--- name: "Arma 3: Particle Effects: Config Parameters" type: topic aliases: ["Arma 3 Particle Effects: Config Parameters"] source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Particle_Effects:_Config_Parameters revid: 376917 updated: 2025-12-28T02:08:46Z --- # Arma 3: Particle Effects: Config Parameters The list of config parameters used for calling of particle effects. For more information, see [Arma 3: Particle Effects](../topics/Particle_Effects.md). ### Parameters #### - (Hit) - Description: Effect for hit of specified material. Whatever name of parameter is working. Name of parametr must be used in [bisurf's](../topics/RVMAT_basics.md#physical-properties) parameter *impact*. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Ammo_class* >> HitEffects - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), intensity from effect config and some randomly generated value - interval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), interval from effect config and some randomly generated value - fireIntensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on intensity from effect config - fireInterval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on interval from effect config - lifeTime - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on lifeTime from effect config - surfNormalX - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalY - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalZ - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - inSpeed - speed of projectile before hit of the object - inDirX - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirY - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirZ - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - outSpeed - speed of projectile after hit of the object - outDirX - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirY - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirZ - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - explosionDirX - used for directional explosions - explosionDirY - used for directional explosions - explosionDirZ - used for directional explosions - hit - hit parameter which is defined in given ammo type - damage - damage caused by hit - dustness - dustness of material - randomValue - random value - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### breathingBubblesEffect - Description: Bubble effect for units who are able to breath underwater. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Unit_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in breathingBubblesPoint as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in breathingBubblesPoint as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in breathingBubblesPoint as vector - speedX - direction to the memorypoint defined in breathingBubblesDir as vector - speedY - direction to the memorypoint defined in breathingBubblesDir as vector - speedZ - direction to the memorypoint defined in breathingBubblesDir as vector - speedSize - speed of unit's movement - Related parameters: - breathingBubblesInterval - how often unit creates the bubbles (number - seconds) - breathingBubblesPoint - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) - breathingBubblesDir - direction stored in speed variables (string - memorypoint) #### rightDustEffect / leftDustEffect - Description: Old dust vehicle effect (it is used only if new one is not defined). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - density - speed, dustness of surface - dustColor - dustness of surface - positionX - position of the effect as vector - positionY - position of the effect as vector - positionZ - position of the effect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - localSpeedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - localSpeedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - localSpeedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - humidity - humidity of the air - dustness - dustness of surface - speedSize - speed of vehicle - acceleration - acceleration of vehicle - turn - turning of vehicle (from -1 to 1, 0 is no turning) - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### rightDustEffects / leftDustEffects - Description: New dust vehicle effect. Different effect can be defined for each surface type. These parameters are not strings as usual, they are arrays. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - density - speed, dustness of surface - dustColor - dustness of surface - positionX - position of the effect as vector - positionY - position of the effect as vector - positionZ - position of the effect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - localSpeedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - localSpeedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - localSpeedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - humidity - humidity of the air - dustness - dustness of surface - speedSize - speed of vehicle - acceleration - acceleration of vehicle - turn - turning of vehicle (from -1 to 1, 0 is no turning) - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level *Example*: ```cpp class CfgVehicles { class car { rightDustEffects[] = { {"GdtStratisConcrete", "RDustEffects"}, {"GdtStratisConcrete", "RDirtEffects"}, {"GdtStratisBeach", "RDustEffects"}, {"GdtStratisBeach", "RStonesEffects"}, }; leftDustEffects[] = { {"GdtStratisConcrete", "RDustEffects"}, {"GdtStratisConcrete", "RDirtEffects"}, {"GdtStratisBeach", "RDustEffects"}, {"GdtStratisBeach", "RStonesEffects"}, }; }; }; ``` #### damageEffect - Description: Effect when vehicle is damaged, it is allways simulated (even if vehicle is not damaged). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - damage - total damage of the vehicle - engineOn - 1 if engine is on, 0 if not - engineDamage - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speed - speed of the vehicle in world coord - distToWater - distance to water surface under the vehicle - randomValue - random value generated for every emitor (generated when vehicle is created, after that is constant) #### dustEffect - Description: Dust effect under flying helicopter or airplane (only when airplane is hovering). Simulated only the ground is under vehicle. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Helicopter_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - speed - speed of vehicle - density - depends on thrust, distance to surface - positionX - position of the effect as vector - positionY - position of the effect as vector - positionZ - position of the effect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - landContact - 1 if vehicle has land contact, 0 if not #### waterEffect - Description: Water effect under flying helicopter or airplane (only when airplane is hovering). Simulated only the water is under vehicle. