PARTICLE ENGINE

Hi people, i can't seem to find any (beginner level) easy-to-follow tutorials about how to write a particle engine.
Please, could somebody possibly show me an easy to understand, well commented piece of particle code, even if it means just having 3 particles on the screen.
This would help me out so much as it's been so frustrating to find any easy tutorials on the use of particles.
Thanks guys





BLUE
:)

you could try figuring this one out (code archives)

Check this out. Very simple example of using particles for explosions.

Graphics 800,600
SetBuffer BackBuffer()



Type particle
	Field x#,y#
	Field speed#
	Field angle#
	Field time
	Field timer
End Type



While Not KeyHit(1)

	Cls

	If MouseHit(1) Then
		For loop=1 To (Int(Rnd(25,49)))
			create_particles(MouseX(),MouseY())
		Next
	End If
	


	update_particle()
	Rect MouseX(),MouseY(),2,2
	Flip
Wend
End





Function create_particles(x,y)
	p.particle=New particle
	p\angle=Rnd(0,359)
	p\x=x
	p\y=y
	p\speed=Rnd(0.2,1.3)
	p\time=MilliSecs()+Int(Rnd(500,3000))
End Function


Function update_particle()
	For p.particle=Each particle
		Color Int(Rnd(20,250)),Int(Rnd(50,250)),Int(Rnd(50,250))
		Rect p\x,p\y,1,1
		p\x=p\x+(Sin(p\angle)*p\speed)
		p\y=p\y+(Cos(p\angle)*p\speed)
		If MilliSecs()>=p\time Then
			Delete p.particle
		End If
	Next
End Function

Yes, this seems to have done the trick :).
Thanks very much guys, i really appriciate the help.
Now i can start on my particle engine :).


Thanks again
BLUE