<cat>Dev.Particles</cat> <title>Creating your first particle effect</title> # Creating a particle effect using sprites The first thing we need to do is add something which spawns our sprites. ⤶ In the particle editor, before you can start editing your particles you need to create a new instance. ⤶ * On the top left, press `File` and select `New`, or use the shortcut <key>CTRL</key>+<key>N</key>⤶ ⤶ The first thing we need to do is add something which spawns our sprites.⤶ * Press the `+` next to Emitter and add `Emit continuously`, when we add our sprites, this will spawn them. * Press the `+` next to Renderer and select `Sprite Renderer`. You should now see the following: <upload src="3dc48/8d90824bd202cb8.png" size="370922" name="image.png" /> Right now it's just one giant blob, but before we change that, we should stop it from spawning infinite particles. * Press the `+` next to `Operator` and add `Lifespan Decay`, this will kill particles after a small amount of time. Now let's change how our sprites are spawned. * Press the `+` next to `Initializer` and select `Position Along Ring`. Nothing changed, and that is because we need to set the radius of our ring. * Press `Position along ring` and you should see the properties for it. <upload src="3dc48/8d90825da5cecf3.png" size="55644" name="image.png" /> * Now set the `initial radius` property to 10, and you should now see a donut shape. <upload src="3dc48/8d908253e2b77f5.png" size="570583" name="image.png" /> Congratulations! You just created your first particle effect using the Sprite Renderer. ## Spicing up the sprites You can play with the properties on the functions you've added. Here's a few suggestion for what you can do: * On `Render sprites` change the `color blend`, and the `radius scale` properties. * On `Emit Continuously` change the `emission rate` property to spawn more or less particles. * On `Operator` add `Movement Basic` and play with the `gravity` property (try setting it to 0, 0, 40) * Add a custom sprite. Follow the wiki guide here: <page>using_custom_sprites</page>