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Helicopter_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - speed - speed of vehicle - density - depends on thrust, distance to surface - positionX - position of the effect as vector - positionY - position of the effect as vector - positionZ - position of the effect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - landContact - 1 if vehicle has land contact, 0 if not #### impactEffectsSea - Description: Effect triggered when a collision of the object with the sea surface is detected. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - speed - speed of the object - density - radius of bounding sphere of the object - positionX - position of the effect as vector - positionY - position of the effect as vector - positionZ - position of the effect as vector - speedX - speed of the object as vector - speedY - speed of the object as vector - speedZ - speed of the object as vector - landContact - 1 if object has land contact, 0 if not #### collisionEffect - Description: Effect triggered when a collision of the object and another object is detected. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - positionX - position where the collision is detected as vector - positionY - position where the collision is detected as vector - positionZ - position where the collision is detected as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in world coord - localSpeedX - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - localSpeedY - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - localSpeedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector in vehicle coord - forceSize - force size of collision computed by PhysX #### explosionEffect - Description: Explosion of the vehicle when the damage reaches 1. Parameter is reference to AmmoType used to calculate damage to objects around when vehicle explodes (if it have a fuel and can explode), default "FuelExplosion". - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter #### leftFastWaterEffect / rightFastWaterEffect - Description: Effect when vehicle floats on water. Effects are simulated when vehicle speed is more then "waterFastEffectSpeed" (vehicle parameter). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Boat_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - density - depends on thrust and speed - size - for some vehicles it is constant, for some (boats) it depends on speed - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedSize - size of the speed vector - turn - position of the wheel (-1, 1), for boat it is allways 0 - thrust - current thrust of the vehicle - Related parameters: - waterFastEffectSpeed - effects are simulated when the vehicle speed is more then this value (number) - memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) #### leftWaterEffect / rightWaterEffect - Description: Effect when vehicle floats on water. Effects are simulated when vehicle speed is less then "waterFastEffectSpeed" (vehicle parameter). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Boat_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - density - depends on thrust and speed - size - for some vehicles it is constant, for some (boats) it depends on speed - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedSize - size of the speed vector - turn - position of the wheel (-1, 1), for boat it is allways 0 - thrust - current thrust of the vehicle - Related parameters: - waterFastEffectSpeed - effects are simulated when the vehicle speed is less then this value (number) - memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) #### leftEngineEffect / rightEngineEffect - Description: Effect when vehicle floats on water. Effects are simulated when vehicle speed is more then "engineEffectSpeed" (vehicle parameter). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Boat_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - density - depends on thrust and speed - size - for some vehicles it is constant, for some (boats) it depends on speed - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in memotyPointsLeftWaterEffect/memotyPointsRightWaterEffect as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedSize - size of the speed vector - turn - position of the wheel (-1, 1), for boat it is allways 0 - thrust - current thrust of the vehicle - Related parameters: - engineEffectSpeed - effects are simulated when the vehicle speed is more then this value (number) - memotyPointsLeftEngineEffect/memotyPointsRightEngineEffect - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) #### impactEffectsBlood - Description: Blood effect, only for Person object (and if blood is enabled). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Unit_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), intensity from effect config and some randomly generated value - interval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), interval from effect config and some randomly generated value - fireIntensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on intensity from effect config - fireInterval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on interval from effect config - lifeTime - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on lifeTime from effect config - surfNormalX - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalY - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalZ - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - inSpeed - speed of projectile before hit of the object - inDirX - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirY - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirZ - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - outSpeed - speed of projectile after hit of the object - outDirX - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirY - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirZ - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - explosionDirX - used for directional explosions - explosionDirY - used for directional explosions - explosionDirZ - used for directional explosions - hit - hit parameter which is defined in given ammo type - damage - damage caused by hit - dustness - dustness of material - randomValue - random value - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### impactEffectsNoBlood - Description: Blood effect, only for Person object (and if blood is disabled). - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Unit_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), intensity from effect config and some randomly generated value - interval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), interval from effect config and some randomly generated value - fireIntensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on intensity from effect config - fireInterval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on interval from effect config - lifeTime - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on lifeTime from effect config - surfNormalX - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalY - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalZ - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - inSpeed - speed of projectile before hit of the object - inDirX - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirY - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirZ - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - outSpeed - speed of projectile after hit of the object - outDirX - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirY - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirZ - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - explosionDirX - used for directional explosions - explosionDirY - used for directional explosions - explosionDirZ - used for directional explosions - hit - hit parameter which is defined in given ammo type - damage - damage caused by hit - dustness - dustness of material - randomValue - random value - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### mineJumpEffects - Description: Effect when the jumping mine jumps. