Sorry, didn't respond earlier. This came in handy, thanks.

Hmm... so if you change the color in the attributes with cloud type selected, it uses the color in the shapenode?

Yep... the ramps such as opacity and color don't seem to do anything. I tried point, and I can't remember if they worked with points, but I don't want points.

I must be losing it, as I can't figure this out. What kind of shading type or shader do you need for nParticles to respect the attributes in the shading tab? I tried with cloud (s/w) and nothing I...