public void killParticle() {
setStatus(Status.Dead);
final Vector3 tempVec3 = Vector3.fetchTempInstance();
final FloatBuffer vertexBuffer = parent.getParticleGeometry().getMeshData().getVertexBuffer();
BufferUtils.populateFromBuffer(tempVec3, vertexBuffer, startIndex);
final int verts = ParticleSystem.getVertsForParticleType(type);
for (int x = 1; x < verts; x++) {
BufferUtils.setInBuffer(tempVec3, vertexBuffer, startIndex + x);
}
Vector3.releaseTempInstance(tempVec3);
}
