special effect question

02-16-2006, 04:28 AM	#1
Linera	Can I show a special effect using triggers to only 1 player without desync?

02-16-2006, 06:16 AM	#2
Jacek	I don't think so... creating units, doodads etc. for one player cause desync, so probably special effect. Best way would be just check it.

02-16-2006, 06:26 AM	#3
Linera	ok

02-16-2006, 09:34 AM	#4
Blade.dk	Yes you can. You can make the effect use an invisible path for some playes, should make it work. Something like this: JASS: local string path = "blah\\blah\\blah.mdx" if GetLocalPlayer() != <player that shall see the effect> then set path = "" endif call AddSpecialEffect(path, 0, 0)

02-16-2006, 12:38 PM	#5
Chuckle_Brother	Isn't it just easier to use this? JASS: if (GetLocalPlayer() == <Viewing Player>) then //Set that funky stuff endif

02-16-2006, 01:00 PM	#6
Anitarf	"Set that funky stuff"? Mind actually writing some code rather than giving some vague pseudocode that could mean anything?

02-16-2006, 01:06 PM	#7
Chuckle_Brother	I'm sorry, I posted this under the obviously false hope that those reading it may, just somehow, take note of the name of this thread and realize what he could POSSIBLY be doing in the IF statement. Forgive me for laboring under that assumption, and allow me to correct it. JASS: if (GetLocalPlayer() == <Viewing Player>) then call AddSpecialEffect("MODELPATH HERE", XReal, YReal) endif

02-16-2006, 01:09 PM	#8
Blade.dk	That would cause desyncs as the effect only would be created for one player. In my exmple it only changes a string locally, so the effect is actually created for all players, so it won't desync.

02-16-2006, 01:12 PM	#9
Chuckle_Brother	Hmm, interesting, that may fix some of the problems I had with a dupe I made of a mirror image spell

02-16-2006, 02:12 PM	#10
Jacek	Blade's way creates special effect which is invisible.

02-16-2006, 07:26 PM

#11

Linera

this keeps giving an error:

JASS:

function Trig_creation_Actions takes nothing returns nothing
    local string path1 = "Abilities\\Spells\\Other\\TalkToMe\\TalkToMe.mdl"
    if GetLocalPlayer() != player(1) then
        set path1 = ""
    endif
    call AddSpecialEffect(path1, 0, 0)
endfunction

//===========================================================================
function InitTrig_creation takes nothing returns nothing
    set gg_trg_creation = CreateTrigger(  )
    call TriggerAddAction( gg_trg_creation, function Trig_creation_Actions )
endfunction

and how can i put it on a unit?

02-16-2006, 07:40 PM	#12
Anitarf	The function name is Player(), not player(). Also, player indexes start with 0 in Jass.

02-16-2006, 07:41 PM	#13
Linera	there is no such player as player 0

02-16-2006, 07:45 PM	#14
Anitarf	There is in Jass, it's the same as Player 1 in GUI.

02-16-2006, 07:45 PM	#15
Linera	how can i put it on a unit? unless jass has no possible way to...