Playing with Particle Candy...

Particle Candy / Text Candy
#1

A few things so far:

* No function SetEmitterAlpha (I added it for myself)

* No way to set way to set particle alphaEnd - you have alphaStart but the end is hardcoded to 1. I added it for myself, but should be there

* There is no way to “fast forward” 10 seconds or more - for example, with fire, if I want to come into the scene with the fire full-blown and the smoke all over the place, I can’t. I have to light it and wait :slight_smile: That is non-trivial, I will see if I can do this for myself, but would be better if you did that. [import]uid: 160496 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 329260[/import]

#2

(scratch my first comment - with GetEmitter you can set any attributes. No need for specific functions. [import]uid: 160496 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 117657[/import]

#3

We just updated Particle Candy to support the preloading (fast forwarding) of individual emitters (which means that particles behave as if the emitter was started xx seconds ago without the need to actually do so).

We sent you a copy of the updated version, please give it a test run and let us know if this is what you are looking for.
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#4

@x-pressive ,

Hi,

As you`re speaking about updates, I would like to know (as a customer of yours TextCandy, ParticleCandy and WidgetCandy) where do I get the updates for all of the products?

Because as you said above that have just released an update, well, I`ve checked my mailbox and got nothing from you…is it normal?

So, how can I get my copies updated?
Thanks,
Rodrigo. [import]uid: 89165 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 117981[/import]

#5

Right, once library updates are officially released, customers receive an update notification via email.

In the post above I just refered to a personal test copy we sent to Mike, however. It has not been released yet since it needs to be tesed throughly first.
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#6

@x-pressive ,

Thanks for the info. So would you add my personal mail into the Candys products updated list as I think that what Ive used there was another one. So it is: rodrigo at rscdev dot net (FYI: you can check am already a customer probably via this other mail: rodrigo at infopark dot com dot br)
Cheers,
Rodrigo. [import]uid: 89165 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 117985[/import]

#7

Rodrigo, to update your personal record, please drop an email to support -at- x-pressive.com and let us know your transaction id (or postal address) and the new email address you want to be used. [import]uid: 10504 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 118434[/import]

#8

@x-pressive: Just dropped a mail for you.
Thanks,
Rodrigo. [import]uid: 89165 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 118436[/import]

#9

So - that first try at “preloading” didn’t quite work… Ready for another attempt? [import]uid: 160496 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 118437[/import]

#10

What exactly didn’t work for you, Mike? [import]uid: 10504 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 118439[/import]

#11

I sent you the email back when, guess you didn’t get it.

The fadeouts and lifetimes are not taken into account when preloading. If I set a biggish value, like 10 seconds, (I am trying it on the fire), I see huge smoke and fire sprites, way high up. Try it on your visuals fire sample.
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#12

Got your email now -please note the reply that contains an updated test version. [import]uid: 10504 topic_id: 29260 reply_id: 118639[/import]