//The blue ents are buildings, the yellow are clouds
/*
var video_mode = 8;
var video_screen = 1;
var d3d_triplebuffer = 1;
*/
var snd_dist = 450; //set range of 3d sounds here
var flash_dist = 6500; //set lightrange of light flash here
var temporary;
var line_length;
var segment_start;
var segment_end;
var segment_length;
var line_start[4];
var line_end[4];
var lightning_on = 1; //turn lightning on or off
var pos_pick;
var neg_pick;
var pos_flag;
var neg_flag;
var num_of_pos_ents = 0; //holds number of positive assigned ents
var num_of_neg_ents = 0;
var counter;
var thunder_choice; //choice variable
bmap bmp = "flash3.tga";
bmap bmp2 = "l.bmp";
sound thunder1 = "thunder1.wav";
sound thunder2 = "thunder2.wav";
sound thunder3 = "thunder3.wav";
sound rain = "rain_loop.wav";
var_nsave rain_handle;
entity* cloud;
entity* not_cloud;
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//
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function fade_lightning()
{
my.lifespan = 0;
}
function particle_lightning()
{
temp.x = random(8) - 1;
temp.y = random(8) - 1;
temp.z = random(8) - 1;
vec_set(my.vel_x, temp);
my.bmap = bmp;
my.size = 5;
my.move = on;
my.bright = on;
my.lifespan = random(5)+1; // the particles live for a single frame
my.function = fade_lightning;
}
function particle_lightning2()
{
temp.x = random(8) - 1;
temp.y = random(8) - 1;
temp.z = random(8) - 1;
vec_set(my.vel_x, temp);
my.bmap = bmp2;
my.size = 8;
my.move = on;
my.bright = on;
my.lifespan = random(5)+1; // the particles live for a single frame
my.transparent = on;
my.alpha = 30;
my.function = fade_lightning;
}
function particle_segment()
{
vec_set(temporary, segment_end);
vec_sub(segment_end, segment_start);
segment_length = vec_length(segment_end);
segment_end.x = (segment_end.x * 5) / segment_length; // create particles every 5 quants
segment_end.y = (segment_end.y * 5) / segment_length;
segment_end.z = (segment_end.z * 5) / segment_length;
while(segment_length > 0)
{
effect(particle_lightning, 5, segment_start.x, nullvector);
effect(particle_lightning2, 1, segment_start.x, nullvector);
vec_add(segment_start, segment_end);
segment_length -= 5; // same value here
}
}
function lightning_effect()
{
vec_set(temporary, line_start);
vec_sub(line_end, line_start);
line_length = vec_length(line_end);
line_end.x = (line_end.x * 50) / line_length; // create segments every 100 quants
line_end.y = (line_end.y * 50) / line_length;
line_end.z = (line_end.z * 50) / line_length;
while(line_length > 0)
{
vec_add(line_start, line_end);
vec_set(segment_start, temporary);
vec_set(segment_end, line_start);
segment_end.x += random(40) - 20; // displace the lightning segments (don't make the lightning look like a straight line)
segment_end.y += random(40) - 20;
segment_end.z += random(40) - 20;
particle_segment();
line_length -= 100; // keep the same value here
}
}
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// ACTION FOR CLOUDS
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//only the first two lines are important for lightning
action lightning_cloud
{
my.skill1 = 1;
num_of_pos_ents += 1; //this will auto increment keep count of pos ents
my.invisible = on;
my.scale_x = 3;
my.scale_y = 3;
my.scale_z = 0.5;
my.skin = 6;
my.transparent = on;
my.alpha = 35;
while(me)
{
my.pan += 1* time;
c_move(my, vector(2*time,0,0),nullvector, ignore_passable);
wait(1);
}
}
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// ACTION FOR BUILDINGS (lightning targets)
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//only the first two lines are important for lightning
action building
{
my.skill1 = 2;
num_of_neg_ents += 1;
my.invisible = on;
my.scale_z = 5;
my.skin = 5;
}
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//
//================================================================================
var lightning_dist = 5000;
function lightning_strike()
{
//while(1)
{
if (random(1) > 0.985 && lightning_on == 1)
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pos_pick = int(random(num_of_pos_ents)+1); //get a random pos ent num
neg_pick = int(random(num_of_neg_ents)+1); //get a random neg ent num
pos_flag = 0;
counter = 1;
you = ent_next(NULL); //get first entity
while(you != 0 && pos_flag == 0)
{
if(you.skill1 == 1 && counter == pos_pick)
{
vec_set(line_start.x, you.x);
pos_flag = 1;
cloud = you;
}
if(you.skill1 == 1 && counter != pos_pick)
{
not_cloud = you;
}
counter += 1;
you = ent_next(YOU); //get next entity
}
neg_flag = 0;
counter = 1;
you = ent_next(NULL); //get first entity
while(you != 0 && neg_flag == 0)
{
if(you.skill1 == 2 && counter == neg_pick)/////
{
vec_set(line_end.x, you.x);
neg_flag = 1;
}
counter += 1;
you = ent_next(YOU); //get next entity
}
if(vec_dist(line_start.x, line_end.x) < 6000)// strike only if closer than 325
{
//create lightning bolt
lightning_effect();
//flash cloud
cloud.red = 127; // set amount of red in flash here
cloud.green = 128; // set amount of green in flash here
cloud.blue = 255; // set amount of blue in flash here
cloud.light = on;
cloud.lightrange = flash_dist;
wait(2);
//play random thunder
thunder_choice = int(random(6)); // returns whole numbers 0 to 5
if(thunder_choice == 0 || thunder_choice == 3){ent_playsound(cloud, thunder1, snd_dist);}
if(thunder_choice == 1 || thunder_choice == 4){ent_playsound(cloud, thunder2, snd_dist);}
if(thunder_choice == 2 || thunder_choice == 5){ent_playsound(cloud, thunder3, snd_dist);}
//turn off cloud flash
cloud.light = off;
cloud.lightrange = 0;
}
}
wait (1);
//}
}
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//
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//rain_handle = snd_loop(rain, 80, 0); //comment out to turn off rain background
Subject: Lightnings problem 
Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:15 pm
