Sparkle

A node of the Style graph, in the Shading group.

Four-pointed stars on the brightest glints, growing and shrinking over a few frames.

Takes: layer (layer), shading (shading), sparkle_count (number), sparkle_size (number), sparkle_frames (number), sparkle_white (on-off), sparkle_on (text) · Gives: layer

Settings

Setting	What it does	Range	Default
Per loop `sparkle_count`	How many sparkles a loop has.	1 to 8	`1`
Size `sparkle_size`	The longest arm of a star at its peak, in pixels; 0 sizes it by the sprite.	0 to 4	`0`
Frames `sparkle_frames`	How many frames one sparkle lasts.	1 to 12	`4`
White middle `sparkle_white`	The middle of the star in the palette's lightest colour.	on or off	`true`
Surfaces `sparkle_on`	Which surfaces sparkle.	Metal and glossy, Every surface	`shiny`

Every setting is also an input: wire a value into it to change it per pixel. On the command line: pxr graph set game.pixor --which style --node sparkle --set KEY=VALUE.

What it wires to

Its layer input takes a layer, which these give: CRT, Output, Cleanup, Combine, Lines, Mesh edges, Shading, To palette, Choose by mask, Dither mix, Eyes, Flatten, and 19 more.

What it gives, a layer, goes into: CRT, Output, Cleanup, Combine, Lines, Mesh edges, Choose by mask, Colour edges, Dither mix, Eyes, Flatten, Layer over, and 11 more.

In the app, drag a wire from one of its dots: every dot the wire fits is ringed.

How it fits with the rest: the Style graph in the manual.

In the same group

Light bands · World light · Highlights · Glow · Ramp shifts · Mirror glints · Shine sweep · Eyes · Shading colours · Shapes · Unband · Glint · Soften bands · Hatch