Lightning effect with height

[yujinn]

I searched for this question as well, but I couldn't find it. Anyway...

I wanted to create a lightning effect from point A to point B, but both points are at a certain height, that is, not coming from and terminating to the ground or 'position of unit'.

Do I need to create dummy units to do this? What trigger should I use?

Thanks.

 

[donut3.5]

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

Note the lightning functions with "Ex" on the end have real z1 and real z2, meaning you can define height.
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[yujinn]

I see, thanks donut3.5, but I forgot to mention that I'm not familiar with JASS (which I think is from what your suggested method is based from). Is it possible with good ol' GUI-based world editor?

 

[donut3.5]

Unfortunately, I do not believe so. You can simply use custom text to do this one thing for you though. Example:

call AddLightningEx("CLPB", true, GetUnitX(GetTriggerUnit()), GetUnitY(GetTriggerUnit()), 4000., GetUnitX(GetTriggerUnit()), GetUnitY(GetTriggerUnit()), 0.)

This will make a vertical lightning bolt of the blue chain lightning at the position of the triggering unit.
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[yujinn]

I was afraid you're gonna say that. Well that's one thing I have to learn then. Might give it a shot..
Thanks ;-)