[Help!] Explosion Effect (without damage or sound)

i want to know how to make the explosion visual effect without the sound or damage. i can get it without damage but the sound it annoying after a while. please help me.

 

Btomhat
You can use ProtocolLib to remove sounds if certain conditions are true.

I hate to bug you all the time, Comphenix , but you're the best man to explain this.

 

thank you i'll send him a message and see what we can do. i appreciate it.

 

Well, you could disable the explosion damage with a Bukkit event, and the sound with ProtocolLib (download):

Code:java

public class ExampleMod extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
    private boolean suppressDamage;
 
    @Override
    public void onEnable() {
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
 
        ProtocolLibrary.getProtocolManager().addPacketListener(
          new PacketAdapter(this, ConnectionSide.SERVER_SIDE, Packets.Server.NAMED_SOUND_EFFECT) {
            @Override
            public void onPacketSending(PacketEvent event) {
                String soundName = event.getPacket().getStrings().read(0);
 
                if ("random.explode".equals(soundName) && suppressDamage) {
                    event.setCancelled(true);
                }
            }
        });
    }
 
    @EventHandler
    public void onEntityDamage(EntityDamageByBlockEvent event) {
        if(event.getCause().equals(DamageCause.BLOCK_EXPLOSION)) { 
            if (suppressDamage) {
                event.setCancelled(true);
            }
        }
    }
 
    @Override
    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
        if (sender instanceof Player) {
            Player player = (Player) sender;
 
            createSoundlessExplosion(player.getLocation());
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    /**
     * Create a soundless explosion at a given location.
     * <p>
     * Does not do any damage.
     * @param loc - the location.
     */
    private void createSoundlessExplosion(Location loc) {
        suppressDamage = true;
        loc.getWorld().createExplosion(loc, 10);
        suppressDamage = false;
    }
}

 

ok thnx

 

Sorry to pop in like this, as this thread may be over and done with, but I'd just like to propose another way without ProtocolLib as a dependency.

I, for whatever reason, have always been a person who is against using dependencies and always like to use methods that are domesticated within the plugin's .class files. So, you could remove ProtocolLib as a dependency and use Packet63WorldParticles (which is NMS code, requiring craftbukkit.jar).

Here's a method to help you with setting the packet's data:

Code:

public void spawnExplosionParticles(Player player, Player receivingPacket)
    {
        // Make an instance of the packet!
        Packet63WorldParticles packet = new Packet63WorldParticles();
        for (Field field : packet.getClass().getDeclaredFields())
        {
            try
            {
                field.setAccessible(true);
                String fieldName = field.getName();
                switch (fieldName)
                {
                    case "a":
                        field.set(packet, "hugeexplosion"); //Particle name
                        break;
                    case "b":
                        field.setFloat(packet, player.getLocation().getBlockX()); //Block X
                        break;
                    case "c":
                        field.setFloat(packet, player.getLocation().getBlockY()); //Block Y
                        break;
                    case "d":
                        field.setFloat(packet, player.getLocation().getBlockZ()); //Block Z
                        break;
                    case "e":
                        field.setFloat(packet, 1); //Random X Offset
                        break;
                    case "f":
                        field.setFloat(packet, 1); //Random Y Offset
                        break;
                    case "g":
                        field.setFloat(packet, 1); //Random Z Offset
                        break;
                    case "h":
                        field.setFloat(packet, 0); //Speed/data of particles
                        break;
                    case "i":
                        field.setInt(packet, 15); //Amount of particles
                        break;
                }
            } 
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                System.out.println(e.getMessage());
                return;
            }
        }
        ((CraftPlayer)player).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(packet);
        ((CraftPlayer)receivingPacket).getHandle().playerConnection.sendPacket(packet);
    }

If you wish for the player that the particles are being spawned on to have the particles client-side, then remove the receivingPacket player object from the method entirely. "player" is the player that the explosions will be spawned on. "receivingPacket" will be able to see the explosions being spawned on "player."

You can find a detailed list of particle names here.

Don't think that I'm dissing your beautiful work of art, Comphenix, I'm just not the kind of guy that wants to use dependencies.

 

Oh, I wouldn't exactly call it a work of art either. ProtocolLib is merely a pragmatic solution to any lack of features in the Bukkit API, as a kind of last resort.

Triggering an explosion particle is a fine solution, and is even native on Spigot (the PR is still pending for CraftBukkit), but it will invoke a bit more work if you also want to destroy blocks in the explosion.

Incidentally, you can send these particle effects with ProtocolLib as well - that way, you'll be version-independent unlike your NMS solution:

Code:java

ProtocolManager manager = ProtocolLibrary.getProtocolManager();
 
if (sender instanceof Player) {
    Player player = (Player) sender;
    Packet3FParticle particle = new Packet3FParticle(ParticleEffect.HUGE_EXPLOSION, 1, player.getLocation(), new Vector());
 
    // Send this effect to every player for sake of simplicity
    try {
        for (Player other : player.getWorld().getPlayers()) {
            manager.sendServerPacket(other, particle.getHandle());
        }
    } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

Just remember to add AbstractPacket and Packet3FParticle to your plugin.