# Particle FX - Particle Suggestions Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Condo Suggestions\ **Created:** [November 20, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220 "2024-11-20T09:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rythian](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/rythian/32/83765_2.png) [@rythian](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/rythian)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/1 "2024-11-20T09:33:30Z")
There’s a ton of particles used in TU that I’d love to have available in the Particle FX item’s selection, but there wasn’t really a dedicated thread just for suggesting new particles yet, so I thought I’d make one. I tried to limit this list to particles that I feel like I’d actually use in a condo or game world map, but it still ended up being stupidly long anyway. Feel free to add to this if I missed anything. * * * # Natural ### **Cloud** Used in the Personal Storm Cloud and Personal Blood Cloud player particles, along with a rain and lightning effect. A pure white version without the extra effects would be very nice; good-looking 3D fluffy clouds are pretty difficult to make with current items. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/b/8bea288c31cd53699acafe8433a83f2d49c7146e.jpeg) ### **Mist** Used in Nimbus; faintly visible far in the background. Similar particles are also used in Sunrise Isles and Eruption (also the thumbnail for Altitude, but seemingly not in the map itself). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/5/450f17746d4f9eb3e528856a68f262b137dc84d7.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a6e0d22af1205a6b7846db4a8f47707f36cef130.jpeg) ### **Small Mist** Used on placed Ghoul Coins. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/1/71230a843f8a0fa991e57159b5b6297beeaac933.jpeg) ### **God Rays** Used in Nimbus. There’s a smaller particle like this used in Mystic Grove, above the sword. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/c/fcc0ea9e28a0020037a005d52e1fd29590303682.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/0/40f2598c448139ecba83dbd98573ed7cc220b699.jpeg) ### **Falling Cherry Leaves** Used in Garden. Since the cherry tree item is colorable, it’d be nice if this was white and could also be recolored. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/2/f2be12d955b1961a0684bab52459818f91070caa.jpeg) ### **Flowing Grass / Leaves** Used in Altitude, Treasure Cove, Sunrise Isles, Wishy Washy Waterfall, probably other maps. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/8/f84bffbab15e3902ce97e57b25ebcd8897c2acc5.jpeg) ### **Wind** A visible wind particle would be really nice to have for outdoor scenes. The Snow FX item and the Flowing Leaves particle shown above have a similar effect mixed in; if that could be isolated and made into its own particle that’d be great. An additional small wind particle would be great to have as a way to visualize the push area of DIY Fans, Push Volumes, etc. ### **Black Hole** Used in Zombie Massacre and Minigolf (HIO upgrade). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/3/13ac6f9718ca22d9104009591b9d71c2bf8168e3.png) ### **Blue Flame Jet** Used in Little Crusaders (dragon roar upgrade). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/e/3edb32c20a1c83be5891d964482eb65ea5b03327.jpeg) ### **Candle Flame** Used on various candle items. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/8/4896816816441223995c39f0010b4723df05e929.jpeg) ### **Smoke** Used on players killed by Acid-type damage volumes. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/e/5e2639e2616f5fc6766ffdcd21d3904a8cea98d0.jpeg) ### **Bubbles** Used in Underwater and Corrosion/Decommission. A smaller version is used in Tower Threads. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/0/c0636591afcc93500524e29d73854731b5b17888.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/f/2f205f88180e943bb33bf3baa74d5603b99a4d73.jpeg) ### **More Fountain Variants** There’s a Fountain particle in the current selection, but there’s a couple different sizes used in the Plaza (a larger one in the Tower Lobby and a smaller one at Seasons). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/d/6d79a19e7e505a371a0aefea09263971cda2d343.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/4/846aa58e0ec3a1b59d8033e981994f7b4451316f.jpeg) ### **Dripping Water** As far as I know, there aren’t actually any particles exactly like this in-game, but I felt like mentioning it anyway since it would be extremely useful. Basically, just a single drop of water that falls down and hits the ground periodically. This would be good for creating leaky pipes and ceilings or dripping stalactites in caves. ### **Dust Motes** There’s a couple particles sort of like this, but not quite. The Starfield FX item has floating plus-shaped sparkles and Mystic Grove has glowing magic dust. The Starfield FX can be scaled down to look a bit more like dust, but it has a few issues (flickering when it’s in your periphery, you can still tell they’re plus-shaped up close, etc.), so a reskin that replaces the plus particles with smaller, non-emissive, circular particles would be nice. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/3/a36cb5702159459f03dcc3042a39bb7413550cb6.jpeg) * * * # Explosions ### **Heart Explosion** Used in Minigolf (HIO upgrade). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/7/27c9004d930ec7c919e45a220a8476b002f9e43d.jpeg) ### **ZM Ghost Orb Explosion** This is also used when equipping size potions. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/9/d/9d9cfa130a9e7648193e6046648f97a500a3a404.png) ### **Pixel Explosion** Used in Zombie Massacre when you get enough kills for a Combo Power. