sim_spray???

[TheJamsh]

Anyone ever used the simulate base "sim_spray" for anything? discovered it in the changelog but ive never seen it used anywhere... wonder if it has any fancy settings at all that might be useful?

[Steeveeo]

* Steeveeo would also like to know.

A new ODF toy would be fun.

[AHadley]

Ooh yes.

[TheJamsh]

aww i thought steeveeo of all people would know

[General BlackDragon]

Ahem...

Even I'm not sure what that is for.

[TheJamsh]

doesn't even look like FE used/knew of it...

ooo there could be so much more that GSH isnt telling us

[Red Devil]

Only place I've seen it used is in ZTV.

[GSH]

It exists in the code. Reads no parameters. If it works for you, great. If not, pretend you didn't hear about it, and it's the same as before.

-- GSH

[TheJamsh]

So essentially... it does... nothing?

ive always wondered what the difference between sim_chunk and sim_ember was. i was under the impression that sim_chunks would expire when they hit the ground but they dont, and seem therefore no different to sim_ember. strange it is.

[GSH]

It looks like it does stuff, according to the code. Just that it's not tuneable via ODFs.

-- GSH

[General BlackDragon]

Meaning, you cant even set the texture it uses??

[TheJamsh]

I guess i will have to try and toy with it. I wonder if it has similarities to ember simulations...

[GSH]

The base parameters for a particle simulator (lifetime, startdelay, maxcount, simulatesoundeffect) are still read. There's nothing additional read for sim_spray. Looking at the code, it moves them around, bounces them off the ground. Also looking at the code, I think the only real difference between chunk & ember is that chunks can spin. Spray bounces off the ground slightly differently than ember.

-- GSH

[TheJamsh]

Interesting... Could find a use for it. i will test.

I wonder if sim_spray relates to a realistic(ish) water bounce. Could prove useful for watery effects. I will looksee...