when title question is answered lock thread. I'm getting weird errors involving this and I just want to make sure before I have to make something much more complicated to get this weapon working the way I want.

I've never understood this idea. Why must discussion be ceased the moment you have your answer? Threads can continue their usefulness afterwards for others at no expense to you.

Anyways, no. LifeVariation is for emissions only. This emission can BE a MOPixel, but it can't be applied to a MOPixel that isn't emitted by something.

Lua can achieve the same effect, with simpler control, quite easily, though.

Just save that as a .lua, and apply it to the MOPixel using ScriptPath = filelocationname
Replace 100 with whatever minimum lifetime you want, replace 2000 with whatever maximum lifetime you want.

Thanks, Azukki.

I'm not sure I really understand the lock idea either but it felt right to write it.