12 particle tutorial

[@tf2engineer]

jeez the other tutorial dude sneezes once and they find a different guy to do it

[@AlexG3Z]

=(

[@Blablabla-eq7rn]

WHAT WHAT THE FUCK WHY WHAT

[@gjtrue]

Is that a silly joke or true? 🙃

[@evergreenthedog]

@@gjtrue true

[@jonny-than6084]

lol 269 likes go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@Piemations]

i think you can do it with Left 4 Dead 2

[@asger7442]

oh hi

[@pyropro8027]

Oh hi

[@dudedogdawg8024]

Oh hi

[@cheflinkreal]

oh hi

[@nai478]

oh hi

[@Wissle]

Someone else made this tutorial. Admit it, the guy from #11 was fired for sneezing on the job :P

[@jinxyjangle]

RIP

[@SoloFloFoSho]

The view drop off is astounding. If you've made it this far you have a real determination and passion for animating. Keep up the pace, friends! You got this!

[@MrStarstruct]

I know its been 5 years but thanks, i needed to hear that :D

[@grohamfields]

i know its been 5 years and 2 months but thanks, i needed to hear that :D

[@Lung-itudinal]

It's been one week since you looked at me Cocked your head to the side and said, "I'm angry" Five days since you laughed at me saying "Get that together, come back and see me" Three days since the living room I realized it's all my fault but couldn't tell you Yesterday, you'd forgiven me But it'll still be two days till I say I'm sorry Hold it now and watch the hoodwink As I make you stop, think You'll think you're looking at Aquaman I summon fish to the dish Although I like the Chalet Swiss I like the sushi 'Cause it's never touched a frying pan Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes Big like LeAnn Rimes Because I'm all about value Bert Kaempfert's got the mad hits You try to match wits You try to hold me but I bust through Gonna make a break and take a fake I'd like a stinkin' achin' shake I like vanilla, it's the finest of the flavours Gotta see the show 'cause then you'll know The vertigo is gonna grow 'cause it's so dangerous You'll have to sign a waiver How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad? Trying hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? Well, you soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of taking off my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Threw your arms in the air and said, "You're crazy" Five days since you tackled me I've still got the rug burns on both my knees It's been three days since the afternoon You realized it's not my fault, not a moment too soon Yesterday, you'd forgiven me And now I sit back and wait till you say you're sorry Chickity China the Chinese chicken You have a drumstick and your brain stops tickin' Watchin' X-Files with no lights on We're dans la maison I hope the Smoking Man's in this one Like Harrison Ford I'm getting frantic Like Sting I'm tantric Like Snickers, guaranteed to satisfy Like Kurosawa, I make mad films 'Kay, I don't make films But if I did they'd have a Samurai Gonna get a set a' better clubs Gonna find the kind with tiny nubs Just so my irons aren't always flying off the back-swing Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon 'Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes That make me think the wrong thing How can I help it if I think you're funny when you're mad? Tryin' hard not to smile though I feel bad I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral Can't understand what I mean? You soon will I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve I have a history of losing my shirt It's been one week since you looked at me Dropped your arms to your sides and said, "I'm sorry" Five days since I laughed at you and said "You just did just what I thought you were gonna do" Three days since the living room We realized we're both to blame, but what could we do? Yesterday, you just smiled at me 'Cause it'll still be two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry It'll still be two days till we say we're sorry Birchmount Stadium, home of the Robbie

[@TheNightracer]

"Doing so is not for the feign of heart." That describes all my SFM experience.

[@Wazgrel]

278 hours of work in SFM, and this video just confirms the fact that my experience with this program is puny and pathetic...

[@TJK10Able]

And a few years later. You're becoming professional! (Not with the professional lighting as GoldenLane Studio)

[@giancarlosd]

FOOL! YOU SHALL NEVER SKIP THE TUTORIAL.

