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Snow

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-07

Overview​

The snow prefab creates a non-networked, non-persistent visual effect entity that simulates falling snow particles. It is responsible for spawning and animating snow particles using the vfx_effect component and the emitter_manager. The effect dynamically switches between standard snow and a modified "winter" variant (e.g., for Winter's Feast) by adjusting particle texture, scale envelope, acceleration, drag, and UV animation settings.

Usage example​

-- The snow effect is instantiated automatically by the world when snow weather is active.
-- Modders do not typically instantiate this prefab manually, but if needed:
local snow_fx = Prefab("snow")
if snow_fx ~= nil then
    local inst = Entity(0, "snow", nil, nil, snow_fx)
    -- Further configuration would require internal access; not recommended
end

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: vfx_effect, transform Tags: Adds FX

Properties​

No public properties

Main functions​

This is a Prefab definition; it does not expose a reusable component class. Functions are defined within the fn() constructor and are not accessible externally after instantiation.

Events & listeners​

  • Listens to: None.
  • Pushes: None.