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ParticleCap

The size of a spark system's burst, and the fullness a one-frame light's brightness is measured against.

Specification
Applies to
ParticleSystemType
File
rules.ini
Section
[<ObjectType ID>]
Value
integer
When omitted
50

A Spark system sizes each burst from this figure. A burst holds half the figure, rounded down, plus a random amount below that half. 12 gives bursts of six to eleven particles, and so does 13.

rules.ini
[MySparkSys] ; a ParticleSystemType registered in [ParticleSystems]
BehavesLike=Spark
HoldsWhat=MySpark ; a ParticleType registered in [Particles]
ParticleCap=12 ; bursts of six to eleven
SparkSpawnFrames=1
SpawnSparkPercentage=1

A OneFrameLight system of any behavior also uses the figure for its glow. The glow is drawn at a fraction of LightSize: the number of particles the system holds divided by this figure, kept between 0.4 and 1. A system holding at least this many particles glows at full LightSize, and the glow never drops below four tenths of it.

The figure is not a limit. A system can hold any number of particles at once. For a system of any behavior other than Spark, the figure affects only the OneFrameLight glow.

See also — BehavesLike, SparkSpawnFrames, SpawnSparkPercentage, OneFrameLight, LightSize