SET PARTICLE SPEED

This command will set the number of seconds that are to pass each frame within the particles object.

  Syntax
SET PARTICLE SPEED Particle Number, Seconds Per Frame
  Parameters
Particle Number
Integer
The particle object number
Seconds Per Frame
Float
The number of seconds that are to pass each frame within the particles object. This controls whether the particles move very quickly, or very slowly

  Returns

This command does not return a value.

  Description

This controls whether the particles move very quickly, or very slowly. The default seconds per frame value is 0.005.

  Example Code
load image "spec.bmp",3
make particles 3, 3, 10, 10.0
position particles 3, -3, 0, 10
position camera 0,1,0
point camera 0,1,400
while mouseclick()=0
if upkey()=1 then move camera 0.1
if downkey()=1 then move camera -0.1
if leftkey()=1 then turn camera left 1
if rightkey()=1 then turn camera right 1
color particles 3, rnd(255), rnd(255), rnd(255)
position particles 3, (mousex()-320)/50.0, 0, 10
set particle speed 3, (2+rnd(1))/100.0
sync
endwhile
delete particles 3
end
  See also

PARTICLES Commands Menu
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