Particle File Question (error?)

While optimizing some particle files i ran across this in a couple of the "Exhaust" files. Here's an example from the "Exhaust_PhaseBattleship"

ParticleSimulation
   HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
   TotalLifeTime 10.000000
   NumEmitters 4
   EmitterType "Point"
   EmitterContents
       Name "flames"
       Enabled TRUE
       EmitRate 2.000000
       HasInfiniteEmitCount TRUE
       MaxEmitCount 0
       hasEmitIntervals FALSE
       emitIntervalRunDuration 0.000000
       emitIntervalWaitDuration 0.000000
       ParticleLifeTime 1.500000
       ParticleMinStartLinearSpeed 100.000000
       ParticleMaxStartLinearSpeed 150.000000
       ParticleMinStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMinStartRotation 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartRotation 0.000000
       ParticleStartMass 3.000000
       ParticleStartColor ffffffff
       ParticleWidth 90.000000
       ParticleHeight 110.000000
       MeshName ""
       Position [ 0.000000 0.000000 -70.000000 ]
       Orientation
           [ 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 ]
       RotateAboutForward 0.000000
       RotateAboutUp 0.000000
       RotateAboutCross 0.000000
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       BillboardAnchor 7
       ParticleFacing 1
       PipelineEffectID "GS_Exhaust.fx"
       AreParticlesAttached TRUE
       numTextures 2
       textureName "rayoflightsine.dds"
       textureName "cloud.dds"
       textureAnimationName ""
       textureAnimationSpawnType "RandomFrames"
       textureAnimationOnParticleFPS 0.000000
       ParticlesRotate TRUE
       MeshParticleRotationAxisType 0
       MeshParticleRotationAxis [ 0.000000 0.100000 0.000000 ]
       RotationDirectionType 0
       AngleVariance 0.000000
   EmitterType "Point"
   EmitterContents
       Name "core"
       Enabled TRUE
       EmitRate 1.000000
       HasInfiniteEmitCount TRUE
       MaxEmitCount 0
       hasEmitIntervals FALSE
       emitIntervalRunDuration 0.000000
       emitIntervalWaitDuration 0.000000
       ParticleLifeTime 1.500000
       ParticleMinStartLinearSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartLinearSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMinStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMinStartRotation 3.141593
       ParticleMaxStartRotation 3.141593
       ParticleStartMass 0.000000
       ParticleStartColor ffffffff
       ParticleWidth 200.000000
       ParticleHeight 60.000000
       MeshName ""
       Position [ 0.000000 0.000000 25.000000 ]
       Orientation
           [ 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 -1.000000 -0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 0.000000 -1.000000 ]
       RotateAboutForward 180.000000
       RotateAboutUp 0.000000
       RotateAboutCross 0.000000
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       BillboardAnchor 0
       ParticleFacing 2
       PipelineEffectID "GS_Exhaust.fx"
       AreParticlesAttached TRUE
       numTextures 2
       textureName "zap.dds"
       textureName "zap.dds"
       textureAnimationName ""
       textureAnimationSpawnType "RandomFrames"
       textureAnimationOnParticleFPS 0.000000
       ParticlesRotate TRUE
       MeshParticleRotationAxisType 0
       MeshParticleRotationAxis [ 0.000000 0.100000 0.000000 ]
       RotationDirectionType 0
       AngleVariance 0.000000
   EmitterType "Point"
   EmitterContents
       Name "column"
       Enabled TRUE
       EmitRate 4.000000
       HasInfiniteEmitCount TRUE
       MaxEmitCount 1
       hasEmitIntervals FALSE
       emitIntervalRunDuration 0.000000
       emitIntervalWaitDuration 0.000000
       ParticleLifeTime 1.500000
       ParticleMinStartLinearSpeed 100.000000
       ParticleMaxStartLinearSpeed 100.000000
       ParticleMinStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMinStartRotation 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartRotation 6.283185
       ParticleStartMass 1.000000
       ParticleStartColor ffffffff
       ParticleWidth 60.000000
       ParticleHeight 60.000000
       MeshName ""
       Position [ 0.000000 0.000000 -25.000000 ]
       Orientation
           [ 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 ]
       RotateAboutForward 0.000000
       RotateAboutUp 0.000000
       RotateAboutCross 0.000000
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       BillboardAnchor 0
       ParticleFacing 0
       PipelineEffectID "GS_Exhaust.fx"
       AreParticlesAttached TRUE
       numTextures 2
       textureName "cloud.dds"
       textureName "cloud.dds"
       textureAnimationName ""
       textureAnimationSpawnType "RandomFrames"
       textureAnimationOnParticleFPS 0.000000
       ParticlesRotate TRUE
       MeshParticleRotationAxisType 0
       MeshParticleRotationAxis [ 0.000000 0.100000 0.000000 ]
       RotationDirectionType 2
       AngleVariance 0.000000
   EmitterType "Point"
   EmitterContents
       Name "(copy) core-1"
