Emitter scripting problems.

darkcloud667 · #1 10-31-2010, 12:27 AM

alright.
so basically heres my problem, i have an effect, and it works fine.
until i move from one area to the other.
basically, im standing in npulse's level2, i see the stuff that the effect emits.
then i move to level3, and the lighting works, but the fog n stuff doesnt.
so i come here to you, my fellow graalians.

wat do.

EDIT: btw, ive tried setting a var to it to stay on and emit along the player, ive used attachtoowner, etc.
ive also tried to have it use a timeout to move it to the players x and y.

PHP Code:


			
//#CLIENTSIDE

function onWeaponFired() {

  say2("Say '/hallo on' to turn on,

Say '/hallo off' to turn off.");

  }

function onPlayerChats() {

 if(player.chat == "/hallo on") {

with(findimg(200)) {

  attachtoowner = true;

  this.x = this.dx;

  this.y = this.dy;

  layer = 3;

  emitter.particle.speed = 0;

  emitter.particle.green = .9;

  emitter.particle.blue = .9;

  emitter.particle.red = .9;

  emitter.particle.image = "g4_particle_smoke.png";

  emitter.particle.lifetime = 5;

  emitter.delaymin = .5;

  emitter.delaymax = 1;

  emitter.maxparticles = 20;

  emitter.nrofparticles = 5;

  emitter.particle.mode = 0;

  emitter.particle.zoom = 1;

  emitter.particle.alpha = .2;

  emitter.particle.spin = 0;

  emitter.particle.angle = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchx = 5;

  emitter.particle.stretchy = .6;

  emitter.continueafterdestroy = false;

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "speed", "replace", 1, 4.5);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "stretchx", "replace", 2.5, 10);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "zoom", "replace", 1, 2.5);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 2.5, "alpha", "replace", 0, .35);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 2.5, 5, "alpha", "replace", .35, 0);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "y", "replace", player.y-30, player.y+30);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "x", "replace", player.x-30, player.x+30);

}

with(findimg(201)) {

  attachtoowner = true;

  this.x = this.dx;

  this.y = this.dy;

  layer = 3;

  emitter.particle.speed = 5;

  emitter.particle.green = 1;

  emitter.particle.blue = 1;

  emitter.particle.red = 1;

  emitter.particle.image = "npulse-ghosteffect.png";

  emitter.particle.lifetime = 3;

  emitter.delaymin = .05;

  emitter.delaymax = 1;

  emitter.maxparticles = 10;

  emitter.nrofparticles = 1;

  emitter.particle.mode = 0;

  emitter.particle.zoom = 4.5;

  emitter.particle.alpha = .25;

  emitter.particle.spin = 0;

  emitter.particle.angle = degtorad(90);

  emitter.continueafterdestroy = false;

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 1.5, "alpha", "replace", 0, 1);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 1.5, 3, "alpha", "replace", 1, 0);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("range", 0, 2.5, "zoom", "replace", 0, 3.5);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "y", "replace", player.y-30, player.y+30);

  emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "x", "replace", player.x-30, player.x+30);

}

with(findimg(202)) {

  attachtoowner = true;

  this.x = this.dx;

  this.y = this.dy;

  layer = 3;

  emitter.particle.speed = 0;

  emitter.particle.green = 0;

  emitter.particle.blue = 0;

  emitter.particle.red = 0;

  emitter.particle.image = "light4.png";

  emitter.particle.lifetime = .15;

  emitter.delaymin = .15;

  emitter.delaymax = .15;

  emitter.maxparticles = 1;

  emitter.nrofparticles = 1;

  emitter.particle.mode = 0;

  emitter.particle.zoom = 10;

  emitter.particle.alpha = .5;

  emitter.particle.spin = 0;

  emitter.particle.angle = degtorad(90);

  emitter.continueafterdestroy = false;

}

}

  if(player.chat == "/hallo off") {

with(findimg(200)) {

  this.x = this.dx;

  this.y = this.dy;

  emitter.particle.speed = 0;

  emitter.particle.green = 0;

  emitter.particle.blue = 0;

  emitter.particle.red = 0;

  emitter.particle.image = "";

  emitter.particle.lifetime = 0;

  emitter.delaymin = 0;

  emitter.delaymax = 0;

  emitter.maxparticles = 0;

  emitter.nrofparticles = 0;

  emitter.particle.mode = 0;

  emitter.particle.zoom = 0;

  emitter.particle.alpha = 0;

  emitter.particle.spin = 0;

  emitter.particle.angle = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchx = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchy = 0;

}

with(findimg(201)) {

  this.x = this.dx;

  this.y = this.dy;

  emitter.particle.speed = 0;

  emitter.particle.green = 0;

  emitter.particle.blue = 0;

  emitter.particle.red = 0;

  emitter.particle.image = "";

  emitter.particle.lifetime = 0;

  emitter.delaymin = 0;

  emitter.delaymax = 0;

  emitter.maxparticles = 0;

  emitter.nrofparticles = 0;

  emitter.particle.mode = 0;

  emitter.particle.zoom = 0;

  emitter.particle.alpha = 0;

  emitter.particle.spin = 0;

  emitter.particle.angle = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchx = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchy = 0;

  }

with(findimg(202)) {

  this.x = this.dx;

  this.y = this.dy;

  emitter.particle.speed = 0;

  emitter.particle.green = 0;

  emitter.particle.blue = 0;

  emitter.particle.red = 0;

  emitter.particle.image = "";

  emitter.particle.lifetime = 0;

  emitter.delaymin = 0;

  emitter.delaymax = 0;

  emitter.maxparticles = 0;

  emitter.nrofparticles = 0;

  emitter.particle.mode = 0;

  emitter.particle.zoom = 0;

  emitter.particle.alpha = 0;

  emitter.particle.spin = 0;

  emitter.particle.angle = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchx = 0;

  emitter.particle.stretchy = 0;

  }

  }

}

DrakilorP2P · #2 10-31-2010, 02:08 AM

I think this is the problem:

PHP Code:


			
emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "y", "replace", player.y-30, player.y+30);

emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "x", "replace", player.x-30, player.x+30);

It forces the particles to spawn around the place where the player last said "/hallo on". If he's at (32, 32), they'll spawn in the range 32-30 to 32+30 or 2 to 62, which will break when you're on a gmap.

Try this instead:

PHP Code:


			
emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "y", "add", -30, +30);

emitter.addlocalmodifier("once", 0, 0, "x", "add", -30, +30);

And unrelated to the problem, you can remove this:

PHP Code:


			
this.x = this.dx;

this.y = this.dy;

And a good way to turn on/off particle effects is to toggle the emitter.emitautomatically flag.

darkcloud667 · #3 10-31-2010, 02:18 AM

thanks bro, saved my ass.

xXziroXx · #4 11-01-2010, 11:40 PM

I certainly hope you plan on adding particleeffectsenabled and lighteffectsenabled checks for this.

fowlplay4 · #5 11-01-2010, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xXziroXx

I certainly hope you plan on adding particleeffectsenabled and lighteffectsenabled checks for this.

Yeah he should probably add things like..

PHP Code:


			
if (!particleeffectsenabled) {

  emitter.delaymin = emitter.delaymax = 0.05;

  emitter.maxparticles = 1000;

}

Fulg0reSama · #6 11-02-2010, 12:23 AM

Nope, He never does lol (take it from someone who has witnessed and seen him in process of making an effect)