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Explosive_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - speed - indirectHit of the mine - positionX - distance from the original position (from where the mine is jumping) as vector - positionY - distance from the original position (from where the mine is jumping) as vector - positionZ - distance from the original position (from where the mine is jumping) as vector #### craterEffects - Description: Crater part of explosion of given ammo, it is a parameter of the ammoType of the projectile that creates the crater. This is used for craters above the water. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Explosive_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), intensity from effect config and some randomly generated value - interval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), interval from effect config and some randomly generated value - fireIntensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on intensity from effect config - fireInterval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on interval from effect config - lifeTime - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on lifeTime from effect config - surfNormalX - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalY - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalZ - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - inSpeed - speed of projectile before hit of the object - inDirX - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirY - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirZ - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - outSpeed - speed of projectile after hit of the object - outDirX - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirY - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirZ - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - explosionDirX - used for directional explosions - explosionDirY - used for directional explosions - explosionDirZ - used for directional explosions - hit - hit parameter which is defined in given ammo type - damage - damage caused by hit - dustness - dustness of material - randomValue - random value - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### craterWaterEffects - Description: Same as „createrEffects“ this is used for craters under water. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Explosive_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), intensity from effect config and some randomly generated value - interval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), interval from effect config and some randomly generated value - fireIntensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on intensity from effect config - fireInterval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on interval from effect config - lifeTime - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on lifeTime from effect config - surfNormalX - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalY - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalZ - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - inSpeed - speed of projectile before hit of the object - inDirX - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirY - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirZ - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - outSpeed - speed of projectile after hit of the object - outDirX - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirY - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirZ - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - explosionDirX - used for directional explosions - explosionDirY - used for directional explosions - explosionDirZ - used for directional explosions - hit - hit parameter which is defined in given ammo type - damage - damage caused by hit - dustness - dustness of material - randomValue - random value - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### effectFlare - Description: Effect of the Flare projectile. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Ammo_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - colorR - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - colorG - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - colorB - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - colorA - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType #### effectFly - Description: Trail effect for flying ammo. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Ammo_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - hit - hit from AmmoType - speedX - speed of projectile as vector - speedY - speed of projectile as vector - speedZ - speed of projectile as vector - speedSize - size of the speed vector - flyTime - how long the projectile is flying (time since the shot) - distToSurface - distance to surface (under the bullet) #### effectsMissile - Description: Trail effect for flying missile. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Missile_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - intensity from effect config - interval - interval from effect config - fireIntensity - intensity from effect config - fireInterval - interval from effect config - lifeTime - lifeTime from effect config and thrustTime from AmmoType #### effectsMissileInit - Description: Init effect for missile (before the engine of the missile is started). - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Missile_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - speed - speed of the missile in world coord - density - value that goes from 1.0 to 0.0 according to time (0.0 when time from shot is equal to "initTime" ammoType atribute) - speedX - full vector of the speed in world coord - speedY - full vector of the speed in world coord - speedZ - full vector of the speed in world coord - parentSpeedX - speed of parent unit/vehicle that fired the missile as vector - parentSpeedY - speed of parent unit/vehicle that fired the missile as vector - parentSpeedZ - speed of parent unit/vehicle that fired the missile as vector - landContact - 1 if has land contact, 0 otherwise #### effectsSmoke - Description: Effect for smoke grenades and countermeasures. Parameters depends on