Helix particle effect for projectile

ChipDev Yes i do

Skionz I kinda do but how do i implement the code that @ChipDev gave me into a method?

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Again, you should learn basic java before attempting this. Nobody is going to write your code for you *cough* ChipDev *cough* .

 

ChipDev I dont know what the variable "world" is suppose to be equal to I tried this code but it shows up as an error. Here is the code.

Code:java

Double timestrand1 = Bukkit.getWorld("world").getBlockAt(loc).getY();

 

What is your error?

 

ChipDev Ok so when i hover over my code it tells me whats wrong and how to fix it but i don't know how to fix it. It also has a red line under it. Here is the message that it gives me when i hover over the code about how to fix it and whats wrong.

Message: "Incompatible types.

Required: java.lang.double

Found: int"

 

AKZOBIE74 the getY() method in the Block class returns an Integer not a double.

 

AKZOBIE74 Skionz Do this:

PHP:

Double (WhatyourvariableNameIs) = (Y) + 0.0;

add 0.0

 

ChipDev in the code you gave me it says world is undefined am i suppose to make world equal to the code you just gave me?

 

player.getWorld()

 

ChipDev I dont get what i need to do it says i need java.lan.double but it found an integer instead here is my code

Code:java

Double timestrand1 = player.getWorld().getBlockAt(loc).getY();

 

Code:java

Double timestrand1 = player.getWorld().getBlockAt(loc).getY() + 0.0; 

AKZOBIE74

 

AKZOBIE74 Look into casting
https://howtoprogramwithjava.com/java-cast/
And again, learn java before attempting a java api. You can't eat a cookie if you don't know how to chew...

 

ChipDev How do i make it static?

 

Int cannot me cast to a double, add 0.0.

Why? Static isn't for fun, its like NMS. Use it when absolutely needed.

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ChipDev I want to turn it into static because i want it as a method so i can use it in one of my plugins.

 

public/private <static> type:void/object name {

 

ChipDev I know that but it shows on error on "this". Here you try the code you gave me and turn it into static it gives you an error on "this".

 

AKZOBIE74 That's because 'static' and 'this' don't like eachother. Try not making it static, that just complicates things. Just store an instance of your class in the main plugin, and use that instance when you want the method access.

 

Dudemister1999 now i cant register my listener class

How do i fix this? Because of this code i cant register my listener class "Stupefy".Here is the code.

Code:java

public Stupefy(Main instance) {
        this.instance = instance;
    }

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AKZOBIE74 What do you mean "I can't register it" just do
Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(new <yourListenerClass>(),this);
put this ^ in your main class in the onEnable.

 

I have the code. Here this will create a helix in a certain location. It took a lot of testing and errors but anyways, hope you appreciate it

Code:java

public static void runHelix(Location loc, ParticleEffect effect, float Speed) {
 
double radius = 5;
 
for (double y = 5; y >= 0; y -= 0.008) {
radius = y / 3;
double x = (radius * Math.cos(1.6 * y));
double z = (radius * Math.sin(1.6 * y));
 
double y2 = 5 - y;
 
Location loc2 = new Location(loc.getWorld(), loc.getX() + x, loc.getY() + y2, loc.getZ() + z);
effect.display(loc2, 0, 0, 0, Speed, 1);
}
 
for (double y = 5; y >= 0; y -= 0.008) {
radius = y / 3;
double x = (-(radius * Math.cos(1.6 * y)));
double z = (-(radius * Math.sin(1.6 * y)));
 
double y2 = 5 - y;
 
Location loc2 = new Location(loc.getWorld(), loc.getX() + x, loc.getY() + y2, loc.getZ() + z);
effect.display(loc2, 0, 0, 0, Speed, 1);
}
 
}

This creates a helix of any particle effects. Remember that this uses the particle effect library which can be found here:

https://forums.bukkit.org/threads/particle-packet-library.138493/

 

Wait.. pic?

 

Here is a screen shot I took a long time ago. It changed a bit since then but it's the same basic shape. I think it looks cooler now. This uses the Red_Dust particle effect and a speed of 0. I hope you like it

 

I like it! But....
why is it different than mine? mine is more compact
love the spins!

 

I think it's because your radius stays the same but in mine, the radius decreases a little every time it goes up by the y value

Also you can make mine more compact if you decrease y -= 0.008 to something like y -= 0.004. Although this will result in more particles resulting in more lag

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Oh yeah. raidus subtracting is easy, I did that for a tornado (Went up.. actually)
Mine also is more like hypixels, still really like the look :3

 

thanks

 

CentrumGuy and the movement ? ^^

 

you would have to set a repeating task and create a new variable that will be y + the rotation of the helix. Then do this instead of radius * Math.[Cos or Sin](1.6 * (the new variable)) although it's pretty complicated so if you just want the helix I wouldn't suggest rotating it

 

CentrumGuy the method "display" for effect.display doesn't exist?