[JASS] Lightning Questions,,

[Yixx]

Hello people,,

I found lots of functions for Lightnings,,
but i had some questions,, which i would like to ask now,,
native GetLightningColorA takes lightning whichBolt returns real

Nice, you can get the Color from a lightning,, but what is color A, i know what the R, G, and B colors are,, they are in RGB-code ,, smart eh?
But the A-color, where is that for? I though transparency, but it says: GetLightningColorA,, so it is a color,,

Next:
native AddLightning takes string codeName, boolean checkVisibility, real x1, real y1, real x2, real y2 returns lightning

This function takes a boolean, what is that boolean for? 'checkVisibility' , what does that stand for?

Thanks! =D

-Yixx,,-

 

[howl2000]

native GetLightningColorA takes lightning whichBolt returns real

I do believe
That stands for alpha setting of the color. 0.00-1.00 visibility value
Not sure though


I think the CheckVisibilty is so you can make the effect invisible and make it show up later. true is visible false is invisible

 

[Yixx]

Which means it DOES mean transparency? That would be great! =D,, then i can fade those Lightnings!

 

[PurplePoot]

It's called alpha, and sort of - lightning colour is really buggy, be careful.

As for checkVisibility, it has to do with displaying or hiding the lightning under fog of war.

 

[Yixx]

Ok,, i will just leave the Alfa for what it is,,
and for the Boolean, if i want it not to display under FoW, i should put true there?

 

[PurplePoot]

Yeah.