I can't see anywhere in the headers that allow this, or maybe I'm just missing it. Is it possible to apply a custom shader to particle effects, or even RawParticles? It doesn't look like, but thought I'd ask.

If not, then I guess the only option is to write my own particle system from scratch?

Hi fatcoder,

If you don't know the answer to this I don't know who will. I always considered you the resident particle expert because you always seem to be the one answering when people have particle questions. Sorry that I can't help you, have not played with particles yet :(

Look in the store for the shader headers.

@Ozmodian

Hahaha... Thanks for the compliment.
I'm pretty confident that it is not possible and if anyone else was posting this question I would probably reply and tell them as such. I just want to confirm my assumption however with Esenthel himself.

@ineffable

Thanks buddy, but I actually already have them.

would be cool to get a definite answer to this. I also have to somehow get particles to react to light and cast shadows.

Using a custom shader sounds like the best solution for this, doing it afterwards in gamelogic (with 'faked' lighting and shadows) most probably is going to be a lot heavier performance wise (educated guess).

Hello,

currently there's no option to change the shader of particles.

Thanks for the official answer. Unfortunately, it is what I expected.

Time to start building my own particle system... :-(

One more question related to this. There doesn't appear to be anyway to fill a VtxBuf or an IndBuf? Are there some functions somewhere I'm missing for filling these, or should I be using VI instead?

Please use VI, it handles all required things for you.