Connecting fast and slow - OpenProcessing

mySketch
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int N = 150;
float distval = 45;
float dt = 0.15;
float rad = 200.0;
int nconMax = 5;
int quiescent = 180;
int warptime = 50;
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particles[] particle = new particles[N];
color[] [] col = { {#00ce39, #2274a5, #f75c03, #f1c40f, #d90368}, 
                    {#1f2426, #960200, #ce6c47, #ffd046, #eadaa2}, 
                    {#780116, #f7b538, #780116, #db7c26, #1f2426}, 
                    {#1f2426, #fbfff1, #3d52d5, #090c9b, #3c3744} };
int cind = 0;
int indx = 1;
int wp = 0;
int type = 1;
int frac = N/2;
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void setup() {
  size(600,600);
  background(25);
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  for (int i=0; i<N; ++i) {
    particle[i] = new particles();
  }
}
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void draw() { 
  //-- I've put all the particle operations inside another function called updateParticles, so I can play with different dynamics
  if (type==0){ 
    updateParticles();
  } else {
    if (wp<warptime){
      updateParticlesWarp(frac);
      wp++;
    } else {
      type = 0;
      wp = 0;
    }
  }
   
  if (indx%quiescent==0) {
    type = 1;
    noStroke();
    fill(25,225);
    rect(0,0,width,height);
    frac = int(random(20,N-20));
  } 
  indx++;
}
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void updateParticles() {  
  noStroke();
  fill(25,60);
  rect(0,0,width,height);
  
  for (int i=0; i<N; ++i) {
    particle[i].display(75);
    particle[i].move(0.15);
    particle[i].updateVelocity(random(2,4));
    //particle[i].checkPeriodicityCircle();
    particle[i].checkPeriodicity();
    particle[i].phase += random(-1.0,1.0)*0.25;
    particle[i].ncon = 0;
  }
  connect();
  
  //--  Optional circle
  //noFill();
  //stroke(255,25);
  //strokeWeight(0.5);
  //ellipse(width/2,height/2,rad*2,rad*2);
}
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void updateParticlesWarp(int fr) {
  noStroke();
  fill(25,40);
  rect(0,0,width,height);
    
  for (int i=0; i<fr; ++i) {
    //if (flag==0){
    //  particle[i].vel.y = 0;
    //  particle[i].vel.x *= 2.0;
    //} else if (flag==1){
    //  particle[i].vel.x = 0;
    //  particle[i].vel.y *= 2.0;
    //}
    particle[i].vel.y = 0;
    particle[i].vel.x *= random(1.0,2.5);
    particle[i].display(175);
    particle[i].move(0.25);
    particle[i].updateVelocity(random(20,30));
    particle[i].checkPeriodicity();
    particle[i].ncon = 0;
  }
  
  for (int i=fr; i<N; ++i) {
    particle[i].vel.x = 0;
    particle[i].vel.y *= random(1.0,2.5);
    particle[i].display(175);
    particle[i].move(0.25);
    particle[i].updateVelocity(random(20,30));
    particle[i].checkPeriodicity();
    particle[i].ncon = 0;
  } 
  //connect();
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  //--  Optional circle
  //noFill();
  //stroke(255,25);
  //strokeWeight(0.5);
  //ellipse(width/2,height/2,rad*2,rad*2);
}
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void mousePressed() {
  cind = (cind+1)%4;
  for (int i=0; i<N; ++i) {
    particle[i].rang = col[cind][int(random(5))];
  }
  
}
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