ParticleSystem.LightsModule.useRandomDistribution

Description

Randomly assign lights to new particles based on ParticleSystem.LightsModule.ratio.

When this property is false, lights will instead be assigned regularly according to ParticleSystem.LightsModule.ratio.

#pragma strict
// For best results, use Deferred Rendering (see Camera settings)
private var ps: ParticleSystem;
public var lightPrefab: Light;
public var hSliderValueRatio: float = 1.0f;
public var hSliderValueMax: float = 1000.0f;
public var randomDistribution: boolean = true;
function Start() {
	ps = GetComponent.<ParticleSystem>();
	ps.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0.0f, 0.0f, 45.0f);
	var shape: var = ps.shape;
	shape.shapeType = ParticleSystemShapeType.Circle;
	var lights: var = ps.lights;
	lights.enabled = true;
	lights.light = lightPrefab;
	// plane to receive lights
	var plane: var = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Plane);
	plane.transform.parent = ps.transform;
	plane.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, 3.0f);
	plane.transform.localScale = new Vector3(20.0f, 20.0f, 20.0f);
	plane.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(-90.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
	var material: var = new Material(Shader.Find("Standard"));
	material.color = new Color(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f);
	plane.GetComponent.<MeshRenderer>().material = material;
}
function Update() {
	var lights: var = ps.lights;
	lights.ratio = hSliderValueRatio;
	lights.maxLights = inthSliderValueMax;
	lights.useRandomDistribution = randomDistribution;
}
function OnGUI() {
	GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 40, 100, 30), "Ratio");
	GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 80, 100, 30), "Max Lights");
	hSliderValueRatio = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(95, 45, 100, 30), hSliderValueRatio, 0.0f, 1.0f);
	hSliderValueMax = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(95, 85, 100, 30), hSliderValueMax, 0.0f, 500.0f);
	randomDistribution = GUI.Toggle(new Rect(25, 125, 400, 30), randomDistribution, "Randomly assign Lights to Particles instead of evenly distributing them.");
}

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

// For best results, use Deferred Rendering (see Camera settings)
public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour
{
    private ParticleSystem ps;
    public Light lightPrefab;     // Provide a light Prefab in the inspector
    public float hSliderValueRatio = 1.0f;
    public float hSliderValueMax = 1000.0f;
    public bool randomDistribution = true;

    void Start()
    {
        ps = GetComponent<ParticleSystem>();
        ps.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(0.0f, 0.0f, 45.0f);

        var shape = ps.shape;
        shape.shapeType = ParticleSystemShapeType.Circle;

        var lights = ps.lights;
        lights.enabled = true;
        lights.light = lightPrefab;

        // plane to receive lights
        var plane = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Plane);
        plane.transform.parent = ps.transform;
        plane.transform.localPosition = new Vector3(0.0f, 0.0f, 3.0f);
        plane.transform.localScale = new Vector3(20.0f, 20.0f, 20.0f);
        plane.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(-90.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);

        var material = new Material(Shader.Find("Standard"));
        material.color = new Color(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, 1.0f);
        plane.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>().material = material;
    }

    void Update()
    {
        var lights = ps.lights;
        lights.ratio = hSliderValueRatio;
        lights.maxLights = (int)hSliderValueMax;
        lights.useRandomDistribution = randomDistribution;
    }

    void OnGUI()
    {
        GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 40, 100, 30), "Ratio");
        GUI.Label(new Rect(25, 80, 100, 30), "Max Lights");

        hSliderValueRatio = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(95, 45, 100, 30), hSliderValueRatio, 0.0f, 1.0f);
        hSliderValueMax = GUI.HorizontalSlider(new Rect(95, 85, 100, 30), hSliderValueMax, 0.0f, 500.0f);

        randomDistribution = GUI.Toggle(new Rect(25, 125, 400, 30), randomDistribution, "Randomly assign Lights to Particles instead of evenly distributing them.");
    }
}