[@wisdomax2891]

dont worry, experience doesnt matter much with sfm it's mainly about blind luck

[@Wazgrel]

@@wisdomax2891 yeah i've noticed lol

[@Loki1774]

K.R Here? haha

[@Kugawattan]

Thank you, you helped me quite a lot. However, I can't belive you really stood 9 minutes without SFM crashing :O

[@themusicboy9766]

what are you doing to make youre sfm crash?

[@schedark]

@@themusicboy9766 existing

[@DotMithryLP4]

2:38 "if you don't see the particle system you've just added: Move the playhead to another shot and move back" Knowing myself, this one sentence has saved me hours of enraging confusion

[@JimerXLins]

Excellent. I wish I knew about instancing particle systems before this! :) Thank you for the tutorial.

[@RogueActor]

"Gentlemen. I am GREgory Mann, the fourth son of Zepheniah Mann. And I'm here to take over Mann Co.!"

[@tombouric]

So, is it possible to attach a flamethrower particle to a sword?

[@ScruffySFM]

yes

[@dympna32]

Gets idea im going to add fire to the sandvich

[@jacobmcbride9585]

duh

[@saporino]

@@dympna32 sandvich with extra pepper

[@JeSuisMrCraft]

Da

[@TheMCzorro]

So you can kill any character (like in game) only when you're in play mode with someone else?

[@TheMCzorro]

***** And do "kill" or "explode" commands work?

[@looool424]

@@absoluteSpacehead he doesnt have to do it in right time u can mover very partcle with time and place

[@mckinleyflynt5117]

imsure you can bind both the kill and explode commands to one key

[@LambdaComplexx]

SFM Tutorials in a nutshell Makes good tutorials Waits for Jimer Lins to go over the rest of SFM Continues SFM tutorials at the last minute

[@randomidiot656]

This doesnt work for me, the particle just moves and has a mind of its own and I have done this 3 times and double checked that i followed everything correctly each time

[@luigio8484]

same happened for me, you're actually in the wrong file, go back 2 folders, click tf, then particles. at least that's what I do to get it to work.

[@Qarcus]

here it is for you if you can't find the muzzle bone... If you instead of using add teamfortress item or the tf folder, you use the tf_movies folder and search medigun there, that is the medigun that has the muzzle bone.

[@UghPure]

Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!

[@Val-sf24]

I cant make mine Australium, how do I make it Australium?

[@juliandalton1288]

@@Val-sf24 right click the medigun in the set editor and there should be a set skin option one of those makes it australium

[@Val-sf24]

@@juliandalton1288 i cant

[@SirSpudds]

I don't see the "Muzzle" option on the medigun (Note: I understand Locking)

[@Qarcus]

ik

[@Qarcus]

if you look in the tf_movies file thing and search medigun, that one will have the muzzle bone.

[@aspa3318]

@@Qarcus How do I attach that medigun to medics arms?

[@Qarcus]

@@aspa3318 you would need your medic and your medigun, then while in the motion editor, look at the animation set editor, (on the left side under where you add models) drag the medic onto the medigun, there should be a lock symbol right next to the medigun so while having that highlighted, under procedural which is near the left side, find the slider with the word Zero on it, click it and slide it all the way to the right, you should see the medigun fit right into the medic's hand. And that's it. I hope I explained it clear enough, there are lots of youtube videos that could show how to do it too. Just search "how to lock sfm".

[@Val-sf24]

@@QarcusOMG THANK U SO MUCH THAT HELPED ME SO MUCH!!!

[@koftigandi3136]

2:28 hpw to get "Muzzle"?

[@drez0847]

that hi in the beginning literally blew my speakers

[@blackjack545]

I don't even own SFM, but your voice is so soothing...

[@edgykris]

Good to see that there are new tutorials coming up. Thanks!

[@DarmVoid]

welcome, thanks to you that ur tutorial is the best

[@zaroonanimations]

I DON'T KNOW WHY WHEN I AM DOING ALL THINGS CORRECT THE PARTICLE IS INVISIBLE AND I EVEN SWITCHED IT TO ANOTHER SHOT AND PLACED IT BACK STILL NOTHING HAPPEND AND A I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO STRESSED😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@archivemind]

Well you see I was sitting here trying to relax, not really having an intent to do anything in SFM right at this moment and I saw this video in my subscription box, I then proceeded to follow these instructions and make a green medigun beam with rotated large Xes.

