MinZVelocity
The smallest upward part of the speed picked for each spark.
- Applies to
- ParticleType
- File
rules.ini- Section
[<ObjectType ID>]- Value
- integer
- When omitted
0
A spark system picks an upward component for each spark of this type: this figure plus a random amount below ZVelocityRange, in leptons a frame. The two keys together set the vertical spread of a burst. Raising this figure throws every spark higher and faster. A negative figure can throw sparks downward. XVelocity says which systems read the axis settings.
The upward component and the two horizontal ones picked from XVelocity and YVelocity together set the spark’s speed. The system then bends the spark toward its SpawnDirection, or toward one random direction for the whole burst, and keeps that speed. The bend changes the direction, so a spark can leave with less upward speed than this figure. The random burst direction does not use this figure; ZVelocityRange describes it.
After the throw, Gravity pulls the spark down every frame and arcs the shower over; that page explains why sparks fall faster than its figure suggests. A spark dies where it meets the ground, a bridge deck, a structure, a wall or a gate.