Can you loop FNF visual effects, on a creature?

Zool

I'm pretty bad at scripting.

Anyway, was wondering if it was possible to loop a fire and forget (FNF) viausl effect, on a creature. So, once the effect has run, it runs again, and again, and again, until the monsters deaderised.

I haven't really tried, but the ways I think of involve while loopsin on spawn scripts….and that just sounds like TMI error central.

O-louth

Moloch did it with his Flaming Corpses. And I know Seth did it on many occasions when he created new monsters, but as to how it should be scripted, I have no clue about.

H

Recursive functions FTW. I think CoA's Hold Person works this way, for a concrete reference. Basically, it's a function that calls itself.

Example:

void FlashThisHomie(object oCreature, int nRoundsDuration);

void main()
{
    object oFlasher = OBJECT_SELF;
    int nLevel = GetHitDice(oFlasher);

    FlashThisHomie(oFlasher, nLevel);
}

void FlashThisHomie(object oCreature, int nRoundsDuration)
{
    effect eFlashpan = EffectVisualEffect(THE EFFECT);

    if(!GetIsDead(oCreature) && nRoundsDuration > 0)
    {        
        ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY/INSTANT ..., ...);
        nRoundsDuration--;
        DelayCommand(6.0f, FlashThisHomie(oCreature, nRoundsDuration));
    }
}

Note how the FlashThisHomie function contains a call to itself. It will decrement the number of rounds for which to subsequently fire, then re-apply with the new duration value. This is usually for spells; for an indefinite value the duration parameter is simply removed, and the function just calls itself on a delay each round (or seconds, depending how much the effect lasts).

SpiffyMeister

[Flashes this Homie]

Zool

Oh. thanks, yeah, Azzmodan told me about this way of doing it. Cheers for the help though, and maybe someone else will find this useful in the future.