if the projectile is grenade or countermeasure. - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Ammo_class* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables for smoke grenades: - colorR - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - colorG - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - colorB - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - colorA - color defined by parameter "smokeColor" in AmmoType - Variables for smoke countermeasure: - time - time since the coutnermeasure has been created #### explosionEffects - Description: Effect when explosion should happen (ex. Missile hit). - Path: configFile >> CfgAmmo >> *Ammo_class* - Type of emitter: constant emitter - Variables: - intensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), intensity from effect config and some randomly generated value - interval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), interval from effect config and some randomly generated value - fireIntensity - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on intensity from effect config - fireInterval - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on interval from effect config - lifeTime - depends on damage done (projectile hit, speed), on lifeTime from effect config - surfNormalX - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalY - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - surfNormalZ - normal to the surface of the object as vector in world coord - inSpeed - speed of projectile before hit of the object - inDirX - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirY - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - inDirZ - direction of projectile before hit of the object as vector - outSpeed - speed of projectile after hit of the object - outDirX - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirY - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - outDirZ - direction of projectile after hit of the object as vector - explosionDirX - used for directional explosions - explosionDirY - used for directional explosions - explosionDirZ - used for directional explosions - hit - hit parameter which is defined in given ammo type - damage - damage caused by hit - dustness - dustness of material - randomValue - random value - distToWater - vertical distance to sea level #### effectName (GunParticles) - Description: Weapon muzzle effect. - Path: configFile >> CfgWeapons >> *Weapon_class* >> GunParticles >> *Random_class_name* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter positionName as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter positionName as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter positionName as vector - directionX - direction to the memorypoint defined in parameter directionName as vector in world coord - directionY - direction to the memorypoint defined in parameter directionName as vector in world coord - directionZ - direction to the memorypoint defined in parameter directionName as vector in world coord - directionLocalX - direction to the memorypoint defined in parameter directionName as vector in weapon coord - directionLocalY - direction to the memorypoint defined in parameter directionName as vector in weapon coord - directionLocalZ - direction to the memorypoint defined in parameter directionName as vector in weapon coord - vehicleSpeedX - weapon movement as vector in world coord - vehicleSpeedY - weapon movement as vector in world coord - vehicleSpeedZ - weapon movement as vector in world coord - vehicleSpeedSize - speed of weapon movement - vehicleSpeedLocalX - weapon movement as vector in weapon coord - vehicleSpeedLocalY - weapon movement as vector in weapon coord - vehicleSpeedLocalZ - weapon movement as vector in weapon coord - vehicleSpeedLocalSize - speed of weapon movement - isWaterSurface - 1 if the surface under weapon is land, -1 for water - distToSurface - vertical distance between muzzle and surface - dustness - dustness of surface - humidity - humidity of the air (depends on rain) - Related parameters: - directionName - direction stored in direction variables (string - memorypoint) - positionName - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) *Example:* ```cpp class CfgWeapons { class LMG_Minigun { class gunParticles { class effect1 { positionName = "machinegun_eject_pos"; directionName = "machinegun_eject_dir"; effectName = "MachineGunCartridge1"; }; class effect2 { positionName = "machinegun_end"; directionName = "machinegun_beg"; effectName = "MachineGun1"; }; }; }; }; ``` #### effect (Exhausts) - Description: Vehicle's exhaust effects. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* >> Exhausts >> *Random_class_name* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - intensity - damage - damage of vehicle - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter position as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter position as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter position as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - vehicleSpeedSize - speed of vehicle as scalar - engineOn - starting (temperature) of engine - distToWater - vertical distance between position memorypoint and sea level - randomValue - generated when the vehicle is created - Related parameters: - direction - direction stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) - position - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) *Example:* ```cpp class CfgVehicles { class Ifrit_Base { class Exhausts { class Exhaust1 { position = "exhaust_pos"; direction = "exhaust_dir"; effect = "ExhaustEffectHTruck"; }; }; }; }; ``` #### effectName (WingVortices) - Description: Wingtip vortices and similar effects on planes. - Path: configFile >> CfgVehicles >> *Vehicle_class* >> WingVortices >> *Random_class_name* - Type of emitter: real-time emitter - Variables: - positionX - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter position as vector - positionY - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter position as vector - positionZ - position of the memorypoint defined in parameter position as vector - speedX - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedY - speed of the vehicle as vector - speedZ - speed of the vehicle as vector - speed - speed of vehicle as scalar - accelX - acceleration of the vehicle as vector - accelY - acceleration of the vehicle as vector - accelZ - acceleration of the vehicle as vector - accel - acceleration of vehicle as scalar - altitude - altitude of the vehicle in meters - humidity - humidity of air - Related parameters: - position - position stored in position variables (string - memorypoint) *Example:* ```cpp class CfgVehicles { class Plane_Fighter_03_base_F { class WingVortices { class WingTipLeft { position = "body_vapour_L_E"; effectName = "WingVortices"; }; }; }; }; ``` Source: [BI Community Wiki — Arma 3: Particle Effects: Config Parameters](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_Particle_Effects:_Config_Parameters) (revision 376917).