[@ZaqueoRaccoon]

Yay! More tutorials! Happy to see this! Please Bay Raitt, keep making tutorials.

[@grazielamink]

he was never seen again

[@AbdullahEkici34]

Green Team comfirmed..

[@Val-sf24]

Dear god…

[@shadowforce1987]

Help! The default particle thingy isn't showing up, its only showing my folders! nvm Sashow1000 helped. "go to your files --> Program Files or Program Files (x86) (depends on your system) --> Steam --> SteamApps --> common --> Source Filmmaker --> Game --> and if you want TF2 particles go to file called "tf" --> Particles. "

[@wolfhound-csgomore523]

How do you capture in a game with multiple people anyway?

[@itsalper6796]

+The Fancy RED Scout *your

[@irrationallymadphysicist6945]

+The Fancy RED Scout you can't do that sadly, sfm has a way older built in tf2 than the one we all know and play, replays are uncompatible.

[@TheGoldentGamer]

+Bob_ThePotato Start a local server with the console don't know the command but you need hamachi

[@central_fire154]

you dont. or at least i dont think so

[@laughingcrows]

Great tutorials. Now could you please do one on importing rigged characters from XSI mod into SFM? And props and other assets. Thanks :)

[@jacksbatsgaming]

i know im 11 years late, but what is xsi mod?

[@jonathanliu9976]

This is what you want to do to fix that: 1. open particle editor tool 2. click file then open 3. click the "open in explorer" button on the top right of the open window 4. click on "Game" on the top and browse to tf then particles 5. copy all of the files and go back to usermod and then particles and paste. Now, when you press open, all of the particle files will appear.

[@WeSailAtDawn]

I went through the properties in my steam library and that worked. Thanks!

[@thatscoutisaspy]

It's like he knew people wanted to make Ghostbusters-related SFM.

[@BinghamVlogs]

I am quite happy that I figured this out on my own before this video :)

[@agoniavr]

thanks man i'm gonna search it when i get back home, this seems like an amazing tool to start working with cg animation :)

[@LargeTimothy]

Local man casually deletes five innocent children

[@bordombros]

That would actually be a pretty cool Primary for medic.

[@SillyTheCow]

you're making more tutorials?! Finally!

[@Nonhuman]

AND THEN A STATIC SOUND CAME AND A BONE MAN KILLED ME

[@snipperbesfelixje]

Thanks for the tutorial! This greatly expanded my particle knowledge

[@TheRealGrazer46]

This will be so much used for dubstep videos in TF2

[@FoodboY13X]

Thank you! Your tutorials are brilliant.

[@archivemind]

when I saw that the official valve sfm channel uploaded a new tutorial video I quickly opened it and started up SFM

[@Jws20]

I really love the anti medigun idea

[@Geometroid]

HOW TO EXPORT MANAGE TAKE TO ANIMATION SET EDITOR????

[@dr_dimensions]

how did you record your self like this and can you do that in gmod

[@oscmc262]

I don't have a muzzle on the medigun

[@RafuStudio]

How to move the characters with their stuffs/weapons attached?

[@DonJuanTF2]

i cant find the particle folder, its jsut not there

[@ilaughatgaypeople8760]

Same. Im still looking for videos like that.

[@dumbfluff2453]

can't move the muzzle flash an inch. Anything?

[@999dunkins]

Same

[@jinxyjangle]

other guy only sneezed once and they get another guy to record the tutorials

[@marlmyanimationoutlet3934]

The particles just simply don't appear... Apparently that can happen if they're buried too deep in the folders to be able to find it as it would with models? But it completely appears up until I try loading it... what?

