Fire (`Fire')
The fire effect simulates a fire by generating a number of individual flames of randomized appearance. You can control various parameters that define how the flames are generated and how they change over time.
Example:
The Fire effect takes no sources and has four parameters.
Parameters
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Name
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Code
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Type
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Description
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Spread Rate
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`sprd'
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Long
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How quickly the fire expands to its highest level from its starting point. The higher the value, the more quickly the fire starts up and reaches its maximum burn rate.
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Sputter Rate
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`decy'
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Long
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How quickly the flames die down as they move up the screen. Low numbers result in very tall flames, high numbers in very low flames.
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Water Rate
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`watr'
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Long
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How often "water" is tossed on the base of the fire, instantly putting out the fire at that point. High numbers result in a fire that's very broken up (i.e. many areas of burning and non-burning) while lower numbers result in a wider, smoother fire.
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Restart Rate
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`rset'
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Long
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How often entire fire is put out, and allowed to restart.
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