Custom lightning effects [Solved]

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Custom lightning effects [Solved]

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I recently edited the Force Lightning effect in Notepad to use a different texture and some other small changes. In-game, the effect doesn't show up, and I get this (which I think is related):

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.\Source\HUDManager.cpp(619)
HUD unable to find HUD element type 0x16ce484a
Any fix?
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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Does this force lightning effect have the same name as the stock one? Rename it too something else if it does. Is the .fx file in your side's effects folder and not Common\effects? Move it to your side's effects folder if it isn't already there.
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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It has a different name, and it is in my side's effects folder. Do I need a custom ingame.lvl?
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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What is the filename, and the first few lines in the file?
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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com_sfx_hypnotize:
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[code]LightningBolt("com_sfx_lightning")
{
Texture("com_sfx_flames1");
Width(0.5);
FadeTime(0.6);
BreakDistance(1.0);
SpreadFactor(0.8);
InterpolationSpeed(5.0);
MaxBranches(5);
NumChildren(5);
BranchFactor(0.15);
ChildWidth(0.4);
ChildTextureSize(2.0);
ChildSpreadFactor(1.0);
TextureSize(3.5);
Color(235,200,50,255);
ChildColor(235,200,50,255);
}
[/code]
[/size]
I have the necesary tga in the effects folder as well.
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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[code]LightningBolt("com_sfx_hypnotize")
{
Texture("com_sfx_flames1");
Width(0.5);
FadeTime(0.6);
BreakDistance(1.0);
SpreadFactor(0.8);
InterpolationSpeed(5.0);
MaxBranches(5);
NumChildren(5);
BranchFactor(0.15);
ChildWidth(0.4);
ChildTextureSize(2.0);
ChildSpreadFactor(1.0);
TextureSize(3.5);
Color(235,200,50,255);
ChildColor(235,200,50,255);
}
[/code]
[/size]
try that
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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:oops:

How could I have missed that.... It's working fine now, thanks.
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Re: Custom lightning effects

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Hey, I missed it the first 5 or 7 tries... Glad to help. Intriguing file name too ',: ) for an unconventional weap?
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Re: Custom lightning effects [Solved]

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Aye. Switches the team of an enemy unit, starts a timer, and at the end of the timer switches the unit back.
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