Hi Drew and all the talented designers around the world.   I have a three questions regarding the PyroJam stock list, show design criteria and positions.   First question: On the PyroJam Competition stock list there are 3 sets of 140s Roman Candles, on the list they show 35 seconds but in brackets they show 30 seconds, I'm using a few of these but on the visual show simulation they overrun my track point by 5 seconds, will this be taken into consideration when judging takes place due to the visual effect duration being wrong?   Second question: The show length is a maximum of 10 minutes however if there are any visual effect such as titanium willow or strobe effect still visible after 10 minutes will this cause a point deduction? or at the 10 minutes cut off do we require clear black sky?   Last question: On the PyroJam firing position layout (PyroJam 2025 Competition rules page) it shows five rows, not including the two towers and wheel tower, however on the Finale 3D main site layout there are six rows. Could you let me know what this row can be used for please, the row in question is directly behind the towers and wheel tower marked (LFM-01 to LFM-11)   Many thanks   Martin Darke

  Pyro_331700000 wrote: I noticed in the thread earlier there was a mention of not “shooting the ground.” The angle restrictions on the towers are +-70 degrees. If I aim SS comet 70 degrees toward the ground is that considered “shooting the ground?” Thanks! The main thing we have to concern ourselves with are fires (shooting into the woods) and/or damage to equipment (possibly shooting some devices directly into the ground and having them bounce onto other positions/equipment).  We are trying to stay away from too many “rules” so try to use your best judgement as to whether what you are designing could have a higher risk of causing damage or fires.  I know this probably isn’t the black & white answer some might be looking for but again we aren’t trying to restrict creative design.

I noticed in the thread earlier there was a mention of not "shooting the ground."   The angle restrictions on the towers are +-70 degrees.  If I aim SS comet 70 degrees toward the ground is that considered "shooting the ground?"   Thanks!

  Star_Stuff wrote: Drew, Earlier I was trying to update the mines that were corrected recently. When I click ‘sync with network’ per show events aren’t updating. To get around that I have to add one more of that effect and then it updates the other instances in the show. Is that normal or am I missing a setting somewhere? Please advise. Thank you, Patrick   Great question — when you do Sync with network, this simply refreshes your online effect collections, such as the PyroJam Competition catalog. By design, it doesn't automatically update you show. The items in your show are stored in an effect collection called Per-show effects. To refresh Per-show effects, go to Effects > Update Per-show effects.   When you update per-show effects, you are given the choice of pulling the updates from the effect collection that is currently open in the effects window or pulling from all effect collections. For the purposes of PyroJam, I recommend opening the PyroJam Competition catalog in the effects window, then going to Effects > Update Per-show effects, and clicking the button labeled Current. This ensures that the updates made to your show only come from the PyroJam catalog, and not from other effect collections, such as your My Effects, that may have matching part numbers.

Drew,   Earlier I was trying to update the mines that were corrected recently.  When I click 'sync with network'  per show events aren't updating.  To get around that I have to add one more of that effect and then it updates the other instances in the show.  Is that normal or am I missing a setting somewhere?  Please advise. Thank you,   Patrick

I thought that was the case but wanted just to double check. Think last year I put them at the back with 3” shells 🤦‍♂️.

  Pyro_73400000 wrote: Thanks for the quick answer and fix, Tim! Just to be sure: there are only some effects that can be fired horizontally (prox) but there are also none angle restrictions for all single shots, cakes (e. g. F-1-F19) and so on. Leaving aside the issue of not hitting the trees, are there any further angle restrictions or what is the maximum allowed angle? And another just to be sure question: it says that “ground” effects can be used on the F-Positons. Does that include every effect listed in ground? Thank you very much.   • Yes, there is a special set of items that can be fired horizontally from the Prox positions. The Prox positions can accommodate horizontal firing because they are elevated. You can find these items by entering "Horizontal" in the search box in the effects window.   • Aside from common sense limits (e.g., don't shoot into the trees, don't shoot into the ground) there are no angle restrictions for single shots or cakes. The maximum allowed angle is any angle that doesn't cause the effect to fire into the trees or into the ground.   • The rules state that effects that have the Subtype of Ground can used on the F positions. There is only 1 effect with the subtype ground, and that is ground salutes. Be careful not to mix-up "Type" with Subtype".

Thanks for the quick answer and fix, Tim! :) Just to be sure: there are only some effects that can be fired horizontally (prox) but there are also none angle restrictions for all single shots, cakes (e. g. F-1-F19) and so on. Leaving aside the issue of not hitting the trees, are there any further angle restrictions or what is the maximum allowed angle? And another just to be sure question: it says that "ground" effects can be used on the F-Positons. Does that include every effect listed in ground? Thank you very much.

  Ricky wrote: So excited about this again. Was about to ask about the what exactly is allowed on the towers and if was anything the was labelled as Single shot 30mm or less but i can you have updated the catalogue. Another quick one, Ground salute’s? are the placed with ground or moved back to 3″ shells ?   The Subtype for ground salutes is Ground. Items with this subtype go in the F-01 to F-19 positions. You can find this in the table in the Positions, Matching Effects & Angles section of the competition rules.

So excited about this again. Was about to ask about the what exactly is allowed on the towers and if was anything the was labelled as Single shot 30mm or less but i can you have updated the catalogue.   Another quick one, Ground salute's? are the placed with ground or moved back to 3" shells ?