bug with particle weapons ?

[digdug]

particle type weapons have been revamped again in RC1 (Thanks George!)
(after the new awesome modifications in 0.99)
I was testing the new variables when i found a problem:

Take this weapon as an example:

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<ItemType UNID="&itcometfalltestweapon;"
			name=				"Cometfall test weapon"
			level=				"8"
			value=				"150000"
			mass=				"5000"
			frequency=			"notrandom"
			modifiers=			"MajorItem; EnergyWeapon; Rasiermesser; NotForSale"

			description=		"This is an experimental weapon."
			>

		<Image imageID="&rsItems1;" imageX="96" imageY="0" imageWidth="96" imageHeight="96"/>

				<Weapon
				type=				"particles"
				count ="1"
				damage=				"blast:2d12; momentum2; WMD2"
				fireRate=			"35"
				missileSpeed=		"20-50"
				lifetime=			"120-160"
				powerUse=			"100"
				hitPoints=			"10"
				
				directional=		"true"
				fireEffect=			"&efMediumCannonFlash;"
				sound=				"&snRecoillessCannon;"
				
				particleCount=	"1"
				particleEmitTime="5-12"
				particleSpreadWidth="90" 
				particleSpreadAngle="0"
				>

			<Effect>
				<MoltenBolt
						width=				"4"
						length=				"10"
						growth=				"3"
						primaryColor=		"0xea, 0xed, 0xae"
						secondaryColor=		"0xc0, 0xc2, 0x85"
						/>
			</Effect>

		</Weapon>
	</ItemType>

It emits 9 particles. (NINE)
It seems that the culprit is particleEmitTime="5-12"
When I remove it, i get 1 shot only.

Is this a bug ?

[Arisaya]

I don't think so; it seems that the emit time is the period in which it will emit said number of particles. It looks intended to me.

[digdug]

ok, i understand that, but why if count ="1" and particlecount="1", then I have multiple particles when I use particleEmitTime ?

[Arisaya]

Because the count is the number of ... let's call them projectile sets fired, like in the repeating ones, and particle count controls the number of particles within each set. ... I think

[digdug]

mmmhh... not really. I simply don't get why while using particleEmitTime i get multiple shots, even when i should get only 1.

[george moromisato]

mmmhh... not really. I simply don't get why while using particleEmitTime i get multiple shots, even when i should get only 1.

particleEmitTime is how long the weapons emits particles (in ticks). Set it to some high number, like 120 and you'll see that it continues to emit particles. Each tick, it emits the number of particles specified in particleCount.

[digdug]

thanks George ! Now I understand !
I thought it was something like a dilution factor that distribute the number of particles created in a certain timeframe.