[hostingguy]

Hello,

I was wondering how to make an "earthquake" type effect

I was thinking something like this, but please fill in the gaps, I am very new at this and suck at the whole model/sprites/effects part of pawn coding

PHP Code:

 
new gmsgShake = get_user_msgid ( "ScreenShake" );
new eq_Sprite = precache_model ( "sprites/shockwave.spr" );
 
new origin[3];
get_user_origin( enemy, origin );
 
// random "earth shaking" - this part doesnt work or look right
message_begin ( MSG_PVS, SVC_TEMPENTITY, origin );
write_byte ( TE_IMPLOSION );
write_coord ( origin[0] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
write_coord ( origin[1] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
write_coord ( origin[2] + random_num ( -50, 50 ) );
write_short ( eq_Sprite );
write_byte ( random_num ( 0,20 ) + 20 );
write_byte ( 12 );
write_byte ( TE_EXPLFLAG_NONE );
message_end ( );
 
 
//Then I do some code in between here
 
//to determine which players are near the targeted player
//and shake their screen like they were in earth quake
message_begin( MSG_ONE, gmsgShake, { 0, 0, 0 }, targetid );
write_short( 255<< 14 ); 
write_short( 10 << 14 );
write_short( 255<< 14 );
message_end( ); 


Can anyone offer any advice?

[lohaxl]

Show all of the source code?

If you want help i might beable to help you.

[hostingguy]

Hi, thanks - that pretty much is all of the code, the only other thing thre is teh code in between that figures out who the players are that are near the enemey object. The oproblem I have is with this

PHP Code:

// random "earth shaking" - this part doesnt work or look right
message_begin ( MSG_PVS, SVC_TEMPENTITY, origin );
write_byte ( TE_IMPLOSION );
write_coord ( origin[0] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
write_coord ( origin[1] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
write_coord ( origin[2] + random_num ( -50, 50 ) );
write_short ( eq_Sprite );
write_byte ( random_num ( 0,20 ) + 20 );
write_byte ( 12 );
write_byte ( TE_EXPLFLAG_NONE );
message_end ( ); 


That part doesnt work, it gets a Server Bad Message
and kicks all users

I also dont think those are the correct sprites/coords/bytes for the desired effect, but I odnt know what it should be.
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[ConnorMcLeod]

Try MSG_BROADCAST instead of MSG_PVS

[hostingguy]

Hi connorr thanks for the reply, I tried that and it doesnt work, still same problem. Each client is kicked and message in console reads

Host_Error: CL_ParseServerMessage: Bad server messag

Code is exactly:

PHP Code:

 
//These are global
new gmsgShake = get_user_msgid ( "ScreenShake" );
new eq_Sprite = precache_model ( "sprites/shockwave.spr" ); 
public EarthQuake_DO( parm[] )
{
 new enemy = parm[0]; //original enemy targeted
  new id = parm[2]; //caster of the earthquake

 //Get the origin of the original enemy cast to use as basis for radius
 new origin[3];
 get_user_origin( enemy, origin );

//Do a ground shockwave
message_begin ( MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY, origin );
write_byte ( TE_IMPLOSION );
write_coord ( origin[0] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
write_coord ( origin[1] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
write_coord ( origin[2] + random_num ( -50, 50 ) );
write_short ( eq_Sprite );
write_byte ( random_num ( 0,20 ) + 20 );
write_byte ( 12 );
write_byte ( TE_EXPLFLAG_NONE );
message_end ( );
 
new players[32], targetorigin[3], numberofplayers, i, distancebetween, damage = 45;
get_players ( players, numberofplayers );
for ( i = 0; i < numberofplayers; ++i )
{
 get_user_origin ( players[i], targetorigin );
 distancebetween = get_distance ( origin, targetorigin );
 if ( ( distancebetween < 300  ) && is_user_alive ( players[i] ) )
 {
  //Deal damage
  do_damage ( players[i], id, damage, 26, 3, 0, 0, 0 );
 
  //Shake the users screen 
  message_begin( MSG_ONE, gmsgShake, { 0, 0, 0 }, players[i] );
  write_short( 255<< 14 ); //ammount
  write_short( 10 << 14 ); //lasts this long
  write_short( 255<< 14 ); //frequency
  message_end( );
 }
} 


So apparently I am doing something wrong, I dont even know if thats teh right model/sprite to use to accomplish an earthquake effect, but even if its not it doesnt work at all

[hugz`]

After a bomb blows up a bomb site.. isn't there shaking? You could use that..

[ConnorMcLeod]

Originally Posted by hostingguy PHP Code: //These are global new gmsgShake = get_user_msgid ( "ScreenShake" ); new eq_Sprite = precache_model ( "sprites/shockwave.spr" );

This is not how you are supposed to do...

PHP Code:

new gmsgShake;
new eq_Sprite;

public plugin_precache() {
    eq_Sprite = precache_model ( "sprites/shockwave.spr" );
}

public plugin_cfg() {
    gmsgShake = get_user_msgid ( "ScreenShake" );
} 


For the message, try :

PHP Code:

    //Do a ground shockwave
    message_begin ( MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY, origin );
    write_byte ( TE_IMPLOSION );
    write_coord ( origin[0] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
    write_coord ( origin[1] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );
    write_coord ( origin[2] + random_num ( -50, 50 ) );
    write_byte ( random_num ( 20,40 ) );
    write_byte ( 12 );
    write_byte ( 0 );
    message_end ( ); 


Originally Posted by message_const.inc #define TE_IMPLOSION 14 // Tracers moving toward a point // write_byte(TE_IMPLOSION) // write_coord(position.x) // write_coord(position.y) // write_coord(position.z) // write_byte(radius) // write_byte(count) // write_byte(life in 0.1's)

[hostingguy]

Originally Posted by connorr This is not how you are supposed to do... PHP Code: new gmsgShake; new eq_Sprite;   public plugin_precache() {     eq_Sprite = precache_model ( "sprites/shockwave.spr" ); }   public plugin_cfg() {     gmsgShake = get_user_msgid ( "ScreenShake" ); }

yeah I do it that way, its just in the interest of saving time I didnt write it that way, sorry for the confusion.

I do this:

PHP Code:

public plugin_precache ( ) 
{ 
PreCache_Sounds ( );
PreCache_Models ( );
PreCache_Sprites ( );

return PLUGIN_CONTINUE;
} 


And then just add w/e it is into the seperate function.

Originally Posted by connorr For the message, try : PHP Code:     //Do a ground shockwave     message_begin ( MSG_BROADCAST, SVC_TEMPENTITY, origin );     write_byte ( TE_IMPLOSION );     write_coord ( origin[0] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );     write_coord ( origin[1] + random_num ( -100, 100 ) );     write_coord ( origin[2] + random_num ( -50, 50 ) );     write_byte ( random_num ( 20,40 ) );     write_byte ( 12 );     write_byte ( 0 );     message_end ( );

So this has the desired effect on the users themselves, but there is basically nothing broadcast to everyone else that is noticable. So one problem solved

[hostingguy]

Does anyone know of a sprite (and the code to use it) that makes it look like rocks are falling, or something like that?

I want to use a broadcast message similar to this to do that, but cant find anything