Particles Lua API
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Particles
Description
The Particles API allows modders to trigger behaviours on the particle systems attached to mission objects and their children. For more information see Unity's documentation on Particle Systems
Functions
Play
Particles.Play(deviceName, searchChildren)
Expected parameter types
| deviceName | string |
| searchChildren | bool (optional) |
Description: Sets the particle system into play mode and beings emitting
Returns: Nothing
Notes: Sets the particle systems into play mode and enables emitting (if it has been disabled). If the particle system has been paused, then this resumes playing from the previous time. If the particle system has stopped, then the system starts from time 0, and, if it is relevant, the startDelay is applied.
Pause
Particles.Pause(deviceName, searchChildren)
Expected parameter types
| deviceName | string |
| searchChildren | bool (optional) |
Description: Pauses playing the particle system.
Returns: Nothing
Stop
Particles.Stop(deviceName, searchChildren)
Expected parameter types
| deviceName | string |
| searchChildren | bool (optional) |
Description: Stops playing the particle system.
Returns: Nothing
Toggle
Particles.Toggle(deviceName, searchChildren)
Expected parameter types
| deviceName | string |
| searchChildren | bool (optional) |
Description: Toggles the particle system playing
Returns: Nothing
Emit
Particles.Emit(deviceName, count, searchChildren)
Expected parameter types
| deviceName | string |
| count | number |
| searchChildren | bool (optional) |
Description: Emit _count_ particles immediately.
Returns: Nothing
IsPlaying
Particles.IsPlaying(deviceName, searchChildren)
Expected parameter types
| deviceName | string |
| searchChildren | bool (optional) |
Description: Is the particle system playing right now?
Returns: bool
Docs last hacked together on: 09/05/2017 12:46
