Effects and particles

How do effects work? How do I mod them?

Summary

Published: Feb 11 2024 by manavortex Last documented edit: Feb 11 2024 by manavortex

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• See Effects modding for a hands-on list of changing effects in Cyberpunk

• See Effect components for effect explanations by component

• See FX Material Properties for animated materials

• While explosions are definitely effects, lights are something else => Lights explained

• To position effects, see AMM: Light Components -> Placing your light components

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Effect registry

All effect files are registered in static_effects.csv. Since that file can only be edited once, you have to merge your own .es files by script.

For instructions on how to do that, check Scripting Cyberpunk -> Effects

Effect duration

An effect's duration is defined in the .effects file:

Particle lifetime

You can find a particle's lifetime for the individual entries in the modules array:

These are probably (?) overwritten by effect durations?