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ParticleExampleSun         A particle effect like a sun
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This example code can be used for something like a Sun. Save the following as a .particle file:

Particle script:

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particle_system Space/Sun
 {
    material        Examples/Flare
    particle_width  20
    particle_height 20
    cull_each       false
    quota           100
    billboard_type  point
 
    // Area emitter
    emitter Ellipsoid
    {
        angle           30
        emission_rate   30
        time_to_live_min 2
        time_to_live_max 5
        direction       0 1 0
        velocity       0.001
        colour 0.15 0.1 0.0
        width           5
        height          5
        depth           5
    }
 
    // Fader
    affector ColourFader
    {
        red -0.010
        green -0.025
        blue -0.025
    }
 }

Usage:

Then you can load it within the createScene() method of your application:

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mSceneMgr->setSkyBox( true, "Examples/SpaceSkyBox" );
 ParticleSystem* sunParticle = mSceneMgr->createParticleSystem("Sun", "Space/Sun");
 SceneNode* particleNode = mSceneMgr->getRootSceneNode()->createChildSceneNode("Particle");
 particleNode->attachObject(sunParticle);


Note: For a better result you have to change the flare.png from the example. Around the flare it should be really black, then you see no edges at the sun!

modified flare texture
Modified flare image by Mansur

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