Effects Tab

Overview

Effects such as sounds, particle effects or camera shake can be triggered when an Event occurs. To edit or add Effects go to the Effects tab for the entity - this is accessed by selecting an entity in the Entity Editor .

Options

Some options are only available for a Sprite or a Model entity.

	Event	The event that will trigger the effect (see Events List)
	Particle	Particle effect to display. Click the thumbnail to select or the delete button to remove.
	Scale	Scale of the particle effect in the X, Y and Z directions
	Rotation	Direction of the particle effect.
	Tag	Tag the particle effect should be displayed at
	Bank	Rotate the entity during the event (for example, tilt an aircraft nose up while 'Control Up' is held).
	Self-Righting	Check if the entity should be returned to an upright position after the event
	Rotation Offset	Sets a default rotation for the object which all other rotations (e.g. Input or Banking) will base themselves around.
	Sprite	Sprite to replace the existing one with (eg different sprite if damaged)
	Animation	Animation to play
	Sound	Sound to play
	Inner Glow	Check box to add a glow effect in the entity and set it's duration
	Outer Glow	Check box to add a glow effect around the entity and set it's duration
	Camera Shake	Check box for a camera shake effect. Set the Duration, Severity and whether Camera Roll should occur
	Micro Pause	Check box for a very short pause in the game
	Slow Motion	Check box for a slow motion effect and set its Duration and Speed
	Camera Shot	Legacy. This will be removed from this list and added to the Action tab instead.

Events List

General Events	Damage State	Speed	Direction	Shield
Destroyed	Damaged 0%	Thrust applied	Moving -X direction	Shield
Damage occurring	Damaged 0%	Accelerate applied	Moving +X direction
Collision	Damaged 25%	Brake applied	Moving -Y direction	Controls
	Damaged 50%	Stop	Moving +Y direction	Up/Down/Hold for each
Variable	Damaged 75%		Moving -Z direction
Greater/Less/Equals	Dead	Spawn	Moving +Z direction	Teleport
	Alive	Spawning		Teleport (out)
Active Area		Spawned		Teleport (in)
Hit boundary