Pellet (ScriptableObject)

This component allows you to set information about how your firework is launched in the Firework Cake component.

Variables

• Caliber - the pellet caliber (in mm, for example 20, 30, 50)

• Launch force - with how much force the firework is being launched at

• Launch sound - what launch sound is being used for the pellet

• Custom launch sound (override) - override the launch sound being used for the pellet, aka supply your own custom one

• Pellet mesh shape - you can choose between what shape the pellet will be: spherical or cylindrical

• Minimum delay before explosion - minimum time it takes before it explodes

• Maximum delay before explosion - maximum time it takes before it explodes

• Explosion: (beware that you can use either VFX or PS, not two at once)

  • VFX Explosion - the explosion particle (VFX Asset), Recommended

  • PS Explosion - the explosion particle (Particle System)

  • Sound - the explosion sound

  • Min pitch - minimum pitch of the explosion sound

  • Max pitch - maximum pitch of the explosion

  • Sound distance - maximum sound distance the explosion sound is hearable at

• Preburner: (beware that you can use either VFX or PS, not two at once)

  • Min Preburner Delay - minimum time it takes before the preburner activates

  • Max Preburner Delay - maximum time it takes before the preburner activates

  • VFX Preburner - the preburner particle (VFX Asset), Recommended

  • PS Preburner - the preburner particle (Particle System)

  • Min Preburner Length - minimum time before the preburner stops emitting, counted after delay, not since the launch of the pellet

  • Max Preburner Length - maximum time before the preburner stops emitting, counted after delay, not since the launch of the pellet

  • Sound - preburner sound, played after the delay, leave empty if not used

  • Sound distance - preburner sound maximum hearable distance

• Second Preburner - same as preburner, can be used to have a second preburner, for example a delayed tail

• Particle group - can be used to create more complex effects, with a few particles layered on top of each other, leave empty if not used:

  • Position - position of the overlayed particle

  • Rotation - rotation of the overlayed particle

  • Particle - particle of the overlayed particle

• Mine - particle that's played on the launch position immediately after the cake is launched:

  • VFX Mine - particle of the mine (VFX Asset)

  • Sound - sound of the mine

• Is whirling? - applies whirl effect to the pellet, making it spin

  • Max whirl amount - the amount of whirl

  • Minimum whirl delay - minimum time before the whirl effect activates

  • Maximum whirl delay - maximum time before the whirl effect activates

• Is whistle? - applies whistle effect to the pellet, making it go randomly in directions as it flies through

  • Minimum whistle delay - minimum time before the whistle effect activates

  • Maximum whistle delay - maximum time before the whistle effect activates

  • Use custom whistle force? - allows you set custom whistle force

  • Custom whistle force - custom whistle force, default is [500, 500, 500]

• Don't launch - doesn't launch the pellet, literally, just ignores it

• Emit preburner light? - emits light as the pellet rises

  • Preburner light color - gradient of the preburner light as it rises in the sky, you can add points in the gradient editor to make it change color as it rises

• Angular drag - angular drag of the rigidbody

• Use custom random force?

  • Custom random force - custom random force that is applied to the pellet as it gets launched, default is [25,25,25]

• Use custom mass?

  • Custom mass - custom mass of the rigidbody in kilograms, default is 1

• Use custom drag?

  • Custom drag - custom air drag of the rigidbody, default is 0

Recommendations

Launch force:

• 20mm - 1200

• 25mm - 1500

• 30mm - 2000

• 38mm - 2250

• 50mm - 2500

• 75mm - 4500

Explosion min, max pitch:

• min - 0.8

• max - 1.2

Sound distance - 9000

Preburner sound distance - 2500

Understanding what variables control

• Caliber:

  • setting the size of the pellet

  • setting the size of the smoke when it explodes

  • radius required for massexplosions

  • max hearable distance of the launch sound

  • cake launch particle size

  • intensity and range of "emit light"