Color and Amount

Part of the Game Feel section of Coddy's Godot journey. Lesson 14 of 23.

The same particle node can make very different effects. Most of the difference is the color and the number of particles.

$Burst.color = Color(1, 0.42, 0.42)
$Burst.amount = 100

color sets the color of every particle. This Burst also has a color ramp that fades each particle out at the end of its life. amount is how many particles the burst throws out.

Use big, bright bursts for big events and small ones for small events.

Challenge

Easy

Make the sparks amber, and more of them.

In _ready(), set $Burst.color to Color(1, 0.78, 0.34).
Set $Burst.amount to 60.

Press Play and press E: a bigger amber burst flies out. Then Check.

Try it yourself

extends Node2D

func _ready():
	$Thruster.emitting = true
	$Burst.one_shot = true

func _process(delta):
	if Input.is_action_just_pressed("action"):
		$Burst.emitting = true

All lessons in Game Feel

1Tweens

Your First Tween Tween Any Property Fade Out Ease Out One After Another At the Same Time A Coin That Pops

4Flashes and Feedback

Flash on a Hit Hit Freeze Squash and Stretch Floating Numbers

2Camera

A Camera That Follows Camera Limits A Smooth Camera Screen Shake

5Animation

AnimationPlayer Play on a Key When It Finishes Play It Backwards

3Particles

Particles A One Shot BurstColor and AmountBreak a Crate

Practice on your own: Godot playground