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Subframe Cray

  • NaroMatthew     25th Nov 2021 Member 0 Permalink

    When i get subframe to work in a save, sometimes the CRAY or whatever i'm using doesn't work even though the subframe is working. Why?

  • TiredTech     9th Dec 2021 Member 0 Permalink

    Here's what is really happening. Listen closely.

     

    CRAY requires a CTYPE with some element specified, a SPRK element with a CTYPE of some conductor directly adjacent to it, and for the SPRK of that adjacent particle to have a LIFE of 3, for it to activate; TLDR: CRAY needs a SPRK next to it that has a LIFE of 3 to activate.

     

    LIFE decrements right after information is gathered from the simulation. Meaning that, if you have a constant SPRK with a LIFE of 4, the next frame, until it is reset and replaced with a new 4 LIFE SPRK, it will have a 3 LIFE SPRK.

    So, in order to activate that CRAY, you need to place it in such a way, so that it happens before the SPRK is reset by CONV and set by BTRY back to a 4 LIFE SPRK.

    Also, above all else, make sure the particles that you have created are in the right order.

  • NaroMatthew     9th Dec 2021 Member 0 Permalink

    Thanks that helped a lot

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