Updated Gas particle Effects

Author: AtrixZockt

addons/chemical/CfgCloudlets.hpp

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class CfgCloudlets {
     };
 
     class GVAR(Toxic_Gas_Particles): Default {
-        interval = 0.01;
+        interval = 0.05;
         circleRadius = 0;
         circleVelocity[] = {0,0,0};
         particleFSNtieth = 16;
@@ -75,28 +75,28 @@ class CfgCloudlets {
         particleShape = "\A3\data_f\ParticleEffects\Universal\Universal.p3d";
         particleType = "Billboard";
         timerPeriod = 1;
-        lifeTime = 20;
+        lifeTime = 10;
         moveVelocity[] = {0,0,0};
         rotationVelocity = 1;
         weight = 100;
         volume = 1;
         rubbing = 0.01;
-        size[] = {0.1,2,0};
+        size[] = {0.3,4,0};
         color[] =
         {
-            {0.3,0.3,0.3,0},
-            {0.4,0.4,0.4,0.2},
-            {0.371, 0.465, 0.044,0.3},
-            {0.471, 0.565, 0.084,0.2},
-            {0.671, 0.765, 0.184,0.1},
-            {0.671, 0.765, 0.184,0}
+            {0.3, 0.3, 0.3, 0},
+            {0.4, 0.45, 0.1, 0.25},
+            {0.45, 0.55, 0.1, 0.4},
+            {0.5, 0.6, 0.12, 0.35},
+            {0.55, 0.65, 0.15, 0.2},
+            {0.6, 0.7, 0.17, 0}
         };
         animationSpeed[] = {0.5,0.3};
         randomDirectionPeriod = 1;
         randomDirectionIntensity = 0.04;
         onTimerScript = "";
         beforeDestroyScript = "";
-        lifeTimeVar = 10;
+        lifeTimeVar = 5;
         positionVar[] = {0,0,0};
         moveVelocityVar[] = {0.5,0,0.5};
         rotationVelocityVar = 10;
@@ -116,6 +116,24 @@ class CfgCloudlets {
         ignoreWind = 1;
     };
 
+    class GVAR(Toxic_Gas_Wisps): GVAR(Toxic_Gas_Particles) {
+        interval = 0.1;
+        lifeTime = 6;
+        lifeTimeVar = 3;
+        size[] = {0.1, 1.5, 0};
+        moveVelocity[] = {0, 0, 0.3};
+        moveVelocityVar[] = {0.3, 0.3, 0.2};
+        onSurface = 0;
+        rubbing = 0.05;
+        color[] =
+        {
+            {0.4, 0.5, 0.1, 0},
+            {0.45, 0.55, 0.12, 0.15},
+            {0.5, 0.6, 0.15, 0.1},
+            {0.5, 0.6, 0.15, 0}
+        };
+    };
+
     class KAT_CAS_GAS_FX: Default {
         interval = 0.03;
         circleRadius = 0;

addons/chemical/XEH_postInit.sqf

@@ -58,20 +58,49 @@ GVAR(clientParticles) = createHashMap;
     if (_netId in GVAR(clientParticles)) exitWith {};  // idempotency guard
 
     private _sourcePos = getPosATL _gasLogic;
-    private _particleObjectAmount = (_radius / 10) max 1;
     private _particleObjects = [];
 
-    for "_i" from 0 to _particleObjectAmount do {
-        private _particleSource = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _sourcePos;
-        _particleSource setParticleClass QGVAR(Toxic_Gas_Particles);
-        if (_i == 0) then {
-            _particleSource setParticleCircle [1, [0,0,0]];
-        } else {
-            _particleSource setParticleCircle [_i * 10, [0,0,0]];
-        };
-        _particleSource attachTo [_gasLogic, [0,0,0]];
-        _particleObjects pushBack _particleSource;
-    };
+    // Layer 1: Ground carpet — bulk mass, area-fill via setParticleRandom
+    private _carpet = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _sourcePos;
+    _carpet setParticleClass QGVAR(Toxic_Gas_Particles);
+    _carpet setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]];
+    _carpet setParticleRandom [
+        2,
+        [_radius, _radius, 0.3],
+        [0.3, 0.3, 0.05],
+        1, 0.3, [0.03, 0.03, 0.03, 0.1], 0, 0, 360
+    ];
+    _carpet setDropInterval 0.0035;
+    _carpet attachTo [_gasLogic, [0, 0, 0]];
+    _particleObjects pushBack _carpet;
+
+    // Layer 2: Drifting wisps — volumetric body with vertical lift
+    private _wisps = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _sourcePos;
+    _wisps setParticleClass QGVAR(Toxic_Gas_Wisps);
+    _wisps setParticleCircle [0, [0, 0, 0]];
+    _wisps setParticleRandom [
+        1,
+        [_radius * 0.7, _radius * 0.7, 0.5],
+        [0.2, 0.2, 0.3],
+        1, 0.3, [0, 0, 0, 0.05], 0, 0, 360
+    ];
+    _wisps setDropInterval 0.02;
+    _wisps attachTo [_gasLogic, [0, 0, 0]];
+    _particleObjects pushBack _wisps;
+
+    // Layer 3: Perimeter creep — circle emission with slight inward velocity
+    private _creep = "#particlesource" createVehicleLocal _sourcePos;
+    _creep setParticleClass QGVAR(Toxic_Gas_Particles);
+    _creep setParticleCircle [_radius * 0.95, [-0.4, -0.4, 0]];
+    _creep setParticleRandom [
+        2,
+        [1, 1, 0.2],
+        [0.2, 0.2, 0.05],
+        1, 0.2, [0, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 0, 360
+    ];
+    _creep setDropInterval 0.025;
+    _creep attachTo [_gasLogic, [0, 0, 0]];
+    _particleObjects pushBack _creep;
 
     GVAR(clientParticles) set [_netId, _particleObjects];
 }] call CBA_fnc_addEventHandler;