Flashbang Filter Effects

[Billy the Cat]

I am trying to make a flashbang grenade spell that will turn the screen white for a few seconds for players that are in the range of a grenade explosion. I am quite sure this will need JASS, but I am not good with it. Is there anyone that could give me some hints? It would be nice if I had the option to do only a small part with a JASS script (mainly the filter) and the rest with GUI.
+rep for people that can help me

 

[Parrothead]

I would try messing around with 'Fade Filters' in the Cinematic category in the trigger editor. I'm not sure if you can limit fading to 1 player, though.

 

[Billy the Cat]

I know I should use those, but I want to know how to give the effect to 1 player. People told me it is possible by using a little jass script.

 

[ap0calypse]

It is possible, with this little script:

• Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() == Player(0) then
• Show fade filter
• Custom script: endif

Player 0 = red
Player 1 = Blue
...

(the same goes for sounds, multiboards, ....)

 

[Billy the Cat]

How would that thing look in a trigger that picked all units in a 300 range of a dying unit (being the grenade dummy) and would give their owners a 15 second decaying white mask filter?

 

[ap0calypse]

Unfortunately, I just started learning JASS... (yesterday ><)

I know how you can do it the long way, but you can probably do it with 1 little script, so I'm not going to say anything

Basically, you just need to add in the custom script that it needs to pick all owners of the unit group, instead of the GetLocalPlayer, but I have no idea how...

 

[Bu113t]

or just pick units in range of dying unit and do show fade filter for owner of unit?

 

[ap0calypse]

or just pick units in range of dying unit and do show fade filter for owner of unit?

Isn't that exactly what I have said? :s

 

[Billy the Cat]

or just pick units in range of dying unit and do show fade filter for owner of unit?

Go ahead and show me that trigger

Thanks for trying to help me guys ^^

 

[ap0calypse]

Right, I've said before that I'm learning JASS, so I've did some more research (it also helps me learning ).
It should be something like this:

• Actions
  • Set TempLoc = (Position of (Dying unit))
  • Set Group = (Units within 300.00 of TempLoc)
  • Unit Group - Pick every unit in Group and do (Actions)
    • Loop - Actions
      • Custom script: if GetLocalPlayer() == GetOwningPlayer(GetEnumUnit()) then
      • Show Fade Filter
      • Custom script: endif
  • Custom script: call RemoveLocation(udg_TempLoc)
  • Custom script: call DestroyGroup(udg_Group)

You should also learn JASS, see how many times I've used JASS for such a 'simple' trigger?

(edit: You can probably figure out the Variables yourself )

 

[maskedpoptart]

hah i just helped Revolve make a flashbang trigger (in JASS) check it out: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/triggers-and-scripts-269/flashbang-spell-129244/index2.html
he based the flashbang ability off storm bolt, so the unit group uses units in range of the target unit. it'd be easy to change if your target was a point instead of a unit. if you need any help with it, lemme know.
on the other hand, i understand if you want to use GUI. my JASS code would probably just look like gibberish and not help you to learn.

 

[ap0calypse]

hah i just helped Revolve make a flashbang trigger (in JASS) check it out: http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/triggers-and-scripts-269/flashbang-spell-129244/index2.html
he based the flashbang ability off storm bolt, so the unit group uses units in range of the target unit. it'd be easy to change if your target was a point instead of a unit. if you need any help with it, lemme know.
on the other hand, i understand if you want to use GUI. my JASS code would probably just look like gibberish and not help you to learn.

Just a question: would my GUI-trigger work? :/ (in my previous post)
Thanks for the spell, by the way ^^ it wasn't ment for me, but I can learn something from that
I really need some easy spells right now, to see how it's done... most spells in the spell-section or damn hard to understand for a jass-newbie like me

 

[Billy the Cat]

Yes I noticed he needed the same thing and VMed him, but he never answered. But I thought that he needed to have the ability activate on a hit and I kinda needed to hit units nearby the dying dummy unit.