XML:BINA/OBJC/PART

general information

• BINACJBOParticle.oni is level specific. (It can be found in edition/GameDataFolder/levelXX_... )
• See HERE if you don't know how to convert an oni file into XML and vice versa.
• See HERE if you are searching for more general information such as how to handle object coordinates.

BSL support

• http://ssg.oni2.net/commands.htm#dev-p3

following command can kill different particle with same tag at once but only one of each, so don't double spawn

• particle particle_name kill (kill counts also as die event)

following command reset particle

• particle particle_name reset

following commands depend on particle events

• particle particle_name update
• particle particle_name pulse
• particle particle_name start
• particle particle_name stop
• particle particle_name bgfx_start
• particle particle_name bgfx_stop
• particle particle_name hit_wall
• particle particle_name hit_char
• particle particle_name lifetime
• particle particle_name explode
• particle particle_name brokenlink
• particle particle_name create (create counts also as update event)
• particle particle_name die
• particle particle_name newattractor
• particle particle_name delay_start
• particle particle_name delay_stop

note about wannabe-damaging particle

Fire and gas particle alone are useless until you try inserting a damage effect right there. In original game it's made with a trigger volume.

particle auto1fire start
### TV inside function
func void fire_damage(string ai_name)
{
	dprint fire_hurt_konoko
	### ignore the "fire_hurt_konoko"
	### all characters get damage because the TV is registered for all teams (255)
	### ps: this damage cannot be absorbed by a shield
	chr_poison (ai_name, 5, 30, 30);
}

XML structure

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Oni Version="0.9.28.0">
   <ObjectCollection>
       [...]
   </ObjectCollection>
</Oni>

[...] means at least one particle. Paste all particle data into there (this includes <Object ...> and </Object> tag).

example

       <Object Id="8463" Type="PART">
           <Header>
               <Flags>0</Flags>
               <Position>-1050 45 1610</Position>
               <Rotation>0 0 0</Rotation>
           </Header>
           <OSD>
               <Class>env_fire9_e01</Class>
               <Tag>auto1fire</Tag>
               <Flags>13</Flags>
               <Decal>
                   <XScale>1</XScale>
                   <YScale>1</YScale>
               </Decal>
           </OSD>
       </Object>

tags

• <Flags> : (unknown, usually 0)
• <Position> : (particle is created at this xyz-position)
• <Rotation> : (particle has xyz-rotation (in degrees))
• <Class> : (file name, can have up to 64 characters)
• <Tag> : (name for BSL use, can have up to 48 characters)
• <Flags> : (? = meaning is unknown)

4 - ?

used by <Class>env_shinzom_sound</Class> <Tag>zombient</Tag>

5 - ?

used only once and that's in compound and it doesn't even work because the file is missing (<Class>env_sturm_sound</Class> <Tag>sturm_ambient</Tag>) but nevertheless used in the BSL file

7 - not initially created and maybe something else

used by yellow objective circles, mad bomber particle in level 3 bio lab, dish elavator red warning env_emlite_e01

12 - ?

used for non-animated particles (e.g. lamp lights, images and captions like the level 1 training room captions)

13 - initially create and maybe something else

used for animated images (e.g. fire) and moving particles (e.g. falling snow, forcefield and compound dish particle)

15 - ?

used for <Class>objective_e01</Class> <Tag>fight</Tag> and <Class>env_splash_e02</Class> <Tag>OutroSplash</Tag>

• <Decal>

<XScale> : (horizontal scaling; float value ("1" seems to show image in original size))

<YScale> : (vertical scaling; float value)

Paradox, remember this is a bitset. So test each value 1, 2, 4, 8, 16(?)

So...

4 = 4 = ?

5 = 4 + 1 = ?

7 = 4 + 2 + 1 = ?

12 = 8 + 4 = ?

13 = 8 + 4 + 1 = ?

15 = 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 = ?

So...

1 = Animated/Moving? Probably attaches the particle

2 = ?

4 = ?

8 = ?

(: Gumby 17:27, 22 May 2009 (UTC)