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title: "Shader Properties"
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section_path: "Material Manager > Classic Materials > Classic material > Channel Shaders > Galaxy Shader > Shader Properties"
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group_id: "ID_SHADERPROPERTIES"
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## Shader Properties

### Color

Parameter ID: `GALAXYSHADER_COLOR`

The gradient determines the color of the fire.

### Angle

Parameter ID: `GALAXYSHADER_ANGLE` · Range: [-∞..+∞°]

**Angle** is the degree of rotation of the spiral arms.

### Spiral Arms

Parameter ID: `GALAXYSHADER_SPIRALARMS` · Range: [0.00..10.00]

**Spiral Arms** is the number of spiral arms.

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