Wind Wisps

Weather reference

FXMaster+Particle effectAPI type: windwisps

Preview

Preview shows Wind Wisps and Wind enabled together

Wind-streak particles with synchronized direction, turbulence, gustiness, and distortion controls.

Weather effects can cover a full Scene or be limited to Regions. Configure the placement or movement controls exposed by the effect first, then tune its appearance, population, and optional background controls.

Reference	Value
Package	FXMaster+
Effect kind	Particle effect
Category	Weather
Runtime type	windwisps
Exposed parameters	21

Important controls

• Direction: Sets the primary travel direction for wind wisps. Directional Spread can add variation around this angle.
• Synchronized Direction: Uses the active Wind or Duststorm direction for Wind Wisps. When the source direction changes, this effect follows it.
• Turbulence: Adds small irregular direction changes to the visible wisps.
• Gustiness: Adds larger pulses in wisp speed so the flow does not remain constant.
• Distortion: Controls how strongly each wisp bends and distorts while moving.

Setup notes

• Windwisps provide visible particle streaks and pair naturally with the Wind filter.
• Turbulence, Gustiness, and Distortion make the wisps less uniform without changing the base Direction.

Bundled preset usage

Preset	API name	Availability	Variants
Windy	windy	FXMaster+	Normal

Parameters

The table combines the settings available for this effect in Scene and Region contexts. Scene-only and Region-only badges identify controls limited to one context. Hover or focus an info button to see what the parameter changes on the canvas. Select it to keep the card open. Each card also includes the default, range or choices, context, availability, API key, and control type.

21 exposed parameters1 Scene-onlywindwisps API type

iHover or focus an info button to see what the parameter changes on the canvas. Select it to keep the card open. Context badges identify Scene-only and Region-only controls; unbadged parameters are available in both. Hover or focus an availability condition to highlight the parameter that controls it.

Parameter	Control	Default	Range or choices	Availability
Below Tokensi belowTokens	checkbox	Off	—	Always
Below Tilesi belowTiles	checkbox	Off	—	Always
Below Foregroundi belowForeground	checkbox	Off	—	Always
Levelsi levelsScene only	scene-levels	All Levels	—	Always
Tinti tint	color	#dfefff (enabled)	—	Always
Sound FXi soundFxEnabled	checkbox	Off	—	Always
Sound FX Soundsi soundFxManualSoundIds	multi-select	Rule default	—	Shown when Sound FX = On and the matching enabled SoundFX rule uses Multi-Sound Mode = Manual with at least two configured sounds
Orbiti orbit	checkbox	Off	—	Always
Orbit Distancei orbitDistance	range	0.5	0–1 · step 0.01	Shown when Orbit = On
Directioni direction	range	0	0–360 · step 5	Hidden when Orbit = On
Synchronized Directioni synchronizedDirection	checkbox	Off	—	Hidden when Orbit = On
Scalei scale	range	0.2	0–1 · step 0.05	Always
Speedi speed	range	0.35	0.05–1 · step 0.05	Always
Lifetimei lifetime	range	0.33	0.1–1 · step 0.01	Always
Densityi density	range	0.25	0–1 · step 0.05	Always
Opacityi alpha	range	0.75	0–1 · step 0.05	Always
Turbulencei windTurbulence	range	0.2	0–1 · step 0.05	Always
Gustinessi windGustiness	range	0.45	0–1 · step 0.05	Always
Distortioni windDistortion	range	0.35	0–1 · step 0.05	Always
Darkness Activationi darknessActivationEnabled	checkbox	Off	—	Always
Darkness Activation Rangei darknessActivationRange	range-dual	{"min":0,"max":1}	0–1 · step 0.01	Shown when Darkness Activation = On

Direct-effect API example

The Direct Effect API creates a separate row shown through Manage API Effects. Add a stable apiMacro_…_p or apiMacro_…_f ID when later macro calls need to update or stop the same row.

const created = await FXMASTER.api.effects.play({
  particles: [{
    "id": "apiMacro_wikiwindwisps_p",
    "type": "windwisps",
    "options": {
      "belowTokens": false,
      "tint": {
        "value": "#dfefff",
        "apply": true
      },
      "orbit": false,
      "direction": 0,
      "scale": 0.2
    }
  }],
});

await FXMASTER.api.effects.particles.stop(created.particles);

For complete API behavior, scene targeting, stack ordering, and toggle groups, see the Direct Effect API guide.