teamcolor particle effects?

[Zoythrus]

is this possible? it would make my mod REALLY cool!

(please say that it is....)

[tiger]

yes this is possible in megaglest.

[Zoythrus]

can you please tell me how to do it?

[tiger]

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
<unit-particle-system>
       <texture value="true" path="images/particle.bmp" luminance="false"/>
   <primitive value="quad"/>
   <offset x="1.0" y="-0.3" z="1.3"/>
   <direction x="0" y="1" z="0"/>
   <color red="0.8" green="0.4" blue="0.0" alpha="0.5" />
   <color-no-energy red="1.0" green="0.0" blue="0.0" alpha="0.0" />
       <radius value="0.1" />
       <size value="0.5" />
       <size-no-energy value="0.2" />
       <speed value="2.5" />
   <gravity value="0"/>
       <emission-rate value="10" />
       <energy-max value="30" />
       <energy-var value="0" />
   <relative value="false" />
       <fixed value="false" />
       <teamcolorNoEnergy value="true" />
       <teamcolorEnergy value="true" />
</unit-particle-system>

[Zoythrus]

thanks tiger! will this work with all particle effects?

[tiger]

Yes I think so 

[Zoythrus]

now that we're on the topic of particle effects, i would like to ask if there is a reference i can go from when it comes to the xyz offsets...(like a scale or something...i dont know where to begin)

[Fluffy203]

i think it works like this  least i think , it should work that way if not then someone got the scale wrong least in a 3d perspective

                                         | = y
                                         |
                                         Z __ __ =x

[ElimiNator]

Team color particals work but not for attack or splash yet I dont think, last time I asked Titi he said it dosn't work yet.

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[titi]

Teamcolor should work in splash particles and shot particles too, but I never tried it 

[Zoythrus]

i used a battlemage's attack, and it works!

i know about the xyz field, i want to have a reference to go from, such as a relation to the grey boxes in Blender

[tiger]

sorry I don't understand what is it you want?

[Zoythrus]

how tall is a swordman? if i wanted to make smoke come out of his hand, where would i put the offest?

[-Archmage-]

About as tall as the cube in Blender.

[tiger]

you just have to experiment with the offset to find out.

[Zoythrus]

this would be easier if megaglest had GAE's zoom function

[softcoder]

It will come soon (its on the list)

[Zoythrus]

is it possible to make a fire particle effect? not just smoke...

[tiger]

of corse you can do that easy
do you know how to make particles?

[Zoythrus]

kinda, im getting into it...(it means im a newbie when it comes to particles)

[John.d.h]

how tall is a swordman? if i wanted to make smoke come out of his hand, where would i put the offest?

A human in Glest has a height of slightly more than 2 (like 2.1).  One unit in Glest corresponds to one unit in Blender.

[Zoythrus]

ok, that is what i was wanting to know. Thank you John

[Fluffy203]

problem solved 

[Zoythrus]

before this thread gets locked, i have to ask: are there any really cool effects that you guys know of? and can i have a good list of everything i can do in the particle effect XML (i can tell that the wiki needs updating)

[Fluffy203]

Linear: which is fun to play with if you are using lasers i would suggest this , if using rapid fire play with the emissions of this one.
Parabolic: Basically used for arches like mortar's , arrows , catapults, and cannons.
Spiral: Kinda pointless really , but you can make it go really fast and make a sonic cannon out of it.
Don't forget about the SPLASH: This is very fun to play with considering that you can mess with the emissions and which direction the splash happens , i make a wave of energy with this effect very cool.

Thats all i got