Particle Emitter in and working. Nice and fast, and a lot more flexible than before.

src/gameobjects/RenderTexture.js

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Phaser.RenderTexture = function (game, width, height) {
+
+    //  If exists = false then the Sprite isn't updated by the core game loop or physics subsystem at all
+    this.exists = true;
+
+    //  This is a handy little var your game can use to determine if a sprite is alive or not, it doesn't effect rendering
+    this.alive = true;
+
+    this.group = null;
+
+    this.name = '';
+
+	this.game = game;
+
+	PIXI.EventTarget.call( this );
+
+	this.width = width || 100;
+	this.height = height || 100;
+
+	this.indetityMatrix = PIXI.mat3.create();
+
+	this.frame = new PIXI.Rectangle(0, 0, this.width, this.height);	
+
+	if (PIXI.gl)
+	{
+		this.initWebGL();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		this.initCanvas();
+	}
+	
+};
+
+Phaser.RenderTexture.prototype = Phaser.Utils.extend(true, PIXI.RenderTexture.prototype);
+Phaser.RenderTexture.prototype.constructor = Phaser.RenderTexture;

src/gameobjects/Sprite.js

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ Phaser.Sprite = function (game, x, y, key, frame) {
 
     this.renderOrderID = -1;
 
+    //  If you would like the Sprite to have a lifespan once 'born' you can set this to a positive value. Handy for particles, bullets, etc.
+    //  The lifespan is decremented by game.time.elapsed each update, once it reaches zero the kill() function is called.
+    this.lifespan = 0;
+
     if (key)
     {
         PIXI.Sprite.call(this, PIXI.TextureCache[key]);
@@ -164,6 +168,17 @@ Phaser.Sprite.prototype.update = function() {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (this.lifespan > 0)
+    {
+        this.lifespan -= this.game.time.elapsed;
+
+        if (this.lifespan <= 0)
+        {
+            this.kill();
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     this._cache.dirty = false;
 
     if (this.animations.update())
@@ -275,14 +290,35 @@ Phaser.Sprite.prototype.update = function() {
 
 }
 
+Phaser.Sprite.prototype.revive = function() {
+
+    this.alive = true;
+    this.exists = true;
+    this.visible = true;
+    this.events.onRevived.dispatch(this);
+
+}
+
+Phaser.Sprite.prototype.kill = function() {
+
+    this.alive = false;
+    this.exists = false;
+    this.visible = false;
+    this.events.onKilled.dispatch(this);
+
+}
+
 Phaser.Sprite.prototype.reset = function(x, y) {
 
     this.x = x;
     this.y = y;
+    this.position.x = x;
+    this.position.y = y;
     this.alive = true;
     this.exists = true;
     this.visible = true;
     this._outOfBoundsFired = false;
+    this.body.reset();
     
 }