[1.16.4] Particle which doesn't face the player.

[Hendoor64]

Hi! I wanted to create a rotating circle visual which hovers in the air, and I figured a particle would have less overhead than an entity. By default, particles rotate their quad to face the player automatically, but I want mine to face straight up regardless of the player's position. How can I tell the particle (or whatever renders it) not to face the player?

 

P.S.

I'm also struggling to rotate my particle, there doesn't seem to be a field for its orientation, only its position. Any ideas?

 

Thanks!

[TheGreyGhost]

Howdy

Have a look in TexturedParticle::renderParticle.  You will need to understand some vector rotation math (Quaternions) but with a bit of experimentation you should be able to figure it out.

 

Some more information on particles here in case you need it:

https://github.com/TheGreyGhost/MinecraftByExample/tree/master/src/main/java/minecraftbyexample/mbe50_particle

 

Cheers

  TGG