Category: Environment
/ Weather
Since engine version: 1.0 OC
LaunchLightning
Description
Creates a bolt of lightning. This will then move from the starting position (iX, iY) at the specified speed and the specified deviation (iXRange, iYRange). Setting the deviation values to 0 would create a straight, linear bolt.
Coordinates are global, even in local calls.
Coordinates are global, even in local calls.
Syntax
bool LaunchLightning(int x, int y, int xspeed, int xrange, int yspeed, int yrange, bool do_gamma);
Parameters
- x:
- X position
- y:
- Y position
- xspeed:
- Horizontal average speed of the lightning bolt.
- xrange:
- Maximum deviation of xspeed.
- yspeed:
- Vertical average speed of the lightning bolt.
- yrange:
- Maximum deviation of yspeed.
- do_gamma:
- If
true, the lightning will cause a screen flash for all players.
Examples
LaunchLightning(Random(LandscapeWidth()), 0, -20, 41, +5, 15);
This call creates normal weather lightning.
LaunchLightning(100, 100, +5, 15, -10, 21);
This will create a bolt such as the one in the magic lightning spell, directed to the right.
See also: LaunchEarthquake, LaunchVolcano