Turn off fire when lightning strikes

I am currently working on my first plugin, LightingStick.

I am trying to figure out how to disable the strike causing a fire at the base. Here is what I have tried without success:

Code:

LightningStrike lightning = p.getWorld().strikeLightning(loc);
lightning.setFireTicks(0);

I am not sure if there is a way to disable the fire, or if I have to extinguish the block right after the strike (which I am not sure how to do that either).

Thanks for any help!

 

use strikeLightningEffect instead

 

If you want to use lightning just for the effects and sounds, you can use

Code:

p.getWorld().strikeLightningEffect(loc);

However if you want the kill power in the lighting, you'll need to extinguish the block.

I was so close

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

 

Thank you... that was it!

wait.. This also disables damage to an entity. Is there any way to enable damage but disable fire?

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

 

create a new EntityDamageByEntityEvent and call it

 

You could get all entities within a small radius and damage them.

 

How can I extinguish the block? I would rather this than just lightning effect.

 

on BlockIgniteEvent, check if the ignition cause is LIGHTNING, if so, cancel it.

Code:java

 
@EventHandler
public void onBlockIgnite(BlockIgniteEvent event) {
    if (event.getCause() == IgniteCause.LIGHTNING) {
        event.setCancelled(true);
    }
}
 

 

But wouldn't this effect all lightning on the server? I am wanting a method that will only effect the lightning that is caused by my plugin?

 

Maybe, i'm not sure, you could store the location where the lightning strikes, then in BlockIgniteEvent check if the block that was ignited is the same as the location (or same x and y if the height is different) and then cancel the event

 

Well, this is your only option. If you don't like it then I'm not sure what will. This will make lightning, disable the fire from it, and damage entities. Also I made it in to a nice neat method.
Please note: I typed all of this here, there could be mistakes.

Code:

public void strikelightningwithoutfire(Location loc){
    loc.getWorld().strikeLightningEffect(loc);
    for(LivingEntity e : loc.getWorld().getLivingEntities()){
           if(e.getLocation().distance(loc) < 3D){
                e.damage(2); //one heart
           }
     }
}

 

Thanks, I like that and will probably use it on my next release! I think bukkit should make it where we can edit those kinds of things in our code when we create lightning and various things like that.