Lightning Effects.

[JJhonJames]

How to create them ? Well not create, but how to manipulate them ? I want to make a Lightning Effect between one unit (which casts a skil) and EVERY other unit near (not in chain. Linked between the enemies and the caster DIRECTLY). After 5 seconds the Lightning would be destroyed. I don't get how can I do so.

Also, Is it possible to make Lightning Effects visible only to allies ? Or at least not visible one unit is in fog for the enemies ?

 

[KILLCIDE]

This is the tutorial I started with when I was first interested in Lightning Effects. In terms of data structure, you will need to individually index each lightning to a specific instance. Hashtables would be the easiest way to do this.

Also, Is it possible to make Lightning Effects visible only to allies ? Or at least not visible one unit is in fog for the enemies ?

If you want it only visible to certain players, you will need to play around with the GetLocalPlayer() native. It's a pretty powerful native, but you must be extremely careful for it can cause desyncs in multiplayer. Again, here's another great tutorial by PurgeandFire on how to use it properly.