[@TheCheesiestNacho]

Is it possible to change the Radius Random of a preexisting TF2 particle?. I'm trying to make a few blood splatters to be bigger, but changing said property doesn't seem to affect them. I'm afraid of touching anything else, honestly...

[@Qarcus]

Can you make more recent video uploads to help us understand how to use sfm (newer edition) because making a new video 2019 would help with the new changes.

[@datenegassie]

Halp, I have locked the particles the same way as in the video, but they won't follow my characters! What am I supposed to do? EDIT: Never mind, I forgot to use the "Zero" switch.

[@goatcanon]

***** Who knew?

[@dead9247]

WHAT ZERO SWITCH

[@gooierchip]

​@@dead9247sorry for the 4 year reply, but you should see a bunch of sliders under procedrual, the one below default is "zero". Drag that all the way to the right.

[@Cubics_Rube]

No heavies were harmed in the making of this tutorial.

[@oddbrother11]

:D I've always wanted to find out how to use particles. Thank you!

[@RixOkUSKEnSfM]

Holy.. SFM is faaar more complex and developed than I thought the first time they introduced it.

[@sherrons88]

Wow, im not gay but your voice is smooth as butter my G

[@seebo5384]

Finally i can make some Poster ;) Thank you mate love u

[@shoocharu]

when i choose the particle system definition file, i cant choose particle system definition... what am i doing wrong??

[@gino5220]

if you cant get the particle editor to "open" right, idk if this will fix it for you but i have to lower my launch options from 4k (native res) to 1080p to see the bar at the top that says "file, edit" etc. and click file, open, and at the top of the file browser that opens, on the right theres 3 buttons, the middle one lets you go to the folder the current one is contained in, then again, you should now be in your game folder, find "tf" and open it, then open the particle folder, from there just scroll until you see medicgun beam and open it, this will open the missing boxes alongside the view port and you should now be able to continue with the tutorial!

[@gino5220]

main issue here being you might not be able to see the top bar ofc, but also thought it was broken as only the game preview and nothing else came up, hopefully its a rare issue.

[@snackcakesmcgee7729]

The righteous bison projectile is driving me completely insane.

[@carl3693]

I need to know how to resize a model. I can not find anything helpful. Help

[@ViolentSh4de]

right click Root Transform, add scale control, mess around with the slider

[@MrMyers758]

They have to be 3 letters, and are actually pronounceable as the colour. When you say "blu" it is pronounced the same way as "blue" so "gre" wouldn't work for green, and I don't think any way would without adding all of the letters. At the very least it would have to be "GRN".

[@juanfisi]

Is there a way to increase the bright of a particle? It looks too dark once I darken the scenario with the chamera, even if I add lights after.

[@TheSpitefulSword]

Oh god, another tutorial... i do believe this is not so hard like others

[@camdenrngstrom4416]

This doesn't even work for me, I tried opening the file and it doesn't do anything....

[@Pyrelancer]

I'm already messing with some particles. This is gonna be fun.

[@MessedupMurphy]

Gravel Reconstruction Network? I mean it fits the tf2 lore of what the mann brothers (excluding Gray) were fighting over.

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

I've downloaded all of the particles I've found on the SFM Workshop, and when I was in the Particle file, none of them aren't showing up. How can I get back to the original Particle file? Help!

[@frimen7992]

Cant find the dissolver effect from emancipation grid (portal). I found some in portal 2 but it uses "toxic_slime_warp.vmt" that is missing. This effect also used in half life 2 (combine ball) and portal 1, but i didn't found it in particules.

[@flopcus]

There's nothing in my folder at 1:10 ! HELPP

[@ruben9009]

Thats because it's all in sfm-game-tf-particles. copy that lot into the folder shown in the editor. I only just realised what i had to do now.

[@flopcus]

+Giblet is that folder in my computer files, or the actual SFM application files? edit: well I only have fire particles, while I need medi gun beam particles. And, in this video he looks in tf/particles folder, and I don't know how to switch that. All I have is sourcefilmmaker folder.

