def setParticles(self):
        base.enableParticles()

        p = ParticleEffect()
        p.loadConfig('Explosion.ptf')
        p.start(parent = render, renderParent = render)










    def Explode(self, hitID, collPt):
        duration = 2.0
        hitID = ('that was a collision')
        collPt = self.parentcnode


        startVec = Vec3(0, 0, 0) + Vec3(collPt)
        print "******Collision should be at " + str(startVec)
        self.cntExplode = self.cntExplode + 1
        for i in range(20):
            unitVec = Vec3(1, 1, 1)
            unitVec.normalize()
            raD = 30
            destVec = startVec + Vec3(raD*unitVec[0], raD*unitVec[1], raD*unitVec[2])

            self.cntExplode = self.cntExplode + 1
            current = '-' + str(self.cntExplode)
            explodeID = hitID + current
            base.enableParticles()

            p = ParticleEffect()
            p.loadConfig('Explosion.ptf')
            p.start(parent = render, renderParent = render)
            self.explodeModels[explodeID] = p.loadConfig('./Explosion.ptf')
            self.explodeModels[explodeID].setScale(10)
            self.explodeModels[explodeID].setPos(startVec)
            self.explodeModels[explodeID].reparentTo(render)

            self.ship.lookAt(p)
            self.explodeModels[explodeID].setColorScale(1,1,1,0)
            self.explodeIntervals[explodeID] = lerpPosInterval(self.explodeModels[explodeID], \
                                                               duration, destVec, startVec, fluid=1)
            self.explodeIntervals[explodeID].start(parent = render, renderParent = render)


    def ExplodeEvent(self, t):
        print "Explode timers : " + str(t)

    def Explosion(self, hitID, collPt):
        duration = 2.0

        startVec = Vec3(0, 0, 0) + Vec3(collPt)
        print "******Collision should be at " + str(collPt) + "\n\n"
        self.cntExplode = self.cntExplode + 1
        explodeID = 'explode-' + str(self.cntExplode)
        self.explodeIntervals[explodeID] = LerpFunctionInterval(self.ExplodeEvent,
                                                                  fromData=0,
                                                                  toData=1,
                                                                  duration=1.0)


        self.explodeIntervals[explodeID].start()