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/1/b1bd0e7cfae4d6e58ee97db4f17b418beeabe4ac.jpeg) ### **Radio Tower Pulse** Used in Zombie Massacre. This would especially benefit from being colorable; the effect itself looks very cool but the color being limited to green would limit its usability. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/5/1530fafb5ed248b6d0ee33dfb67a3d54e5c75d0b.jpeg) ### **Bubble Explosion** Plays when falling into water at high speed. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/0/70e4d74be9a5010f0962efb0ee853492dc289911.jpeg) * * * # Impacts ### **Bullet Impacts** It’d be nice to have some of the impact effects for shooting certain types of surfaces. The wood and glass impact effects in particular would be nice to have, especially if they could be upscaled and used for stuff like shattered windows or broken planks and furniture. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/3/0343e57372d0528b4ddea2ce1e6b71accf7350f3.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/0/d0eaf24dd77fd71e57045c3972d8b1036e164736.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/6/567208ec89d08d2bd65b778d9bbf79b0294a1ba0.jpeg) ### **Ring Impact** There’s a few particles like this with varying sizes and colors: in ZM (when picking up bonus points and when revived) and Minigolf (after putting into the flag hole). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/c/cc644e1a2f54b328d98f6a191685dcc71ec20584.png) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/c/0ca8d0f1d4aa0635db6e740182c8c695f50eccbd.jpeg) ### **Anime Sparkle** Used in Minigolf (HIO upgrade). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/9/2953f0755655bc6e47a284b61cc036d599ca6118.jpeg) ### **Ball Race Pickup** / **Star Impact** ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/1/d1aa028b66335d8f5e04fdf6b7856737f60b2bad.jpeg) ### **Wandering Stars** Used in Ball Race when finishing a level. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/f/8/f8ca0e73a8f3a9521e92c12adf0de6386f360530.jpeg) ### **Cosmic Rainbow** / **Rainbow Stars** Used when bouncing with the Magic Trampoline. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/0/20927c0496353b66a87ed0744e27f72a3ba0d940.jpeg) ### **Mega Spark** Used on players killed by disintegration. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/5/d5bb8b9dc2a4609a6e3660918cc58681286924f1.jpeg) * * * # Sparkles ### **ZM Weapon Pickup** Similar to the currently available Sparkles particle, but the sparkles are much larger and appear more sporadically. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/6/c/6cac2ca8091fbb521c4a64cdd10f01bfdbba681c.png) ### **Cuboid** ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/2/8242e973c4ca1dc3fac7bc4c3b35d1698772d920.png) ### **Radiant Shine** Used on Treasure Chests o’ Units and Always Lucky Slot Machines. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/5/a5e6533e145643a5d99bced9d3d622585a025e78.jpeg) ### **Huge Starfield** Used in the background of Event Horizon. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/f/4fe43cad9d3096741ff760765438e8dcae376c77.jpeg) * * * # Trails ### **Lightning** ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/3/a3d651168e89efab68097e659ef807665b6f4062.jpeg) ### **Bullet Time** The bullet time golf upgrade is the default solid trail + the actual bullet time effect, but for condos a version of the particle with just the bullet time would be a lot more versatile. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/a/5ad35500f577392118980734cad9dfe72f748299.jpeg) ### **Rocket Trail** Used by the RPG super weapon in SDNL. It looks similar to the Fire trail in the current particle selection but I’m like fairly certain it has less fire and more smoke. I think it looks a bit better but maybe I’m actually insane and both trails are exactly the same. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/1/71fecd3d64cd96391e905ffa69a2a2750cb75518.png) ### **Wind Trail** Used for the RC Rocket and RC Plane. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/0/c0b3a303a3201faef2895bc3920e8cbcbdd1f16e.jpeg) ### **Bright Cloud Trail** There’s a Cloud Trail particle already, but its default color is a dark bluish gray. There’s a similar trail in Nimbus that’s much brighter by default and would be a lot easier to recolor. A similar (or the same) trail is also used when you get a HIO in Minigolf. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/8/48af1cd3ad5e51dccd328fce2c0612866fe9540b.jpeg) ### **Explosive Flask Trail** ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/a/f/afe9cbd03d5104267cbaed18805a7c676879dca5.png) ### **ZM Ghost Movement Trail** Also used on placed Ghoul Coins. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/0/30567578eea1606467d33b8b059c67e946edd0c9.png) ### **Blocky Trail** Used on the Sleigh items (RC and Vehicle). ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/b/0b3f6b95185a6499d844682e9ffad28528e0d380.jpeg) * * * # Unnatural ### **Tendrils** Used in the Game World Ports. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/4/542558750007c35c09188875924e645304b31b0d.jpeg) ### **Kalarry** ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/7/0729408c38c8891622b33ec1643a2a7db74d1716.png) ### **Cosmic Fog** / **Dark Cosmic Fog** Used on Cosmic and Haunted Catsacks. The Cosmic Catsack fog is kind of available in the current particle selection, but it’s a trail and looks very sparse when not moving, even if upscaled. