[General] Lightning effect

[Peacehagen]

So i want to make a purple chain lightning but the problem i have is that the triggered lightning lies on the ground, which looks awful. I am wondering if there is any way to lift a triggered lightning up a bit or if i have to live with it being on the ground?

Thanks for any help

 

[MortAr]

call AddLightningEx ( "CLSB", true, X, Y, Z, X2, Y2, Z2 )
Creates a lightning effect

call MoveLightningEx ( whichLightning, true, X, Y, Z, X2, Y2, Z2 )
Moves a lightning effect

X/Y, X2/Y2 represent the coordinates of the two points of the lightning effect
Z, Z2 is the height of the lightning effect

An example of creating the effect:

• Custom script: set udg_X = GetUnitX(Target1)
• Custom script: set udg_Y = GetUnitY(Target1)
• Custom script: set udg_X2 = GetUnitX(Target2)
• Custom script: set udg_Y2 = GetUnitY(Target2)
• Custom script: set udg_Z = (70.00)
• Custom script: set udg_Z2 = (70.00)
• Custom script: call AddLightningEx ( "CLSB", true, udg_X, udg_Y, udg_Z, udg_X2, udg_Y2, udg_Z2 )
• Set l = (Last created lightning effect)

 

[Dr. Boom]

call AddLightningEx ( "CLSB", true, X, Y, Z, X2, Y2, Z2 )
Creates a lightning effect

call MoveLightningEx ( whichLightning, true, X, Y, Z, X2, Y2, Z2 )
Moves a lightning effect

X/Y, X2/Y2 represent the coordinates of the two points of the lightning effect
Z, Z2 is the height of the lightning effect

An example of creating the effect:

• Custom script: set udg_X = GetUnitX(Target1)
• Custom script: set udg_Y = GetUnitY(Target1)
• Custom script: set udg_X2 = GetUnitX(Target2)
• Custom script: set udg_Y2 = GetUnitY(Target2)
• Custom script: set udg_Z = (70.00)
• Custom script: set udg_Z2 = (70.00)
• Custom script: call AddLightningEx ( "CLSB", true, udg_X, udg_Y, udg_Z, udg_X2, udg_Y2, udg_Z2 )
• Set l = (Last created lightning effect)

Just as a small note can't you use the variable directly?:

• Custom script: set udg_l = AddLightningEx()

 

[defskull]

And if you want to attach the lightning effect to a flying unit, better do it like this: set udg_Z2 = GetUnitFlyHeight(udg_Target2)

This way, the lightning will be attached correctly to the position of that flying unit, without you have to adjust it according to your eye.