[@ruben9009]

Your files. 86x - steam - steamapps - common - source filmmaker - game - tf - particles. copy everything there to 86x - steam - steamapps - common - source filmmaker - game - usermod - particles. yes, the game - tf ones include the medibeam.

[@naoteinteressa4291]

me too =(

[@Zovioh]

Thanks, you've saved my Pyro Mage video.

[@CTCCoco]

Thanks for the tutorials VALVE !

[@HQ_Default]

When I look at the particle properties, emission is locked on uncheck!

[@poopyhead8358]

Wow thanks this was very helpful!

[@JoNarDLoLz]

I finally completed all tutorials, and it's time to make my own animation! Wait, how do I open this program?

[@vashkin7457]

But how add "sap turret" effect? im searched some,but don't find it

[@superluckyaki]

I have a promblem I cant find the tf files or tf_movie files in the particle destination file but when I opened the sfm folders then checked if the tf and tf_movies are there it is there, so what Im trying to say it that I cant find it in the particle destination file like when you choose your particle but then when I go to the actual folder in it's files It says its there

[@sebastiansimmons]

Damn you're calm.

[@bloxindoez3718]

This was easier than i thought

[@SlyferOfDrake]

This is the only of the 12 first videos that he says "Good luck". I'm really afraid of that o.O

[@fox2pick48]

what is the part of the medigun you connected to the beam's control point?

[@innocentsmith122]

was making a poster involving pyro and i was trying to get fire to shoot out of the flamethrower but i couldn't figure any of the particles or whatever out please help.

[@placeholder4029]

this sounds like ASMR

[@DH-uq4bk]

That sounds AWESOME!

[@DrDDSteelei]

I cant believe they executed the last guy for sneezing

[@TheEngiGuy]

How can I make more particles together instead of making one by one, like a sentry shooting?

[@RedmilesShark]

The solution should be obvious but not for me, if i place an SMG or MG particle (reoccurs freqeunly) it just flashes one shot. the other 20+ won't show. Help...

[@StickMaster500]

The Green Team (GRN) is Approaching! Good, I think where done here!

[@Dombaili]

Particles does not show up when I try to wiew them on the particle editor I do the exact thing in the video and looked dozens of time to the folder myself.There ARE particles in it but mysteriously the program doesn't show them!HELP ME PLEASE!

[@louylike3782]

uuhhi have a problem so idk why but the files in game got all delted expect usermod i needed workshop to get to the particals but when i checked there was no more files it was only usermod it got lost so now i cant even have particales cuz when in usermod still only sessions nothing else please help me

[@omarz2145]

I wouldn't mind a short where the Medic suffers a constant need to kill to the point where he starts experimenting on his teammates. I wish Valve got the voice acting team involved in SFM though. Something like a soundboard of common phrases. Those stock sounds are getting old now. A man can dream.

[@grazielamink]

some of the official tf2 voice actors have played tf2 in character, and with the sandvich saga and all of that with them all playing their characters, there's probably new lines for you to use in your sfms. 10 years later.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahi]

Hey, so I loaded in the particle and all that stuff but it is invisible. Can someone help me?

[@kroutonjr]

great another feature of sfm i cant toy around with till i get a new computer >.>

[@NotA3xCombo]

I chose an explosion (in my video the kid from FNAF 4 Flashes bonnie with the light and his head is supposed to explode) but i can't see it

[@marwangamal6018]

make a new shot and go to your new shot then get back to the original scene and if you did it all correct you should find it

[@Shadsterwolf]

Wow, this is really complex awesomeness.

[@MessedupMurphy]

to make the heavy sick instead of...GENIUS! want a tf2 update now.

[@Trentv4]

BRING BACK THE TUTORIAL GUY.

[@willbunyan]

I tried to extend the length of my particle but it stayed the same and ended at the same time as it did before I tried to change it.

[@PstrywBerryVids]

Say the particle I'm using is critical_rocket_blue, I'm only shown controlPoint0, and I don't want to connect the particle to a person. This tutorial becomes redundant to me and I find literally 0 help. What do I do now?