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muzzle flash doesn’t play when I shoot, on its own.

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  • February 4, 2018 at 12:01 pm #6940
    Siarhei Kukresh
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      Dear CgCookie,

      Hi! For some reason my gun just shows the muzzle flash not when I fire, but while i’m in idle or playing the reloading animation.

      From Ivan.

      February 5, 2018 at 10:26 am #26224
      Jonathan Gonzalez
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        Make sure the particle system of the muzzle flash is not set to “Play On Awake”. It’s a checkbox in the first section of the particle system. Either that, or after you first fire it stays on and you’re not turning it off again. 

        I might also suggest using a single image as a muzzle flash. Previously I used particle effects for it, but sometimes these appear on screen so quickly that it can cause issues getting them to play properly. A single image of a muzzle flash appearing on screen when you fire then disappearing afterward would be better. Just rotate/scale it randomly every time you fire. 

        June 28, 2020 at 3:27 pm #26225
        Dan Melton
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          Changing the Start Lifetime of the particle system worked for me. 

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