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muted cloak Sep 16, 2025, 1:29 AM

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I understand that you can rotate particles by changing their rotation like rotate shapes {_helix} around x axis by 90 degrees, but how could I code that the particles just face where the player is looking? Is there simple syntax for this?
I'm using Skript, SkBee, and Skript-Particle

haughty fox Sep 16, 2025, 1:39 AM

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you use the player's vector (normalised direction they are facing)

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im not a user of skript-particle, but you can use vectors, rotated around the player's vector to make a circle with normal in the direction they are facing

muted cloak Sep 16, 2025, 1:47 AM

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so with that could i just rotate shapes {_helix} around {_vector} by 90 degrees and set {_vector} to the direction of player?

muted cloak Sep 16, 2025, 1:48 AM

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haughty fox you use the player's vector (normalised direction they are facing)

or does that just mean that setting the {_vector} to player would do the same thing?

haughty fox Sep 16, 2025, 1:57 AM

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you would need to use the spherical syntax, where you specify a vector's orientation through yaw and pitch:
vector from yaw y and pitch p
then just plug the player's yaw and pitch in

steel schooner Sep 16, 2025, 2:44 AM

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yes i use skrayfall ahh statment

haughty fox Sep 16, 2025, 2:52 AM

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? its skript syntax: https://skripthub.net/docs/?id=849

Skript Hub - Documentation

Vectors - Spherical Shape (Expression) - Skript

Forms a 'spherical shaped' vector using yaw and pitch to manipulate the current point.

steel schooner Sep 16, 2025, 3:11 AM

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ik

muted cloak Sep 16, 2025, 3:22 AM

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alright thanks

muted cloak Sep 17, 2025, 2:05 AM

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Okay sorry for being dumb but I am totally thinking about this the wrong way am I

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        set {_pitch} to player's pitch
        set {_helixsphere} to sphereical vector radius 1, yaw {_yaw}, and pitch {_pitch}```

haughty fox Sep 17, 2025, 2:14 AM

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That looks like a step in the right direction

muted cloak Sep 17, 2025, 10:30 PM

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The problem is that skript doesn't understand the 3rd line

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How do I get a player's yaw and pitch?

fallow venture Sep 17, 2025, 10:36 PM

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muted cloak ```set {_yaw} to player's yaw set {_pitch} to player's pitch set...

did you fix the typo in this

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spherical

muted cloak Sep 17, 2025, 10:38 PM

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fallow venture did you fix the typo in this

you know

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that's actually a magnificent idea

fallow venture Sep 17, 2025, 10:38 PM

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LOL

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also i do have a similar code ive done but im not on my computer atm

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and i kinda forgot how i did it, but the method youre doing rn should work

muted cloak Sep 17, 2025, 10:39 PM

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thanks for the help 👍

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Next question (im so sorry)

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How do I implement that variable into this

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draw the shapes {_helixcool} at {_helixsphere} for 3 seconds

fallow venture Sep 17, 2025, 10:46 PM

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https://skripthub.net/docs/?id=9414 with this im p sure

Skript Hub - Documentation

Rotation (Expression) - Skript-Particle

Describes a rotation around a vector by a given angle, or from one vector to another. An alternative to the axisAngle and quaternion functions. Returns a quaternion.

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you can set the rotation of the shape to axisAngle(0, {_whateverVectorYouMade})

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or smth like that

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im not 100% sure how axis angle works myself i mostly got my particle stuff working by messing around with rotations and axisAngle

haughty fox Sep 17, 2025, 11:16 PM

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I dont use skript particle

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Look at the sybtax, maybe for 3s doesnt work. In that case, loop it

muted cloak Sep 17, 2025, 11:18 PM

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haughty fox I dont use skript particle

skript particle just uses skbee for particles but simplifies it a little bit

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but lowk im still so confused

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i've tried a few things

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I just don't know what to use anymore because you guys have shown so many options

severe depot Sep 17, 2025, 11:25 PM

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r u trying to draw aniamted shape

muted cloak Sep 17, 2025, 11:28 PM

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I'm just tryna make a shape that points where the player is looking

haughty fox Sep 17, 2025, 11:29 PM

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The way I do it wout skript-particle is add 90 pitch to the vector from the player and then rotate

severe depot Sep 18, 2025, 1:33 AM

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u can set their normal vector

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https://skripthub.net/docs/?id=9396

Skript Hub - Documentation

Normal Vector of Shape (Expression) - Skript-Particle

Returns the normal vector of a shape. This, by default, is the vector (0, 1, 0) which points directly up.If the shape is rotated, this will be the vector that is pointing up after the rotation. Treat it as what the shape thinks is "up".
Changing this will rotate the shape accordingly. Resetting or deleting it will set it back to the default orie...

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i would just get the vector from player to like 1 block forward of player then set the particle's normal vector to the vector

fallow venture Sep 18, 2025, 8:04 AM

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severe depot https://skripthub.net/docs/?id=9396

i didnt even know about this LOL

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thats def an easier way

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