ParticleFX Tutorial

What is ParticleFX

ParticleFX is a powerful particle effect editing tool that was used to create all the fire, smoke, explosions, muzzle flashes and snowstorms you saw in Max Payne. The idea of the tool was to give the graphic artists a separate environment for particle effect creation and previewing, allowing to effectively focus on the effects themselves.

The purpose of this documentation is to introduce you to the basics of ParticleFX, give you a step-by-step tutorial in creating a particle effect, and familiarize you with all the parameters available.

This should cover most of the issues and features of ParticleFX. We sincerely hope you find this tutorial helpful and informative.

Please note, that these Tutorials  are work-in-progress. Remedy will make frequent updates: plenty of new items will be added and old ones fixed in the following weeks.

Yours,
Max Payne development team

 --- Last modified: 14.09.2001 ---


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