Looks real cool, downloading it now to try it out. I'm not a fan of the BCF GUI, but it looks like you did good with it.
I have to go off of the Particle Candy demos, but they (Lotus R2 and Particle Candy) seem to be pretty much the same as far as speed goes.
I'm not sure how it compares with Noel Cower's particle system, but they're probably pretty close.
I have to go off of the Particle Candy demos, but they (Lotus R2 and Particle Candy) seem to be pretty much the same as far as speed goes.