Force push effect. How is it done? [Solved]

Cerfon Rournes · Post by **Cerfon Rournes** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:37 pm

I tried to give force push a new effect. So I edited one in Particle Editor, saved it as a new name, put it in my sides/effect folder, and added this line to force push:

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Effect              = "buff_force_rings"

I munged, and nothing happened. Just to make sure the effect worked, I made it the energy regen effect, and tested it. It worked fine. What am i missing? How can I get this to work?

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Thanks!

Fiodis · Post by **Fiodis** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:45 pm

I think Mav changed the classlabel of the ord (and possibly the weapon itself, too).

Cerfon Rournes · Post by **Cerfon Rournes** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:12 pm

Any idea of what he changed it to?

Post by **AQT** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:18 pm

Anything that can support a TrailEffect will work, but it would be best if you use whatever the stock sonic blaster's ordnance's ClassLabel is (fatray?). This way, multiple enemies can be hit in a straight line. And then, of course, set the weapon up with an explosion ODF with PushDeadOnly = 0.

Sky_216 · Post by **Sky_216** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:44 pm

Notes:

I'm fairly sure "fatray" can push enemies by themselves (without an explosion).

Can make an effect similar to the stock flamethrower effect for this - effect itself shoots forward and just use the "PlayEffectOnOwnerAimer" (or somethig similar) to show it. Look at the flamethrower or incinerator odfs for more details.

Cerfon Rournes · Post by **Cerfon Rournes** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:37 pm

Thanks guys, testing it out now... I will bring back results

EDIT
The effect works, but it only pushes one unit for each button press.
Here are my odfs...
com_weap_inf_force_push

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[code][WeaponClass]

ClassLabel 			= "cannon"

[Properties]

HUDTag                          = "hud_force_push"

GeometryName 			= ""

HighResGeometry        		= ""

RoundsPerClip 			= "0"

ReloadTime 			= "0.3"

HeatRecoverRate			= "0.2"

HeatThreshold			= "0.0"

OrdnanceName 			= "com_weap_inf_force_push_ord"

TriggerSingle			= "1"

ShotDelay 			= "0.5"

HeatPerShot			= "0.0"

MaxPressedTime			= "0.0"

LockOnRange             	= "64.0"

LockTime 			= "0.0"

AutoAimSize			= "2.0"

SalvoCount			= "1"

ShotsPerSalvo			= "1"

SalvoDelay			= "0.0"

SalvoTime			= "0.0"

InitialSalvoDelay		= "0.5" // must have one or no animation - Mike Z

EnergyDrain                     = 9.0

InstantPlayFireAnim             = 1

OffhandWeapon                   = 1

TargetEnemy			= "1"

TargetNeutral			= "1"

TargetFriendly			= "1"

TargetPerson			= "1"

TargetAnimal			= "1"

TargetDroid			= "1"

TargetVehicle			= "0"

TargetBuilding			= "0"

AITargetPerson			= "0"

AITargetAnimal			= "0"

AITargetDroid			= "0"

AITargetVehicle			= "0"

AITargetBuilding		= "0"

//SOUND

FireSound               = "force_push_fire"

//ReloadSound           = ""

WeaponChangeSound       = ""

ChangeModeSound         = ""

FireEmptySound          = ""

ChargeSound         = ""

ChargeSoundPitch    = "0.05"

OverheatSound       = ""

OverheatSoundPitch  = "0.5"

OverheatStopSound   = ""

[/code]

com_weap_inf_force_push_exp

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[code][ExplosionClass]

ClassLabel          = "explosion"    

[Properties]

Effect              = ""  

PushDeadOnly = 0

MaxTargets			= "6"  // Max number of targets to hit. Chaining is off so the damage will be split between the number of targets

NoChaining			= "1"   // No chaining - all bolts coming from the attacker

//SoundProperty     = "rep_weap_inf_arccaster_exp"[/code]

com_weap_inf_force_push_ord

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[code][OrdnanceClass]

ClassLabel 		        = "fatray"

[Properties]

Explosion	                = "com_weap_inf_force_push_exp"

ConeLength			= "40"

ConeAngle			= "120"

FirstRadius			= "0.0"

MaxTargets			= "6"  // Max number of targets to hit. Chaining is off so the damage will be split between the number of targets

