Simple Particles

[Hogofwar]

Is it possible to use a particle effect from a file in the particles/ directory and if not how would i get a simple "portal" effect (not partal valve just a round load of sparks and everything)

[CowThing]

[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?search=G.PrecacheParticleSystem][B]PrecacheParticleSystem[/B] [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url]
[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?search=G.ParticleEffectAttach][B]ParticleEffectAttach[/B] [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url]
[url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?search=G.ParticleEffect][B]ParticleEffect[/B] [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url]

But if you make your own particle system with the orange box particles you can't send it to the clients.

[NullPoint]

[QUOTE=CowThing;19612406]But if you make your own particle system with the orange box particles you can't send it to the clients.[/QUOTE]

The particle systems I make get sent to the client :iiam:

[CowThing]

As in you made them with the editor and they are your own custom particles? They didn't work last time I tried.

[NullPoint]

[QUOTE=CowThing;19612554]As in you made them with the editor and they are your own custom particles? They didn't work last time I tried.[/QUOTE]

Yep, the ones that I make in the OB Particle Editor are sent to the clients.

[editline]08:45PM[/editline]

I resource.AddFile them.

[Prefan]

[QUOTE=NullPoint;19612573]Yep, the ones that I make in the OB Particle Editor are sent to the clients.

[editline]08:45PM[/editline]

I resource.AddFile them.[/QUOTE]

Oh. My. God.

I need to try this.

[CowThing]

Oh my, I completely forgot about resource.AddFile

[Prefan]

[QUOTE=CowThing;19612754]Oh my, I completely forgot about resource.AddFile[/QUOTE]

I wasn't implying I forgot resource.AddFile, if thats what your asking. I thought maybe that in some sort of chaotic update, the ability was added that they could be sent down to clients.

[CowThing]

No I was saying I forgot that there was a resource.AddFile command. I almost always use Source game resources so I never had a use for it, and I didn't think it could be used to send particles to the Client.

[Hogofwar]

So do i use addfile instead of the precache?

[NullPoint]

[QUOTE=hogofwar;19613144]So do i use addfile instead of the precache?[/QUOTE]

You have to Precache and AddFile it.

[editline]09:18PM[/editline]

Precache it shared and AddFile it serverside.

[Prefan]

[QUOTE=hogofwar;19613144]So do i use addfile instead of the precache?[/QUOTE]

Add this to the top of whatever script you are using,

[lua]resource.AddFile( "particles/cool_fire.pcf" )[/lua]

Change the "particles/cool_fire.pcf" to where your particle is located.

[Hogofwar]

Thanks guys i have it working now first time(ish) for once!

Just, Thanks...

[Prefan]

I just tried sending particles to clients, they never saw them. It doesn't seem to work.

[NullPoint]

It seems the clients have to restart their game after they have downloaded them to be able to see them.