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# Garlands
The Garlands effect creates an effect that simulates a circle of rings that drop on each other (depending on the direction of the effect).
One or multiple colors can be used for the effect. If multiple colors are selected, than the spheres will be made up of the selected different colors.
| Option/Settings | Description |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Garland Type** | Controls 4 different type of garland effects. |
| **Spacing** | Controls the spacing of each cycle of the garland.
Can be adjusted via the Value Curves options.
|
| **Cycles** | Controls the number of complete cycles of the effect in the given timeframe.
Can be adjusted via the Value Curves options.
|
| **Stack Direction** | The direction in which the garland effects move or drop. Up to 8 variations are possible i.e. Downwards, Upwards etc. |
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