JASS Question

[skullkidd]

Is there a way to hide the special effect, "talktome" (over someone's head of course) to the person that finished the quest and only the people that haven't done the quest can see it?


For more information about what I'm looking for...
http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showthread.php?t=99638

 

[Silvenon]

You could create a special effect only for certain players and destroy the ones you don't want.

function AddSpecialEffectTargetForPlayer takes string path, unit whichUnit, string Apoin, player whichPlayer returns effect
    local string s = ""
    if GetLocalPlayer() == whichPlayer then
        set s = path
    endif
    call AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, whichUnit, Apoint)
endif

I'm not 100% sure that works.

 

[skullkidd]

let me try it

 

[Strilanc]

If you only create an effect for one player it will desync. However, if you create SOME effect for every player, then it should be fine. For example:

if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
  //create effect above target unit
else
  //create effect above a fake unit in some corner no one can see
endif

 

[quraji]

If you only create an effect for one player it will desync. However, if you create SOME effect for every player, then it should be fine. For example:

if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
  //create effect above target unit
else
  //create effect above a fake unit in some corner no one can see
endif

Or:

function AddSpecialEffectForPlayer takes player p, string path, real x, real y returns effect
    if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
        return AddSpecialEffect(path, x, y)
    else
        return AddSpecialEffect("", 0., 0.)
    endif
endfunction

 

[skullkidd]

i'll try both ways. Thanks

 

[Strilanc]

Or:

function AddSpecialEffectForPlayer takes player p, string path, real x, real y returns effect
    if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
        return AddSpecialEffect(path, x, y)
    else
        return AddSpecialEffect("", 0., 0.)
    endif
endfunction

It still creates an effect if you pass an empty string? I always assumed it would return null.

 

[quraji]

It still creates an effect if you pass an empty string? I always assumed it would return null.

Maybe, but it's worth a try

 

[skullkidd]

yah the effect leaves for everyone.

 

[XxShadyxX]

Wait does it work or not?

 

[Romek]

You could create a special effect only for certain players and destroy the ones you don't want.

function AddSpecialEffectTargetForPlayer takes string path, unit whichUnit, string Apoin, player whichPlayer returns effect
    local string s = ""
    if GetLocalPlayer() == whichPlayer then
        set s = path
    endif
    call AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, whichUnit, Apoint)
endif

I'm not 100% sure that works.

That works fine. And much better than the next one:

If you only create an effect for one player it will desync. However, if you create SOME effect for every player, then it should be fine. For example:

if GetLocalPlayer() == p then
  //create effect above target unit
else
  //create effect above a fake unit in some corner no one can see
endif

Not sure if this would work. The first one does anyway, so it'd be better to use

You can't really test these things on your own because you can't be 2 players at the same time. Ask a friend or something

It probably works anyway.

 

[XxShadyxX]

can you make the first 1 gui?

 

[quraji]

That works fine.

Well no, it doesn't. It won't compile because it doesn't return

 

[Romek]

can you make the first 1 gui?

http://www.thehelper.net/forums/showpost.php?p=810222&postcount=10

Well no, it doesn't. It won't compile because it doesn't return

Oh.. Yeah.. I knew that

function AddSpecialEffectTargetForPlayer takes string path, unit whichUnit, string Apoin, player whichPlayer returns effect
    local string s = ""
    if GetLocalPlayer() == whichPlayer then
        set s = path
    endif
    return AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, whichUnit, Apoint)
endif

It leaks though.

 

[quraji]

function AddSpecialEffectTargetForPlayer takes string path, unit whichUnit, string Apoin, player whichPlayer returns effect
    local string s = ""
    if GetLocalPlayer() == whichPlayer then
        set s = path
    endif
    return AddSpecialEffectTarget(s, whichUnit, Apoint)
endif

It leaks though.

As long as it's destroyed in the calling function it won't.

function b takes nothing returns nothing
    local effect e = AddSpecialEffectTargetForPlayer(...)
    //do stuff
    set e = null  //  leaks an effect, since it wasn't destroyed
endfunction 

function a takes nothing returns nothing
    local effect e = AddSpecialEffectTargetForPlayer(...)
    //do stuff
    call DestroyEffect(e)  //  destroy the effect
    set e = null  //  null the variable
endfunction