       Enabled TRUE
       EmitRate 1.000000
       HasInfiniteEmitCount TRUE
       MaxEmitCount 0
       hasEmitIntervals FALSE
       emitIntervalRunDuration 0.000000
       emitIntervalWaitDuration 0.000000
       ParticleLifeTime 1.500000
       ParticleMinStartLinearSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartLinearSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMinStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMaxStartAngularSpeed 0.000000
       ParticleMinStartRotation 3.141593
       ParticleMaxStartRotation 3.141593
       ParticleStartMass 0.000000
       ParticleStartColor ffffffff
       ParticleWidth 200.000000
       ParticleHeight 60.000000
       MeshName ""
       Position [ 0.000000 0.000000 25.000000 ]
       Orientation
           [ 1.000000 0.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 1.000000 0.000000 ]
           [ 0.000000 0.000000 1.000000 ]
       RotateAboutForward 0.000000
       RotateAboutUp 0.000000
       RotateAboutCross 0.000000
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       BillboardAnchor 0
       ParticleFacing 2
       PipelineEffectID "GS_Exhaust.fx"
       AreParticlesAttached TRUE
       numTextures 2
       textureName "zap.dds"
       textureName "zap.dds"
       textureAnimationName ""
       textureAnimationSpawnType "RandomFrames"
       textureAnimationOnParticleFPS 0.000000
       ParticlesRotate TRUE
       MeshParticleRotationAxisType 0
       MeshParticleRotationAxis [ 0.000000 0.100000 0.000000 ]
       RotationDirectionType 0
       AngleVariance 0.000000
   NumAffectors 3
   AffectorType "Fade"
   AffectorContents
       Name "Fadeout"
       Enabled TRUE
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       UseYoungParticleAffectThreshold FALSE
       YoungParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       UseOldParticleAffectThreshold FALSE
       OldParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       AffectAttachedParticles TRUE
       numAttachedEmitters 4
       attachedEmitterName "core"
       attachedEmitterName "flames"
       attachedEmitterName "column"
       attachedEmitterName "(copy) core-1"
       DoFadeOut TRUE
       FadeOutTime 1.000000
       DoFadeIn TRUE
       FadeInTime 0.500000
   AffectorType "LinearInflate"
   AffectorContents
       Name "grow flame"
       Enabled TRUE
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       UseYoungParticleAffectThreshold FALSE
       YoungParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       UseOldParticleAffectThreshold FALSE
       OldParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       AffectAttachedParticles TRUE
       numAttachedEmitters 2
       attachedEmitterName "???????????????????????"
       attachedEmitterName "flames"
       WidthInflateRate -10.000000
       HeightInflateRate 130.000000
   AffectorType "LinearInflate"
   AffectorContents
       Name "shrink"
       Enabled TRUE
       StartTime 0.000000
       HasInfiniteLifeTime TRUE
       TotalLifeTime 0.000000
       UseYoungParticleAffectThreshold FALSE
       YoungParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       UseOldParticleAffectThreshold FALSE
       OldParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       AffectAttachedParticles TRUE
       numAttachedEmitters 1
       attachedEmitterName "column"
       WidthInflateRate -8.000000
       HeightInflateRate -8.000000
   length 0.000000

There is no Emitter with the name "???????????????????????" , Is this an error? or something i don't get ? Any Help would be greatly appreciated..................Thanks

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Just delete that line, and change the above value to 1.

open that in Particle Forge.

It should now work.

Particle forge is VERY buggy, and will output funny values if you use it for too long.

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Actually this is the stock file from the game and nothing i made.

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That's odd...

My game does not have this error...

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I also just checked my reference files set and found the line in the vanilla files, and the diplomacy version even has an additional square box as the SECOND character in the line

diplomacy 1.011 file

        OldParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       AffectAttachedParticles TRUE
       numAttachedEmitters 2
       attachedEmitterName "?�??????????????????????"
       attachedEmitterName "flames"
       WidthInflateRate -10.000000
       HeightInflateRate 130.000000

vanilla 1.191 file

        OldParticleAffectThreshold 0.000000
       AffectAttachedParticles TRUE
       numAttachedEmitters 2
       attachedEmitterName "???????????????????????"
       attachedEmitterName "flames"
       WidthInflateRate -10.000000
       HeightInflateRate 130.000000

and entrenchment did not have a copy of the file.

harpo

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