<function name="ParticleEffect" parent="Global" type="libraryfunc"> <description> Creates a particle effect. <note>The particle effect must be precached **serverside** with <page>Global.PrecacheParticleSystem</page> and the file its from must be added via <page>game.AddParticles</page> before it can be used!</note> </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="particleName" type="string">The name of the particle effect.</arg> <arg name="position" type="Vector">The start position of the effect.</arg> <arg name="angles" type="Angle">The orientation of the effect.</arg> <arg name="parent" type="Entity" default="NULL">If set, the particle will be parented to the entity.</arg> </args> </function> <example> <description> Example usage of the function. Precaches **ExplosionCore_wall** particle from **particles/explosion.pcf**, a Team Fortress 2 particle file. You can then test the particle by using the **particleitup** console command. Example usage of the function. Precaches `ExplosionCore_wall` particle from `particles/explosion.pcf`, a Team Fortress 2 particle file. You can then test the particle by using the `particleitup` console command. You can find a list of particles inside a .pcf file using the [Particle Editor Tool](https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Particle_Editor) </description> <code> game.AddParticles( "particles/explosion.pcf" ) PrecacheParticleSystem( "ExplosionCore_wall" ) if ( SERVER ) then -- A test console command to see if the particle works, spawns the particle where the player is looking at. concommand.Add( "particleitup", function( ply, cmd, args ) ParticleEffect( "ExplosionCore_wall", ply:GetEyeTrace().HitPos, Angle( 0, 0, 0 ) ) end ) end </code> </example>