle!!!(for example after a collision with player and enemy)

pls help me with my questions

[Mutantspidergames]

You have a very nice tutorial there, thanks to you, I fully understand particles now!

[TerraFriedSheep]

Thanks for this I couldn't quite get particles working correctly but now I understand it fully, was very quick and easy for me to learn =)

[connor4312]

Great tutorial! I finally get it now

This should get a lot more attention than it has been getting.

[Hambone4097]

That was one of the greatest tutorials I've ever come across! I had absolutely no understanding of particle systems before this, and was able to get a decent grip of them after only about an hour. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this!

[Tzunami]

Thank you so much for devoting the time that you did to make such a useful tutorial. You have really helped alot of us .

Regards, Tzunami.

[Fifth Side Studios]

Thank you for making this example I was tired of looking at other people's .gmk, and I wanted to learn it myself. Thanks again.

[Bleed]

Finally something worth studying, thank you for this great tutorial.

[jamezownz]

Thank you SO MUCH for this. Great work and a lot of help to many people. Again, THANK YOU!

[csanyk]

PDF download doesn't work for me, I get a corrupt file. Can someone re-host the file?

[Nocturne]

PDF download doesn't work for me, I get a corrupt file. Can someone re-host the file?

Works fine for me (I just re-downloaded to check) so try again...