An explosion of stars

3absh

I'm trying to make an effect of an explosion of 100 stars or so.

Basically this is a rule in an actor that is recalled when a star explosion is needed.
The problem is that I couldn't find a way to make all 100 stars appear at once in different directions.
I have "direction" of particles at random(0,359)
but I still don't get stars in different directions.

johnnymagne

You have a random startup time of 0-359...you should look at that firstly.

jamie_c

Here is a sample. Hold the Mouse button down and stars will shoot out in all directions.

You're only showing part of your rules but I'm guessing the Random number in your particle startup time is part of your problem.

PhilipCC

@abuabed84 You could also try DBA's Explosion Generator 3 @UtopianGames

It is a stand alone Mac and Windows app they made specifically for this purpose, but it also does stars! It's great.

http://www.deepblueapps.com/explosion-generator-3/. Oops 404!

Edit: I recall now that they closed the old site when the hosting ran out.

Check GS Helper for the DBA collection. That says the collection is $95!

Edited again! Try this thread: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/93409/free-170-full-games-and-templates-free#latest

jamie_c

@abuabed84, if you are interested in particle editor I offer one of those as well. You can find more info on it at my website if you want to check it out (http://www.imaginelabs.rocks/?page_id=434).

Demo video: