Particle Z offsets

Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

I've been encountering a problem with a particle system of mine, the particles are always drawn in front of units.

Any known way to offset the zsort of a particle/particle system ?

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Alexander C Bukington · Grenadier **Joined**: 09 Mar 2007

Well maybe its not the Particle thats the problem but where the unit weapon is fired from. Try changing the
PrimaryFireFLH location. Or give the vehicle a weapon w/o the particle system to see if that is even a problem

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Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

Alexander C Bukington wrote:

Well maybe its not the Particle thats the problem but where the unit weapon is fired from. Try changing the
PrimaryFireFLH location. Or give the vehicle a weapon w/o the particle system to see if that is even a problem

I wouldn't have asked this question if I hadn't already tried, still, good try Razz

It isn't a particle system from a weapon either way.
It's a "DamageParticleSystems" particle system, the DamageSmokeOffset z value does not do anything when it's a negative.

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Alexander C Bukington · Grenadier **Joined**: 09 Mar 2007

then maybe the problem is with the X and Y axis

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Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

Alexander C Bukington wrote:

then maybe the problem is with the X and Y axis

You've given me an idea, perhaps i should build in an offset into the shp itself, and move the particles "back" in hope that distance makes the game think they are behind whatever unit spawned them

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Alexander C Bukington · Grenadier **Joined**: 09 Mar 2007

!!GO FOR IT!! And if that doesnt work then the particle itself maybe the problem. Or perhaps the SHP was made incorrectly.

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Team Black · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:32 am Post subject:

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r perhaps the SHP was made incorrectly.

Not incorrectly - but, not for what he's planning on doing with it Wink

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Dupl3xxx · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject:

give the particle a 2-5 blank frames, then the particle will be drewn a cuple of pixels back, since the particle travels, like the flames from a V3, right? It is simple, and easy, no fancy stuff #Tongue

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Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

Dupl3xxx wrote:

give the particle a 2-5 blank frames, then the particle will be drewn a cuple of pixels back, since the particle travels, like the flames from a V3, right? It is simple, and easy, no fancy stuff #Tongue

these are stationary particles that are supposed to be drawn like they are on the ground

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Alexander C Bukington · Grenadier **Joined**: 09 Mar 2007

[QUOTE] these are stationary particles that are supposed to be drawn like they are on the ground[\QUOTE]

then the problem is defiantly X and Y values. TS has a lot of optical illusions and shit because the terrain is 2D yet other things are 3d like voxels.

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Judeau · Commander **Joined**: 28 Feb 2004

[quote="Alexander C Bukington"]

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these are stationary particles that are supposed to be drawn like they are on the ground[\QUOTE]

then the problem is defiantly X and Y values. TS has a lot of optical illusions and shit because the terrain is 2D yet other things are 3d like voxels.

tell me something -_-'

as i said, i'll adjust the shp to display lower so i can move the particle system origin back by a bit

EDIT : no such luck, not even a one hundred pixel offset works

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