trailing line

[Master chief]

ok if you have played the game homeworld you will know what im talking about , all small craft leave a line or sorts behind them that slowly disapears , i know this will proble be done with a partical engin but since i have yet to get one activly working properly i though id ask

[johnl3d]

http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=32664

 

 

with the life of the particles adjusted

[Master chief]

ok sort of what i need but would need 2 questions answered

 

1 is there any way to make the line smooth and flowing

 

2 is there a way to make the line not fall but simple shrink and fade away

[johnl3d]

http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=33283

 

 

close?

[Master chief]

ok thanks for the sugestions but its still not what im looking for , has any one played home worlds 1,2 or cataclisum, if you have you will no what i mean

 

heres a pic

 

 

the blue beam is a ion cannon , its the redish streaks im looking to try and create

[johnl3d]

turn off gravity change color to red and it should be close .. I'll try to post it later at work to 10pm

 

 

 

ok heres a rough sample

 

orangetrack.mov