ALE and fading…

Wolfie

Yup, I can’t get it to work.

I finally got controls over all the Node Names in the .ale I’m editing, but I still can’t figure out how to make the explosion “fade” instead of just disappearing. sigh

Node_Name = volcano_explosion.app ; 0xF0585CD5 4032322773

Node_LifeSpan = 12.0000000000000000

Node_Transform = {
Flag = 4
Header = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
HFlag = 4
HTail = 0
Header = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
HFlag = 4
HTail = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
SEntry = 0.0000000000000000, -600.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, o.0000000000000000
SFlag = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
SEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
SFlag = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
EType = 1
ETail = 0
}

Appearance_LODCurve = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 4
}

Emitter_InitialParticles = 2

Emitter_Frequency = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 100.0000000000000000
EFlag = 0
SubFlag = 5
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 60.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
SubEntry = 0.2399999946355820, 60.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
SubEntry = 0.2500000000000000, 15.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
SubEntry = 1.9900000095367432, 15.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
SubEntry = 2.0000000000000000, 60.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
}

Emitter_MaxParticles = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 10000.0000000000000000
EFlag = 0
}

Emitter_EmitCount = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
}

Emitter_InitLifeSpan = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 2.0000000000000000
EFlag = 0
SubFlag = 1
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 10.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 2.0000000000000000
}

Emitter_Pressure = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 10.0000000000000000
EFlag = 0
SubFlag = 1
SubEntry = 0.0128680001944304, 0.1037219986319542, 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
}

BasicApp_TriTexture = True

BasicApp_QuadTexture = False

BasicApp_MotionBlur = True

BasicApp_Color = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.8745098710060120, 0.5019608139991760, 0.9284973144531200
}

BasicApp_Alpha = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.1000000014901161, 0.5000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000, 0.7500000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 1
}

BasicApp_Size = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 300.0000000000000000, 0.0500000007450581, 0.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 1
}

BasicApp_HToVAspect = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000
}

BasicApp_Rotate = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
EFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000, 1.0000000000000000, 1.0017369985580444
SubFlag = 4
}

BasicApp_TexName = planetflare ; 0x13E2D528 333632808

BasicApp_BlendInfo = 5, 2

BasicApp_UseCommonTexFrame = True

BasicApp_TexFrame = {
Flag = 4
Entry = 0.0000000000000000
SubFlag = 4
SubEntry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
}

BasicApp_CommonTexFrame = {
Entry = 0.0000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
}

BasicApp_FlipTexU = True

BasicApp_FlipTexV = True

Is there anything here I’m doing wrong as the explosion just pops away?

Also, what Xar said in the FX showroom: We’ll release a command explanation for .ale, so its easier for people to understand what you do when.

Gisteron

set more values in your appearance color. make a gradient to black and it will fade before the effect dies.

FriendlyFire

Post your emitter. I’m pretty sure it’s emitting in a loop and so it never appears to be dying.

Wolfie

I just figured out of it, indeed it was an emitter being wrong. Thanks.