Particle scalar field

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Particle systems have a number of properties that they can access, such as their alpha, position, color, etc. Some of these are Scalars, which are a single number. Some are vectors, which is a group of three numbers.

Particle Scalar Fields refer to all memory types which are Scalars, having a single number.


These include :


Life Duration
Radius
Roll
Roll Speed
Alpha
Creation Time
Sequence Number
Second Sequence Number / Alpha Window Threshold
Trail Length
Particle ID
Yaw
Hitbox Index
Alpha Alternate
Scratch Float
Pitch
Glow RGB
Glow Alpha


Not all of these are user editable, such as Particle ID.