"Shoot" out some particles?

How to "shoot" some white particles from location of player to where player looks at?

Thanks for your help.

 

TigerHix
There's no good way of "shooting" particles, but you can use getTargetBlock(), and set the max radius to whatever.

Put this inside a PlayerInteractEvent

Code:

player.playEffect(player.getTargetBlock(null, radius), Effect.YOURPARTICLE, 0);

Replace "radius" with the max radius (in blocks) you want the player to be able to click at. Also replace "YOURPARTICLE" with, never guess what.. your particle. Can't remember what that last integer is for, probably the duration.

 

Thx for reply, but unfortunately I have tried this method.. It creates the effect at the target block, not shoot out. I mean, trajectory or somethin' like that.

 

There is no way of "shooting" particles. What you can do is shoot an arrow extremely quickly and track it's location to spawn particles there. I don't know about white particles though. I have no idea which particle that is

 

Oh, sorry. Must've missed that part while reading. Certainly possible, just a bit more tricky, and I'm not on my pc right now, so I can't test anything, sorry.

xTrollxDudex
Any "whitish" block breaking particle?

 

Woobie
Never mind.
xTrollxDudex
Hmm, maybe you can refer to Hypixel's quakecraft, or Bukkit plugin Crackshot. Arrow sounds alright, I will try would shooting arrows creating particles effect.
Edit: OK, arrows won't have any effects..

How to track? I have no idea, although I found something call ProjectileLaunchEvent on javadoc.

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

 

Woobie
Is the data a material? Like playEffect(location, Effect.STEP_SOUND, Material.GLASS)?
TigerHix
That's not the way it works...

Code:java

//on player interact event, check for right click block/right click air, item in hand is how
Player player = event.getPlayer();
final Arrow arrow = (Arrow) player.getWorld().spawn(player.getLocation(), Arrow.class);
arrow.setShooter(((LivingEntity) player));
arrow.setVelocity(player.getLocation().getDirection().multiply(3));
Bukkit.getScheduler().scheduleSyncRepeatingTask(this, new Runnable(){
@Override
public void run(){
arrow.getWorld().playEffect(arrow.getLocation(), Effect.STEP_SOUND, Material.WOOL);
 
if(arrow.isOnGround()){
this.cancel()(
}
}
}, 0L, 1L);

 

I actually have no idea, never used playEffect before.

Also, remember to set the arrow shooter.

 

Come out with some fountains.

 

Woobie
Actually your not forced to set the shooter and its just an example anyway

Ill edit the code to cancel

Edit: TigerHix
Wtf? What did you so where's your code? Also ten off the texture pack its difficult to see

Edit2: TigerHix

PHP:

//on command
Player player = (Player) sender;
final Arrow arrow = (Arrow) player.getWorld().spawn(player.getEyeLocation(), Arrow.class);
arrow.setShooter(((LivingEntity) player));
arrow.setVelocity(player.getEyeLocation().getDirection().multiply(2));

new BukkitRunnable(){

@Override
public void run(){
if(!(arrow.isOnGround()) || arrow.isDead() == false || arrow.isValid() == true){
arrow.getWorld().playEffect(arrow.getLocation(), Effect.STEP_SOUND, Material.WOOL);
} 
else if(arrow.isOnGround() || arrow.isValid() == false || arrow.isDead() == true){
this.cancel();
}
}

}.runTaskTimer(this, 0L, 1L);

I have not tested for multiple players

 

xTrollxDudex
I seem to go offtopic on almost every thread I post on, but anyways, if you don't set the shooter, then the arrow is going to hit the player.

TigerHix
As the guy above said, get rid of the texture pack, hard to see. Also shoot it somewhere else, that ice is messing up the view.

 

Woobie
Right. I'll edit the location too because its wierd to shoot out of a players feet.

Edit: edited code in post #11

 

Well, Runnable don't support cancel(). So I changed it to BukkitRunnable, then compiler goes well. And when you shoot, some particles will follow the arrow. Problem is, they don't stop even arrow hit the ground. Instead, particles keep generating and looks like a fountain..




I'm sorry if you feel difficult to see this..

 

TigerHix
Do you have the if(arrow.isOnGround())?

 

Yes.

 

TigerHix
WEIRD. I have no idea what is going on.

 

xTrollxDudex
Maybe this.cancel() don't actually cancel the task?

 

TigerHix
Ok code updated!
Changelog:
- cleaned up code
- changed to bukkit runnable
- added new checks
- swagger than ever
- switched to php syntax because I like the colors

Edit: hypixel's quakecraft uses actual firework sparks which can be achieved with packets, but the only wy is with reflection and the idea of many players shooting a bunch of particles spawned with reflection is just scary because its not safe

Edit2: changed a changelog-changelogception?

 

TigerHix This are wool breaking textures.

 

Use "event.setCancelled(true);" instead of "this.cancel();"

 

xTrollxDudex
Thanks for code again, but still fountains everywhere..

 

The problem is, isOnGround() has been glitched forever now, I had to use it myself too to check if an item is on the ground, but it doesn't seem to ever return true, unless you make collision with the item or try to pick it up.

 

TheTinySpider
That's what I was suspecting. It seems deprecated for most things

 

Also, if you want the effect they have on QuakeCraft i suggest looking into this: https://github.com/deathmarine/Unde...ster/src/com/modcrafting/under50/RailGun.java
Its under 50 lines too ;D

 

You helps me a lot! Exactly what I'm looking for. Thanks!

 

Wrong use of setCancelled.