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public var sizeAffectsLifetime: bool;
public bool sizeAffectsLifetime;

Description

Set whether the particle size will act as a multiplier on top of the trail lifetime.

Useful for making larger particles have longer trails.

#pragma strict
private var ps: ParticleSystem;
public var sizeAffectsLifetime: boolean = true;
function Start() {
	ps = GetComponent.<ParticleSystem>();
	var main: var = ps.main;
	main.startColor = new ParticleSystem.MinMaxGradient(Color.red, Color.yellow);
	main.startSize = new ParticleSystem.MinMaxCurve(0.01f, 1.0f);
	main.startLifetime = 1.5f;
	var trails: var = ps.trails;
	trails.enabled = true;
	var psr: var = GetComponent.<ParticleSystemRenderer>();
	psr.trailMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Sprites/Default"));
}
function Update() {
	var trails: var = ps.trails;
	trails.sizeAffectsLifetime = sizeAffectsLifetime;
}
function OnGUI() {
	sizeAffectsLifetime = GUI.Toggle(new Rect(25, 25, 200, 30), sizeAffectsLifetime, "Size affects lifetime");
}
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { private ParticleSystem ps; public bool sizeAffectsLifetime = true;

void Start() { ps = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();

var main = ps.main; main.startColor = new ParticleSystem.MinMaxGradient(Color.red, Color.yellow); main.startSize = new ParticleSystem.MinMaxCurve(0.01f, 1.0f); main.startLifetime = 1.5f;

var trails = ps.trails; trails.enabled = true;

var psr = GetComponent<ParticleSystemRenderer>(); psr.trailMaterial = new Material(Shader.Find("Sprites/Default")); }

void Update() { var trails = ps.trails; trails.sizeAffectsLifetime = sizeAffectsLifetime; }

void OnGUI() { sizeAffectsLifetime = GUI.Toggle(new Rect(25, 25, 200, 30), sizeAffectsLifetime, "Size affects lifetime"); } }

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