EffectNew
Lava fountain
A fountain of molten lava thrown up from a vent: glowing clots and sparks that climb, fall back and spatter, with a bright glow at the base.
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Added
- 23 October 2026
- Films
- Not used in a film yet
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| strength (Can change over time) | number | 0.8 | 0 to 1 | how violent the eruption is: the fountain's height, how thick it is, and how bright the glowCan change over time |
| height | number | 90 | 10 to 300 m | how high the fountain throws lava at full strength; Hawaiian fountains reach tens to hundreds of metres |
| at | vec2 | 150, 300 | -4000 to 4000 m | where the vent is, metres along the shore and inland of home's door |
| width | number | 8 | 1 to 100 m | how wide the vent is, which sets how wide the fountain stands at its foot |
| temperature | number | 1300 | 1000 to 1500 K | how hot the lava glows: 1,100 K is dull red-orange, 1,300 orange, 1,500 yellow-orange |
| glow (Can change over time) | number | 0.8 | 0 to 1 | how bright the glow at the foot is, lighting the lava pool around the ventCan change over time |
| wind (Can change over time) | number | 3 | 0 to 20 m/s | the wind that bends the fountain overCan change over time |
| windToward | number | 100 | 0 to 360 deg | the compass bearing the wind blows toward: 120 is along the shore, 30 inland |
| viewDistance | number | 320 | 10 to 6000 m | how far the camera is from the vent, so the sparks keep a readable size on screen |
Use it in a film
film.js
elements: { 'lava-fountain': { strength: 0.8, height: 90 } }Use it from your agent
Ask your agent to put it in a film. It finds the element by name.