Creating a Lightning with Heigh

[G00dG4m3]

Well, the title says it all. I need to create a lightning with a modifable heigh (Normal GUI function "Create lightning effect" does create a lightning, but that lightning is on ground and I hate it) and action to move that lightning. I read smt that it cannot be made w/e JASS.

+rep who really solves this little problem.

 

[Dinowc]

I read smt that it cannot be made w/e JASS.

and it's true.

• trigger1
  • events
  • conditions
  • actions
    • ....
    • set Point1 = <some point>
    • set Point2 = <some point>
    • Custom Script: call AddLightningEx("string", GetLocationX(udg_Point1), GetLocationY(udg_Point1), <some height>, GetLocationX(udg_Point2), GetLocationY(udg_Point2), <some height>)
    • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Point1)
    • Custom Script: call RemoveLocation(udg_Point2)
    • ....

to get the string path, make a "Create Lightning" action in GUI and convert it to custom script

for chain lightning, I think it's "CLPB"

 

[G00dG4m3]

And how to move it?

 

[Bogrim]

I don't think that you can move a lightning effect. You have to destroy it and recreate it. The smaller the interval is between the lightnings, the smoother the animation becomes.

 

[tooltiperror]

What the above poster said is true.

Some vJASS Systems create animation systems with lightning, but it is just quickly creating and destroying.

 

[Weep]

I don't think that you can move a lightning effect. You have to destroy it and recreate it.

What the above poster said is true.

Um...no? You absolutely can move lightning: [ljass]MoveLightningEx[/ljass]. That just changes the start and end positions, though; you still would need a periodic effect to create the illusion of a smooth sliding motion.

 

[tooltiperror]

I thought we were talking about moving it, like 20 Warcraft Units to the right, not just moving the x/y.

 

[Bogrim]

What the above poster said is true.

I said "I think" because I wasn't sure whether there was a function for moving lightnings, though the function Weep posted is essentially the same effect. You'd think there was a better method of moving lightning considering Life Drain already has the function, but I believe Lightning was added rather late to the WE.

Alternatively, if you only need one point to move you could create dummy units with Life drain and use them to create your lightning effects.

 

[Endless_Trev]

I dont know much about giving lightning differing heights, but I know you can create a dummy unit with a flying height, and attach the lightning to that unit. It will appear to be elevated.

 

[Ayanami]

I dont know much about giving lightning differing heights, but I know you can create a dummy unit with a flying height, and attach the lightning to that unit. It will appear to be elevated.

If you attach the Lightning by triggers, it will still remain at ground level. You'll need to use a flying dummy unit to cast a lightning based spell to produce this effect.

 

[Endless_Trev]

Mmk well I always did use chain lightning on the dummy, just assumed it'd be the same for trigger created lightning effects. Weird.

 

[Ayanami]

Mmk well I always did use chain lightning on the dummy, just assumed it'd be the same for trigger created lightning effects. Weird.

Well for triggers, it doesn't create the effect on the units. It creates the effects on a start and end point. Thus, you'll need to specify the X, Y and Z. This can be done in JASS.

 

[Chaos_Knight]

What the above poster said is true.

Some vJASS Systems create animation systems with lightning, but it is just quickly creating and destroying.

Shaper?

 

[G00dG4m3]

Ok, I have found the answer by looking spells w/ lightning effects.
The code is smt like this:

• call MoveLightningEx(udg_Lightning, true, udg_SomeReal[1], udg_SomeReal[2], udg_SomeReal[3], udg_SomeReal[4], udg_SomeReal[5], udg_SomeRea[6])

I should add to D4RKG4ND0LF's rep ^^