Difference between revisions of "Lifetime"

Latest revision as of 10:54, 28 February 2024

Flag:	Lifetime
File(s):	Rules(md).ini
Values:	Unsigned integers: All non-negative whole numbers from 0 to either 32767, 2147483647 or 4294967295.
Default:
Applicable to:	ParticleSystems

Specifies the maximum time, in frames, for which this particle system can exist. Defaults to -1 which means infinite.

Most particle system behavior types cause the system to be deleted as soon as it stops spawning more particles, with the exception of gas and weak gas systems – these systems will not expire unless limited with Lifetime.
- Note that the particle system [GasCloudSys] must not have a limited Lifetime else the game will crash when that system is created.

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 |values={{values|unsigned integer}}
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 |types={{Categ|ParticleSystems}}
 |ts=yes
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-Specifies the maximum time, in [[frames]], for which this particle system can exist.
+Specifies the maximum time, in [[frames]], for which this particle system can exist. Defaults to -1 which means infinite.
+== Notes ==
+* Most particle system [[BehavesLike|behavior types]] cause the system to be deleted as soon as it stops [[Spawns|spawning]] more particles, with the exception of [[BehavesLike|gas and weak gas systems]] – these systems will not expire unless limited with {{f|Lifetime}}.
+** {{W}} Note that the particle system {{tt|[GasCloudSys]}} must ''not'' have a limited {{f|Lifetime}} [[Internal_Error#eip_005A59B4|else the game will crash]] when that system is created.