[Trigger] Lightning Effect Coordinates

[tml616]

Can you set the Z-value of triggered lightning source/target points?

 

[Cokemonkey11]

AddLightningEx()
MoveLightningEx()

 

[Berb]

I think that there are only four functions available to GUI for lightnings, and they all use locations to verify the points so there is no z-input. The BJ functions simply use the GetLocationZ value of the location.

I'm thinking you would have to either manipulate the location height, or use custom script with the functions stated above.

 

[tml616]

Yeah I understand how to put lines of custom script in GUI but I don't know the function that lets you set the Z

 

[Berb]

native AddLightningEx takes string codeName, boolean checkVisibility, real x1, real y1, real z1, real x2, real y2, real z2 returns lightning

native MoveLightningEx takes lightning whichBolt, boolean checkVisibility, real x1, real y1, real z1, real x2, real y2, real z2 returns boolean

As Cokemonkey11 said.

 

[tml616]

true = show to all players

false = show only to players with visibility?

 

[Berb]

The boolean? That determines whether or not the lightning effect will be displayed if the location if visible for the viewing player (basically whether or not the location is clouded by the fog of war).

 

[Cokemonkey11]

(you most likely want it to be true)

 

[Bribe]

I've had 100% visibility and changing it to false hid the entire lighting bolt. Changing it back to true revealed it again. Just keep it as "true".

 

[Berb]

It's pretty hard to determine whether or not an entire streak of lightning is visible or not. It probably uses some strange mechanism for detecting whether it is "visible" or not. As everybody has said, use true.