Particle Animation for Insects

[Morhighan]

I've been using this More Realistic Snow effect for snow. Now I want to make a particle effect that is like bugs floating around. So far the documentation has helped a lot I just need one last problem solved.

My main problem right now is that the "speed" variable makes the particles only go towards the ground. There is also the "wind" variable, which changes the direction. I just kind of want the particles to float around the screen. I'm not sure how to do this. I'm considering making a "xspeed" and "yspeed" variables but I'm not sure that will work.

I'm using the Snow effect for a base since I'm not able to "imagine" the programming on my own.

Any pointers would be great!'

EDIT:
So I like Donmai's suggestion, but I want to change it up a bit. I want the bugs to blink and kind of wander around the screen. You know, to be more insect-like.

Donmai suggested this code:

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transform withAdd:
        additive 1.0

image particle newDownBright = SnowBlossom(At("images/blue-particle-circle.png", withAdd), border=150, count=6000,start=0.00000000001, fast=False, yspeed=(-100, -80), xspeed=(-3000,3000), horizontal=True)

And I am also trying with the More Realistic Snow and I'm just scratching my head as how to get the particles to blink (two images maybe?) as well as the "wander" motion.

[Donmai]

I believe this will do what you want:
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=24762

[Morhighan]

I believe this will do what you want:
viewtopic.php?f=51&t=24762

Ah-ha! I think so! Thank you Donmai.

[Morhighan]

So I like Donmai's suggestion, but I want to change it up a bit. I want the bugs to blink and kind of wander around the screen. You know, to be more insect-like.

Donmai suggested this code:

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transform withAdd:
        additive 1.0

image particle newDownBright = SnowBlossom(At("images/blue-particle-circle.png", withAdd), border=150, count=6000,start=0.00000000001, fast=False, yspeed=(-100, -80), xspeed=(-3000,3000), horizontal=True)

And I am also trying with the More Realistic Snow and I'm just scratching my head as how to get the particles to blink (two images maybe?) as well as the "wander" motion.

[papiersam]

You could add another image to make it blink:

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transform withAdd:
        additive 1.0

image particle newDownBright = SnowBlossom(At(Animation("images/blue-particle-circle.png", 0.15, "images/blank.png, 0.05),withAdd), border=150, count=6000,start=0.00000000001, fast=False, yspeed=(-100, -80), xspeed=(-3000,3000), horizontal=True)

Or use ATL sort of like:

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rv.append(At(image,blink_atl(p)))

[Alvsvartr]

Would you be so kind to explain how to add this one into script correctly

[Andredron]

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transform withAdd:
        additive 1.0
transform withAdd2:
        additive 1.0
        Alfa 1.0
        linear 2.0 Alfa 0.2
        repeat


image particle newDownBright = SnowBlossom(At(Animation("images/blue-particle-circle.png", 0.15, "images/blank.png, 0.05),withAdd), border=150, count=6000,start=0.00000000001, fast=False, yspeed=(-100, -80), xspeed=(-3000,3000), horizontal=True)

label start:

show particle newDownBright at withAdd

show particle newDownBright at withAdd2

[Alvsvartr]

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transform withAdd:
        additive 1.0
transform withAdd2:
        additive 1.0
        Alfa 1.0
        linear 2.0 Alfa 0.2
        repeat


image particle newDownBright = SnowBlossom(At(Animation("images/blue-particle-circle.png", 0.15, "images/blank.png, 0.05),withAdd), border=150, count=6000,start=0.00000000001, fast=False, yspeed=(-100, -80), xspeed=(-3000,3000), horizontal=True)

label start:

show particle newDownBright at withAdd

show particle newDownBright at withAdd2

There is a mistake in "images/blank.png - lack of ". But even with it this code doesn't want to work.