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NextParticleOffset

How far a successor particle is placed from the one it replaces.

Specification
Applies to
ParticleType
File
rules.ini
Section
[<ObjectType ID>]
Value
offset (x,y,z)
When omitted
0,0,0
rules.ini
[MYGASSEED] ; a ParticleType registered in [Particles]
Image=gaslrgmk
BehavesLike=Gas
MaxEC=448
EndStateAI=11
NextParticle=MYGASCLOUD ; a ParticleType registered in [Particles]
NextParticleOffset=0,0,150 ; the cloud forms 150 leptons above where the seed expired

The successor named by NextParticle appears this far from the point where the particle expired, as X, Y and Z offsets in leptons. Only gas, weak gas and web systems use it. A smoke system places its two successors with Radius instead, and fire, spark and railgun systems create no successors.

The offset belongs to the expiring type, so each link of a chain places the next one. If every type in a chain sets NextParticleOffset=0,0,150, each successor appears 150 leptons above the point where the one before it expired. A successor placed below the ground is raised to ground level.

See also — NextParticle, Radius