ParticleSystem2D 0.1.0

by IL Matthew

Cart #particle_system2d-1 | 2024-06-04 | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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A simple library for spawning and simulating particles for 2D games.

First time using Lua and Picotron. I wanted to publish it despite being unfinished to get feedback.

How does it work

Particles

Container for components. Keeps track of:

• position
• speed
• age

Particles are assigned to different layers. Each layer can be drawn to screen seperatly.

Components

There are two types of components: renderer and logic components.
They all derive from a base renderer/logic component and each has its own implementation of the update
and draw function.

Currently implemented Logic components:

• Gravity
• Drag

Currently implemented Renderer components:

• Point
• Circle
• Sprite

TO DO

• Improve animation system
• Add a flag to each layer to prevent drawing it multiple times in a frame
• Improve the SpriteRenderer component (allow different sized sprites)
• Improve the CircleRenderer component
• Allow for saving and loading presets using pods
• Collision component (?)
• RibbonRenderer component (?)

that's dope man! I'll follow the upgrades

xforza