Syntax

[the] particle distribution of %particles%

Description

Determines the normal distribution that particles may be drawn within. The distribution is defined by a vector of x, y, and z standard deviations.

Particles will be randomly drawn based on these values, clustering towards the center. 68% of particles will be within 1 standard deviation, 95% within 2, and 99.7% within three. The area the particles will spawn in can be roughly estimated as being within 2 times the standard deviation in each axis.

For example, a distribution of 1, 2, and 1 would spawn particles within roughly 2 blocks on the x and z axes, and within 4 blocks on the y axis.

Please note that distributions only take effect if the particle count is greater than 0! Particles with counts of 0 do not have distributions. If the particle count is 0, the offset is treated differently depending on the particle.

More detailed information on particle behavior can be found at <a href="https://docs.papermc.io/paper/dev/particles/#count-argument-behavior">Paper's particle documentation</a>.

Examples

set the particle distribution of {_my-particle} to vector(1, 2, 1)