For player feedback we add sparks to the world where the bullet hit.
For player feedback we add sparks to the world where the bullet hit.
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Add a New Scene with GPUParticles3D as root
Add a New Scene with GPUParticles3D as root
Rename them to Sparks
Rename them to Sparks
Add an AnimationPlayer node as a child
Add an AnimationPlayer node as a child
Select the Sparks node
Select the Sparks node
Set emitting to false
Set emitting to false
Under the Time property
Under the Time property
Lifetime to 0.5
Lifetime to 0.5
One Shot to true
One Shot to true
Explosiveness to 1.0
Explosiveness to 1.0
In the Draw Passes property
In the Draw Passes property
Set Pass 1 tot a New BoxMesh
Set Pass 1 tot a New BoxMesh
Set size to 0.1m on X, Y and Z
Set size to 0.1m on X, Y and Z
Click on the BoxMesh to expand
Click on the BoxMesh to expand
further properties
further properties
Find the Material property
Find the Material property
Add a new StandardMaterial3D
Add a new StandardMaterial3D
Click on the sphere to expand it
Click on the sphere to expand it
Find the Emission property
Find the Emission property
Set Enabled to true
Set Enabled to true
Set Emission to a bright yellow
Set Emission to a bright yellow
Set Energy Multiplier to 3.0
Set Energy Multiplier to 3.0
Exit the Draw Passes Property
Exit the Draw Passes Property
Find the Process Material Property
Find the Process Material Property
Add a New ParticlesProcessMaterial
Add a New ParticlesProcessMaterial
Click on it to expand further properties
Click on it to expand further properties
Expand the velocity property
Expand the velocity property
Set Direction to 0 on all axes
Set Direction to 0 on all axes
Set Spread to 180 to fire in all directions
Set Spread to 180 to fire in all directions
Since this picks a random angle between 180 and -180 to spawn a particle
Since this picks a random angle between 180 and -180 to spawn a particle
Set initial velocity to between 1.0 and 5.0
Set initial velocity to between 1.0 and 5.0
Expand the Display property
Expand the Display property
Expand the Scale property
Expand the Scale property
Set the scale to between 0.5 and 1.0
Set the scale to between 0.5 and 1.0
Find the Scale Curve property
Find the Scale Curve property
Add a new CurveTexture
Add a new CurveTexture
Expand the CurveTexture
Expand the CurveTexture
Recreate the curve to
Recreate the curve to
Fade particles out over time
Fade particles out over time
We will instantiate sparks when we collide with something in the HitScanWeapon Script
We will instantiate sparks when we collide with something in the HitScanWeapon Script
In the HitScanWeapon Script
In the HitScanWeapon Script
Export the sparks as a PackedScene
Export the sparks as a PackedScene
In the SMG scene
In the SMG scene
Quick Load the Sparks scene
Quick Load the Sparks scene
Into the export var
Into the export var
In the Inspector
In the Inspector
Double-check that it gets assigned
Double-check that it gets assigned
By opening the Player scene
By opening the Player scene
Select the SMG node
Select the SMG node
Assign it here if it is not present
Assign it here if it is not present
In the HitScanWeapon script
In the HitScanWeapon script
In the Shoot function
In the Shoot function
Instantiate (create) sparks
Instantiate (create) sparks
Add them as a child to the scene tree
Add them as a child to the scene tree
position them at the point of collision
position them at the point of collision
Select the AnimationPlayer Node
Select the AnimationPlayer Node
Create a New Animation called spark
Create a New Animation called spark
Click on the Sparks Node
Click on the Sparks Node
Select the Emitting property to true
Select the Emitting property to true
Hit the Key to add it to the timeline
Hit the Key to add it to the timeline
Also create the Reset track
Also create the Reset track
Click on + Add Track
Click on + Add Track
Add a Call Method Track
Add a Call Method Track
Move to 1 second on the timeline
Move to 1 second on the timeline
Right click on the Call Method Track
Right click on the Call Method Track
Choose Insert Key
Choose Insert Key
Call the function queue_free()
Call the function queue_free()
Set the Animation to AutoPlay
Set the Animation to AutoPlay
When you test your game, sparks should fly when bullets impact the world
When you test your game, sparks should fly when bullets impact the world
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