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Arrow Trail of Flames behind your rocket.

Ok. I have had a few people asking me to make a tutorial on how to make a trail of fire behind a rocket. So here it is.

Things you will need.
1.Dot Halo
2.A map
3.Basic modding knowledge.

How to add fire to your rocket.
1.Open your map in Dot Halo.
2.Go to the [proj]Projectile
3.Go down until you see this...

objects\weapons\support_high\rocket_launcher\proje ctile\rocket

4.Click on it.
5.Go to the dependancies tab.
6.Right click this...

effe-effects\objects\weapons\support_high\rocket_launch er\rocket_exhaust

7.Selects "Goto Tag"
8.Go to the dependencies tab.
9.Edit everything to look like this...

prt3-effects\generic\flares\ring
prt3-effects\objects\weapons\melee\energy_blade\glow_bl ade
prt3-effects\generic\fires\fire
prt3-effects\generic\flares\burst
pmov-effects\particle_physics\sparks

10.You are done with the first part. Now go back to the [proj]projectile tab
11.Click on the rocket again.
12.Go to the dependancies tab again.
13.Right click this...

effe-effects\impact\explosion_large\rocket_launcher\roc ket_detonation

14.Select "Goto Tab"
15.Go to the dependencies tab.
16 edit everything to look like this.

lens-effects\objects\weapons\support_high\rocket_launch er\rocket_detonation
ligh-effects\objects\weapons\support_high\rocket_launch er\rocket_explosion
deca-effects\decals\bullet_holes\rocket_blast_glow
prt3-effects\generic\flares\ring
prt3-effects\generic\sparks\sparks_trail
prt3-effects\generic\flares\ring
prt3-effects\generic\solids\water_ripple
pmov-effects\particle_physics\sparks
pmov-effects\particle_physics\explosion
pmov-effects\particle_physics\sparks
prt3-effects\generic\flares\ring
pmov-effects\particle_physics\sparks

17.Save Changes, Fix encryption, FTP, and ENJOY!

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