Bumping up a old post but have the FX_ELEM_LIMIT(2048)

exceeded-not spawning fx elm error is there a way to make the

radius bigger of the fx because it looks like i need 20+ rain effects

i think ,depending on the radius of the fx



To fill my map and how big is the radius anyway

 #include maps\mp\_utility;  main() { precacheFX(); spawnFX(); }  precacheFX() {  level._effect["mp_fire_medium"] = loadfx("maps/mp_maps/fx_mp_fire_medium"); level._effect["fx_rain_hvy"] = loadfx("env/weather/fx_rain_hvy");        }  spawnFX() {  playLoopedFx(level._effect["mp_fire_medium"], 1, (4340, -159, 175.5), 0, anglestoforward ((270,0,0)), anglestoup((270,0,0)));   playLoopedFx(level._effect["fx_rain_hvy"], 1, (4720, 2360, 450), 0, anglestoforward ((270,0,0)), anglestoup((270,0,0)));  }

Any help welcome.

edited on Dec. 13, 2009 06:00 am by dundy

To find the principle raidus setting for any FX, open the EFX file and search for spawnOffsetRadius. In the case of fx_rain_hvy.efx the spawnOffsetRadius is 200.

As for your exceeding FX limit, make sure you:

1. remove impactfx,mp_test_tanks from your zone CSV file

2. run the map with a mod.arena file - this will stop the game loading unwanted assets for your map. If you dont add a mod.arena file, the game will load assets for other maps.

If once you do both those things, and you still get the exceeded fx limit error, you probably have a bad fx spawned somewhere and its causing the game to think there are more of the fx than there really is.

EDIT -

I dont think either of the FX you are using are loopedfx. I know for sure the fire one is a one shot fx, and looking at the rain one, that isnt a looped one either.

Try running them as one shot fx, and I think that will probably fix the FX limit error.

edited on Dec. 13, 2009 06:43 am by DemonSeed

thanks for reply but i,am a copy/paste scripter lol could you tell me

how to do that...

"playLoopedFx" to "playOneshotFx"

i think! i used the clientscripts so it may be slightly different.

or the easier way is to just change it to rain_med or rain_lght

its the cloud effects that cause it...

This should work:

#include maps\mp\_utility;  

 
main() 
{ 
	precacheFX(); 
	FX(); 
}
 
precacheFX() 
{  
	level._effect["mp_fire_medium"] = loadfx("maps/mp_maps/fx_mp_fire_medium"); 
	level._effect["fx_rain_hvy"] = loadfx("env/weather/fx_rain_hvy");        
}  
 
FX() 
{  
  
	fire = spawnTestFX( (4340, -159, 175.5), level._effect["mp_fire_medium"] );
	Rain = spawnTestFX( (4720, 2360, 450), level._effect["fx_rain_hvy"] );
}
 
spawnTestFX( origin, fx )
{
	effect =  spawnFx( fx, origin, (0,0,1), (1,0,0) );
	triggerFx( effect, 1 );
	
	return effect;
}

FAFFER writes...

Although there is an engine function for playloopfx(), there is no such one as playOneshotFx().

Thanks will try

dundy writes...

Here is the FX i used in some WAW maps, only needed 3 or 4:

LINK

Note that i still get the FX LIMIT onscreen when running Devmap but this is due to too many gfx elements in the FX itself, can be safely ignored.

Thanks demon for script after i took out the fog errer gone..

Checked the efx zeroy Like it allot