NoChaining			= "1"   // No chaining - all bolts coming from the attacker

//OrdnanceSound			= "com_weap_launcher_energy_dumbfire"

Damage 				= "0"  // This is the min damage. Even if the initial damage is split between the number of targets, it will never go below this number for each target

MaxDamage			= "0" // This is the max damage

JumpDeduction		= "0"  // No jump deduction. This is for chaining only

DamageThreshold		= "0"  // Always do damage (no threshold)

MaxJumpDistance		= "0"  // No max jump distance because the chaining is off

LifeSpan 		= "10.25"

DamageDeduction		= "0.0"

MaxPush 		= "20.0"

MinPush 		= "0.0"

RayRadius = "20.0"

MaxDamage 		= "0.0

VehicleScale		        = "0.0"

ShieldScale			= "1.0"

PersonScale			= "1.0"

AnimalScale			= "1.0"

DroidScale			= "1.0"

BuildingScale		        = "0.0"

Velocity 		= "10.0"

TrailEffect		= "buff_force_rings"

AffectFriends                   = "1"

//LightningEffect		= ""

//LightningEffectScale = "0.25"

//NoTargetLightningEffectCount = "5"  // The number of ligthning effects to display when the ordinance has no targets to hit

//NoTargetLightningEffectRandomSpread = "0.4"  // The random rotation spread the ligthning effects does when the ordinance has no targets to hit

[/code]

THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:32 pm

Sky_216 wrote:Notes:

I'm fairly sure "fatray" can push enemies by themselves (without an explosion).

Can make an effect similar to the stock flamethrower effect for this - effect itself shoots forward and just use the "PlayEffectOnOwnerAimer" (or somethig similar) to show it. Look at the flamethrower or incinerator odfs for more details.

Correct.

This is what it looks like

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[OrdnanceClass]

ClassLabel 		        = "emitterordnance"

[Properties]

Explosion	                = "com_weap_inf_force_push_exp"

PlayEffectOnOwner = "jed_sfx_force_push"

ConeLength			= "25"

ConeAngle			= "50"

FirstRadius			= "0.0"

MaxTargets			= "5"  // Max number of targets to hit. Chaining is off so the damage will be split between the number of targets

NoChaining			= "1"   // No chaining - all bolts coming from the attacker

//OrdnanceSound			= "com_weap_launcher_energy_dumbfire"

Damage 				= "1"  // This is the min damage. Even if the initial damage is split between the number of targets, it will never go below this number for each target

MaxDamage			= "50" // This is the max damage

JumpDeduction		= "0"  // No jump deduction. This is for chaining only

DamageThreshold		= "0"  // Always do damage (no threshold)

MaxJumpDistance		= "0"  // No max jump distance because the chaining is off

VehicleScale		        = "0.5"

ShieldScale			= "1.0"

PersonScale			= "1.0"

AnimalScale			= "1.0"

DroidScale			= "1.0"

BuildingScale		        = "0.5"

Push 				= "20.0"

AffectFriends                   = "1"

//LightningEffect		= ""

//LightningEffectScale = "0.25"

//NoTargetLightningEffectCount = "5"  // The number of ligthning effects to display when the ordinance has no targets to hit

//NoTargetLightningEffectRandomSpread = "0.4"  // The random rotation spread the ligthning effects does when the ordinance has no targets to hit

Cerfon Rournes · Post by **Cerfon Rournes** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:11 am

"PlayEffectOnOwnerAimer", and "PlayEffectOnOwner", did not work properly. The effect just stuck to my unit after the button was pressed.

Post by **AQT** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 3:33 am

There appears to be some confusion. If you're going to use Sky's method, then you don't need to change the ClassLabel of the ordnance to "fatray." ConeLength, ConeAngle, etc. are only properties of the ClassLabel "emitterordnance" (in order to target multiple units at once), so they will not work properly for "fatray."

THEWULFMAN · Post by **THEWULFMAN** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:34 am

Cerfon Rournes wrote:"PlayEffectOnOwnerAimer", and "PlayEffectOnOwner", did not work properly. The effect just stuck to my unit after the button was pressed.

Its working fine. That just what it does, thats how it worked in DT and my TCW mod

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Cerfon Rournes · Post by **Cerfon Rournes** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 4:52 pm

Thanks for clearing things up guys, I think it should work this time... results soon.

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Thanks guys, it works.

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