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/b/0b434f84f2fa34928a8541710f3436a79d4b4953.jpeg) ### **Rings** There’s a few different ring particles, used in Accelerate (Item Box), Virus (Sonic Shotgun), and the RC UFO. ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/5/157f393f9bc5037d55e1f86fd4e1ab01ba34ff6c.jpeg) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/be48f3f42324168f326b82a4d30044fd729f60de.png) ![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/2/7229b4364e594fca3ec328b6da172c6a7189a82c.png) ## **Player Particles** Some of the player particle items would be nice to have for use in condos. If any of these are added, it would be great if their condo versions could emit particles in a cubic or spherical area instead of their usual playermodel-shaped area. It’d make them a lot easier to work with. In particular, these would probably be most useful: Stink Fumes, Pixels, Flare, Meteoroid Shower, Stars, Abduction. ![Hearticles](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/b/b/bbc32ea1a44bb6872512608613149801e728f7a1.jpeg) ![Macaroni](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/2/b/2bf2f011197cfe111e69719c4eeae7a825e372f8.png) ![Flare](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/5/4502f9f41fbeca7b3d1a65f39bfad14fc87c4b31.jpeg) ![Stink Fumes](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/6/e65ca5987579268a9f230f76792bade924b75a58.jpeg) ![Pixels](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/c/2/c21d0d64b82bdb08a7dff5b96e37903b01b865cd.jpeg) ![Meteoroid Shower](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/d/7dd8f92c4aadee489ccf203baab36d3fbbc0842d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![anna](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/anna/32/75789_2.png) [@anna](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/anna)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/2 "2024-11-20T12:17:01Z")
i agree, i’d love to see more particles too! 🙂 there’s only one thing i have in mind for a while that i really want: fireflies!! ![](https://media.tenor.com/0jhaaquX9tMAAAAM/my-oni-girl-myonigirl.gif) also it’d be nice if we could have **[Particles Volume]** so you can resize volume and control where particles appear- like snow, rain, wind lines, meteors, moths, dust particles, that kind of stuff that can appear everywhere within volume !! ---
**Author:** ![GoopGoop](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/goopgoop/32/60746_2.png) [@GoopGoop](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/GoopGoop)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:59am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/3 "2024-11-21T04:59:21Z")
![image](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/4/6/4680045128dae43fe0680757d03cbac4135a63b6.jpeg) The steam from the holiday-exclusive hot chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Eaglezero6205](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/eaglezero6205/32/72312_2.png) [@Eaglezero6205](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Eaglezero6205)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/4 "2024-11-24T14:23:14Z")
Nice Suggestion ---
**Author:** ![Alexer\_Zoderia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/alexer_zoderia/32/77069_2.png) [@Alexer\_Zoderia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Alexer_Zoderia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2024, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/5 "2024-11-24T21:27:39Z")
I personally wanna see an update to the Lightning FX where we can actually angle and rotate the effect around, as well as a version that has the FX be a constant bolt of electricity. The current electric beam version is extremely bright and it really doesn’t help all that much. ---
**Author:** ![skoleton](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/skoleton/32/66200_2.png) [@skoleton](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/skoleton)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 6:49am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/6 "2024-11-27T06:49:40Z")
exactly, to much of effects that are in the game but we can not use it, but I would also like to have something like this… ![2024-11-2706-46-31_4-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/f/5f1c8df8688ccb37347ecf6f6ac2841403e5bd1c.gif) ---
**Author:** ![anna](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/anna/32/75789_2.png) [@anna](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/anna)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/7 "2024-11-27T20:15:20Z")
> [@skoleton](#): > > ![2024-11-2706-46-31_4-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/uploads/default/original/3X/5/f/5f1c8df8688ccb37347ecf6f6ac2841403e5bd1c.gif) YES PLEASE! this is very great suggestion!! ---
**Author:** ![Kirbyrocket](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/kirbyrocket/32/72653_2.png) [@Kirbyrocket](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Kirbyrocket)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/8 "2025-09-10T17:42:00Z")
The crimson red spiral that’s used when spawning enemies in Zombie Massacre and the green spiral that’s used when spawning in Infected in Virus would be nice to have. Whether if it’s a colorable spiral Particle FX or if it’s something else, it’d be just nice to have. ---
**Author:** ![Czari](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/user_avatar/forums.pixeltailgames.com/czari/32/80913_2.png) [@Czari](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Czari)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/particle-fx-particle-suggestions-thread/52220/9 "2026-02-13T03:46:36Z")
bro i want fireflies in TU so bad 😭