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Stylised Blood Particles

too much

can you make it just the blood squirts?

is there gore?

@vadiniscool

If you want to remove the blood squirts, do the following:

1. Open the location where the Steam Workshop downloads the particle (steamapps\workshop\content\220\3453132139)
2. Extract the "workshop_dir.vpk" file to the "custom" folder in the Half-Life 2 directory (Half-Life 2\hl2\custom)
3. Open Half-Life 2 with the following launch options: "-nop4" and "-tools"
4. Open the particle editor by selecting "Particle Editor" from the "Tools" menu
5. Open the "blood_impact.pcf" file that you extracted to your custom folder
6. Delete the following particle effects (or remove them from the blood_impact_red_01's "children"): blood_impact_red_01_chunk, blood_impact_red_01_goop, blood_impact_red_01_goop2 and blood_impact_red_01_smalldroplets
7. Press the "save" button / "save and test"
8. Verify that the particle functions by pressing F10, opening a map (like d1_canals_01) and shooting at the enemies
9. Close Half-Life 2
10. Remove "-nop4" and "-tools" from the launch options

Is there anyway to remove the blood squirting and just have the mist?

@idk That's very nice to know. I find the Source Particle Editor a fun, if sometimes infuriating and confusing tool to work with. I recommend messing around with it and trying to create your own particles if you want to get the hang of it

@Not ManBeast man, thanks! thx you so much. i've got motivation to code due your comments. thx

hey guys

i guess thats it

For more information on the particle editor, check the Valve Developer Community https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Particle_Editor

If you want to modify the particles yourself, here's what you can do:

1. Open the location where the Steam Workshop downloads the particle (steamapps\workshop\content\220\3453132139)
2. Extract the "workshop_dir.vpk" file to the "custom" folder in the Half-Life 2 directory (Half-Life 2\hl2\custom)
3. Open Half-Life 2 with the following launch options: "-nop4" and "-tools"
4. Open the particle editor by selecting "Particle Editor" from the "Tools" menu
5. Open the "blood_impact.pcf" file that you extracted to your custom folder
6. Choose the particle you want to edit
7. Select "Lifetime Random" under "Initializers"
8. Change the values of "lifetime_min" and "lifetime_max" to your desired amount (NOTE: these are the upper and lower bounds of the random selector)
9. Press the "save" button
10. You can now test the particle by pressing F10 to interact with the game (pressing F11 will make the Viewport full screen)