# Limit amount of particles

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/limit-amount-of-particles/483813>\
**Category:** FX\
**Tags:** limit, unreal-engine, Performance, question\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/limit-amount-of-particles/483813 "2021-05-24T00:19:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/limit-amount-of-particles/483813/1 "2021-05-24T00:19:41Z")

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Hi!

How do I set a limiter on amount of similar particles that can be spawned?  
Case in point; a weapon spawns an particle but with a machine gun type of gun, the amount of particles becomes numerous and reduces performance too much.

A straightforward question that surprisingly does not seem to have been properly answered yet, although it is fairly general.

Help is much appreciated!