The Powder Toy

coolkase

Im trying to make one of my elements explode like SNOW(SING). Heres my code:

local eparticles = {elements.DEFAULT_PT_NEUT, elements.DEFAULT_PT_PROT, elements.DEFAULT_PT_ELEC}

local xx = -2

local yy = -2

while yy < 2 do

while xx < 2 do

sim.partCreate(i, x+xx, y+yy, eparticles[math.random(1,3)])

xx = xx + 1

end

yy = yy + 1

end

I thought it would make a 5x5 square around the particle made of a random energy particle but it only makes one energy particle from the original particle. Does anyone know what I did wrong?

RebMiami

There's two issues here:

You're passing the bomb particle's ID (i) into the first argument of sim.partCreate, which means that the radiation particle will delete each previous one when it's place. Try using -1 instead
You aren't resetting the value of xx after the inner loop finishes, which means that only one row of particles will appear if you fixed the above issue. Try setting xx back to -2 after the inner loop finishes

coolkase

@RebMiami (View Post)

oh ok ill try that, i dont know how i didnt notice i wasnt resetting xx

thank you. ill still need to to a bit of tinkering to stop the hydrogen fusion but it bursts how i want it:

burst of protons, photons, electrons, and neutrons.

Issues with making element explode.