Needle Star

Stars & Crosses · Volume 1

Seven unequal needle spokes radiate from a small central gap, with detached outer tips and reduced fragment clutter.

Use: Sharp, pointed contact accents.

Four cinematic presets: top left Original, top right Fine / smooth, bottom left Chunky / step 3, bottom right Bold / step 6. Starts are staggered by 0.5 seconds at 60 FPS.

Niagara asset

• Asset: NS_VX_CombatHit_NeedleStar
• Shipped path: /Game/VoxelHitPack_Vol01/Systems/VoxelCombatHits/NS_VX_CombatHit_NeedleStar
• Presentation: Original system with three additional parameter presets.

Supported parameters

Values below are extracted from the shipped system. Colors use linear RGBA; vector components are shown explicitly. Restart after editing, particularly counts and seed values.

Parameter	Type	Shipped default	Hard limits	Behavior and dependencies
User.AnimationFrameStep	Int	1	1–12	1 = smooth. 2-12 = hold each pose for N reference frames at 60 Hz. 3 = 20 poses/sec; 6 = 10. Lifetime is unchanged.
User.ArcCount	Int	60	≥ 0.0	Layer voxel budget; 0 disables this layer. Restart after editing.
User.ArcDuration	Float	0.35	≥ 0.02	Seconds. Total Duration caps the lifetime of all layers. Requires ArcCount > 0. Cannot extend the effect beyond its total Duration.
User.ArcRadius	Float	29	≥ 0	Scales the detached-tip radius relative to RayLength; 29 cm preserves the authored reach. Requires ArcCount > 0.
User.ArcRotationSpeed	Float	330	No exposed bound	Rotates detached tips relative to the authored 330 degrees/second setting; 330 keeps them aligned with the spokes. Requires ArcCount > 0.
User.ArcSize	Float	2.3	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter. Requires ArcCount > 0.
User.ArcSweep	Float	48	0–360	Fans the detached tips around each spoke; 48 degrees preserves the authored straight alignment. Requires ArcCount > 0.
User.BurstRotationVariation	Float	25	0–180	Maximum random yaw of the particle burst, degrees. Enabled when User.Randomize = true.
User.CameraFacing	Bool	true	No exposed bound	Face player camera 0 with real cube geometry. Off uses ImpactDirection. World-up keeps the motif upright.
User.Color	Linear RGBA	{“r”:1,“g”:0.52,“b”:0.1,“a”:1}	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview.
User.Duration	Float	0.65	≥ 0.05	Seconds. Total Duration caps the lifetime of all layers.
User.FlashCount	Int	24	≥ 0.0	Layer voxel budget; 0 disables this layer. Restart after editing.
User.FlashDuration	Float	0.065	≥ 0.008	Seconds. Total Duration caps the lifetime of all layers. Requires FlashCount > 0. Cannot extend the effect beyond its total Duration.
User.FlashIntensity	Float	5	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview. Requires FlashCount > 0.
User.FlashSize	Float	12	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter. Requires FlashCount > 0.
User.FragmentColor	Linear RGBA	{“r”:1,“g”:0.58,“b”:0.16,“a”:1}	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview. Requires FragmentCount > 0.
User.FragmentCount	Int	32	≥ 0.0	Layer voxel budget; 0 disables this layer. Restart after editing.
User.FragmentDuration	Float	0.42	≥ 0.02	Seconds. Total Duration caps the lifetime of all layers. Requires FragmentCount > 0. Cannot extend the effect beyond its total Duration.
User.FragmentSize	Float	1.8	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter. Requires FragmentCount > 0.
User.FragmentSpeed	Float	75	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview. Requires FragmentCount > 0.
User.Gravity	Float	35	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview.
User.GridSize	Float	1.3	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter.
User.ImpactDirection	Vector3	{“x”:0,“y”:0,“z”:0}	No exposed bound	World-space plane normal when CameraFacing is off; normalized internally. Zero falls back to -X.
User.ImpactRotation	Float	42	No exposed bound	Rotation within the hit plane, in degrees.
User.Intensity	Float	2	≥ 0	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview.
User.RandomizationStrength	Float	1	0–1	Master variation strength, clamped 0..1; 0 preserves authored appearance. Enabled when User.Randomize = true.
User.Randomize	Bool	true	No exposed bound	Enable extra voxel variation. Restart after changing seed or toggle.
User.RandomSeed	Int	0	No exposed bound	0 chooses a fresh variation each activation; nonzero repeats a chosen variation. Restart after editing.
User.RayCount	Int	160	≥ 0.0	Layer voxel budget; 0 disables this layer. Restart after editing.
User.RayDuration	Float	0.28	≥ 0.02	Seconds. Total Duration caps the lifetime of all layers. Requires RayCount > 0. Cannot extend the effect beyond its total Duration.
User.RayLength	Float	39	≥ 0	Sets the reach of the seven needle spokes and detached outer tips. Requires RayCount > 0.
User.RayWidth	Float	2.8	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter. Requires RayCount > 0.
User.ResidualColor	Linear RGBA	{“r”:1,“g”:0.3,“b”:0.025,“a”:1}	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview. Requires ResidualCount > 0.
User.ResidualCount	Int	12	≥ 0	Layer voxel budget; 0 disables this layer. Restart after editing.
User.ResidualDuration	Float	0.55	≥ 0.02	Seconds. Total Duration caps the lifetime of all layers. Requires ResidualCount > 0. Cannot extend the effect beyond its total Duration.
User.ResidualSize	Float	1.3	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter. Requires ResidualCount > 0.
User.SecondaryColor	Linear RGBA	{“r”:1,“g”:0.94,“b”:0.7,“a”:1}	No exposed bound	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview.
User.Size	Float	1	≥ 0	Voxel combat hit control. Restart after editing for a consistent preview.
User.SpreadVariation	Float	0.18	0–0.9	Maximum fractional variation in particle distance from the origin. Enabled when User.Randomize = true.
User.Thickness	Float	5	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter.
User.VoxelSize	Float	2.6	≥ 0	Centimeters before Size. GridSize 0 disables snapping; Thickness controls depth scatter.
User.VoxelSizeVariation	Float	0.3	0–0.9	Maximum fractional size variation, clamped 0..0.9. Enabled when User.Randomize = true.

No exposed bound means no bound was recorded in the asset metadata; it is not a recommended operating range. Begin with the shipped values. See units and editing, stepping, and layer lifetime caps.

Exact demo overrides

These are four instances of this system. Unlisted controls inherit their asset defaults. All three additional presets are parameter variations, not additional system assets.

Parameter	Original	Fine / smooth	Chunky / step 3	Bold / step 6
RandomSeed	41	41	41	41
AnimationFrameStep	1	1	3	6
Size	1	0.9	0.95	1.12
VoxelSize	Inherited	1.69	4.16	2.99
FlashSize	Inherited	7.8	19.2	13.8
ArcSize	Inherited	1.495	3.68	2.645
FragmentSize	Inherited	1.17	2.88	2.07
ResidualSize	Inherited	0.845	2.08	1.495
Thickness	Inherited	4	6.75	9
ImpactRotation	Inherited	30	52	66
Intensity	Inherited	1.7	2	2.24

Related effects

• Compact Cross
• Critical Star
• Heavy Cross
• Orbit Cross

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