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= Particle System Test Island =
== Spec ==
=== Overview ===
* We need an area set aside for testing particle systems.
**Testing area has been set up and is at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mickopolis/128/128/27 (Restricted Access - Contact Oz Linden)
* There are two primary tests that we need to run when making changes to the particle system
** '''Compatibility''' Changes should not significantly affect the appearance of particle systems
** '''Performance''' Changes should not reduce the frame rate in dense particle areas

=== Compatibility area ===

* Generic particle system tests have been setup here: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mickopolis/223/203/29 
** Each Generic test unit is documented with code snippets and an explanation of the parameter/flag being demonstrated.

In order to test the compatibility of each aspect of particle systems, we need to build the following:
* There should be a series of relatively generic particle systems with individual systems illustrating each of the following flags and associated parameters independently. Each example should be clearly labled.
** PSYS_PART_EMISSIVE_MASK
** PSYS_PART_BOUNCE_MASK
** PSYS_PART_INTERP_COLOR_MASK
*** PSYS_PART_START_COLOR
*** PSYS_PART_END_COLOR
** PSYS_PART_INTERP_SCALE_MASK
*** PSYS_PART_START_SCALE
*** PSYS_PART_END_SCALE
** PSYS_PART_WIND_MASK
** PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_SRC_MASK
** PSYS_PART_FOLLOW_VELOCITY_MASK
** PSYS_PART_TARGET_POS_MASK
*** PSYS_SRC_TARGET_KEY
* There should also be labeled particle systems that illustrate the following parameters:
** PSYS_SRC_PATTERN
** PSYS_SRC_BURST_RATE
** PSYS_SRC_ACCEL
** PSYS_SRC_BURST_PART_COUNT
** PSYS_SRC_BURST_RADIUS
** PSYS_SRC_BURST_SPEED_MIN
** PSYS_SRC_BURST_SPEED_MAX
** PSYS_SRC_ANGLE_BEGIN
** PSYS_SRC_ANGLE_END
** PSYS_SRC_OMEGA
** PSYS_SRC_MAX_AGE
** PSYS_SRC_TEXTURE
** PSYS_PART_START_ALPHA
** PSYS_PART_END_ALPHA
* Additionally, there should be a sampling of typical particle systems gathered from systems in use in Second Life. At minimum these should include examples of:
** Fire
** Smoke
** Fountains
** Explosions
** Fireworks
** Glitter / "bling"
*** This area is still being built out but will also be located at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mickopolis/223/203/29 

=== Performance ===
* There should be an area that has a few particle systems emitting the maximum number of particles possible to test total particle count and performance
** Located at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mickopolis/50/62/31
* There should be an area that has a few particle systems emitting a moderate number of very large particles to test the effect of fill on performance
** Located at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mickopolis/78/209/27
* There should be an area that has a very large number of particle systems emitting a range of low to high number of particles to test particle allocation and distribution across particle systems
** Under Construction: Proposed area at: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mickopolis/179/80/30