Solved Change amount of damage lightning does

I am making a kit plugin and I need to make it when you smite someone with lightning(I already have) it does more damage. it only does like 4 hearts currently but I need it to do way more. Here is code: ​

Code:

                            World world = player.getWorld();
                                Block targetblock = player.getTargetBlock(null,
                                        500);
                                Location location = targetblock.getLocation();
                                world.strikeLightning(location);
                                player.sendMessage("You have used"
                                        + ChatColor.GREEN + " Thunder!");

Thanks, and BTW I have been searching for a while and havn't gotten any luck. Halp!

 

Either you could strike lightning more than once, or:
Listen on Entity damage event.
Check if its lightning.
If so, cancel the event (or subtract how much damage you want by how much it did)
Add damage you want (or just add this damage from ^)

 

how would I subtract it? code:

Code:

@EventHandler
    public void onPlayerDamage(EntityDamageByEntityEvent event) {
 
                        if(event.getDamager() instanceof LightningStrike){
                         
                        }

 

int finalDamage = (HowMuchDamageYouWantInTheFormOfANumber) - event.getDamage;
event.setDamage(finalDamage);

 

It doesn't work? can you test it?

I have to go but I'll be back in about an hour and a half D:

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

or, once you smite someone, add this:

Code:

//Player assumes that you have already connected player and the player, so you used a command like /smite <player>
// Replace player with whatever your player symbol is. 
[FONT=Consolas] World world = player.getWorld();
                                Block targetblock = player.getTargetBlock(null,
                                        500);
                                Location location = targetblock.getLocation();
                                world.strikeLightning(location);
                                player.sendMessage("You have used"
                                        + ChatColor.GREEN + " Thunder!");[/FONT]
[FONT=Consolas]                                player.setHealth(6);[/FONT]
[FONT=Consolas]

[/FONT]
Now, The player that is struck is now on 3 hearts, instead of 6. (6 means 6 units of health, not hearts. 1 heart = 2 units)

 

But if I was on 4 hearts then It would take 1 heart..

Ok I used this in a different method and I got it to work, only problem is I get an error when I strike lightning D:

Code:

@EventHandler
    public void onPlayerD(EntityDamageEvent event) {
        if(((EntityDamageByEntityEvent) event).getDamager() instanceof LightningStrike){
        int finalDamage = (25) - event.getDamage();
        event.setDamage(finalDamage);

That is the code
here is the error: http://pastebin.com/ptqnP5q7

Oh herp derp I fixed it with this code:

Code:

@EventHandler
    public void onPlayerD(EntityDamageByEntityEvent event) {
        if(((EntityDamageByEntityEvent) event).getDamager() instanceof LightningStrike){
        int finalDamage = (20) - event.getDamage();
        event.setDamage(finalDamage);

Thank you ulitmate_n00b Solved

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Why are you adding (EntityDamageByEntityEvent)?
Can't you just do event.getDamager?

 

Yes. However....

Code:

if(player.getHealth() == 20){
player.setHealth(16);
}
else if(player.getHealth() == 18){
player.setHealth(14);
}

That way natrual lightning strikes wont give extra damage, and it could be only a certain item or command that does it.