Particle Frustration

921creative

I have a particle instance where I specify a minimum of 10 particles spawning. However, no matter how I change the settings, lifetime, velocity, etc., I always only get 2 particles spawned. Why would this be happening?

921creative

No color changes. Blending mode Normal. I do see two and only two particles every time it runs.

joshuawilde

if you let it keep running does it spawn more?

921creative

I changed the Particle Lifetime to 15 seconds and this time I only got one particle that just drifted forever.
I'm wondering if part of the problem is the actor that spawns the particles moves immediately off-screen the moment they start. I probably need a separate actor that only spawns the particles and is constrained to the other actor but doesn't move off-screen.

Edit: Never mind. I just realized I have the same particles spawning on another actor that doesn't move off-screen, yet it only emits 2 particles also.

mu-kowAPPS

What is particle startup time set to?

Try something above 0

921creative

When I set Startup Time to .03 I get 1 particle. When I set it to 1 second I get no particles.

UtopianGames

Strange one this...have you tested the direction and set it to random (to test) could it be there overlapping each other so your only seeing 2?

I always set mine to 0.02...would be good if we could have particles with no delay though:)

Darren.

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921creative

Here are my exact settings:
Number of Particles: 12
Particle Startup Time: 0.3
Particle Lifetime: 2.5
Emitter Offset 0 0
Direction: random(10,359) Relative to actor, affected by gravity
Speed: 50
Size: random(8,15) Size does not change
Color: Does not change, Blending Normal
Rotation: random(10,359)
Angular Velocity: 97.7735
Image: Using image

921creative

OK well, I should have known. I put the Particle behavior inside a Timer that forces it to run for 1 second to completion, and the particles now display correctly.