# sm.effect

The <strong>effect</strong> api handles the creation and playing of audio and visual effects.

**Kind:** API page

**Environments:** Game

## Game

[Open the full Game reference](../Game-Script-Environment/Static-Functions/sm.effect.md)

Effects can consist of multiple components each being of separate types and with unique offsets, rotations and delays.

For more information on how to setup effects please take a look in the Effects/Database/EffectSets folder in the game data.