So I'm trying to figure out how to put effects into my map and I cant quite figure it out.

I've taken a look at the _fx.gsc's and they all just load the effect, at least thats what I think is going on. Back when I mapped for CoD2 you had to put in an origin location in the .gsc as to where the effect should go.

Also, when I do put an effect in do the names need to be placed in an csv file at all?

* Create a GSC filE, fill it with the text below. Note that this is for MP and single player is slightly different.

#include maps\mp\_utility;

main()
{
        precacheFX();
        spawnFX();
}

precacheFX()
{
        level._effect["mp_fire_medium"] = loadfx("maps/mp_maps/fx_mp_fire_medium");
}

spawnFX()
{
        ent = maps\mp\_utility::createOneshotEffect( "mp_fire_medium" );
        ent.v[ "origin" ] = ( 0, 0, 0 );
        ent.v[ "angles" ] = ( 270, 0, 0 );  
        ent.v[ "fxid" ] = "mp_fire_medium";
        ent.v[ "delay" ] = -15;
}

2. Save the file as mp_yourmapname_fx.gsc in the same directory as your main script file.

3. Add the below line to your mp_yourmapname.gsc right under "maps\mp\_load::main();".

maps\mp\mp_yourmapname_fx::main();

4. Update your zone file with "rawfile,maps\mp\mp_yourmapname_fx.gsc" if it is missing.

Description of your FX GSC

1. Your main function.

main()
{
        precacheFX();
        spawnFX();
}

* This can do everything if you want but for organization purposes it is advised you have at least these two functions to separate the steps.

2. precacheFX() function

precacheFX()
{
        level._effect["mp_fire_medium"] = loadfx("maps/mp_maps/fx_mp_fire_medium");
}

* level._effect["mp_fire_medium"] is the name "mp_fire_medium" that will be referenced by all your scripts, this can be anything.
* loadfx("maps/mp_maps/fx_mp_fire_medium") is the path to the tagged FX, notice that there is no extension on the end of the path.

3. spawnFX() function

spawnFX()
{
        ent = maps\mp\_utility::createOneshotEffect( "mp_fire_medium" );
        ent.v[ "origin" ] = ( 0, 0, 0 );
        ent.v[ "angles" ] = ( 270, 0, 0 );  
        ent.v[ "fxid" ] = "mp_fire_medium";
        ent.v[ "delay" ] = -15;
}

* ent = maps\mp\_utility::createOneshotEffect( "mp_fire_medium" );
This calls what FX you want to play.
* ent.v[ "origin" ] = ( 0, 0, 0 );
Where the FX will be located in X, Y, Z coordinates.
* ent.v[ "angles" ] = ( 270, 0, 0 );
This is how the FX will be oriented by rotating the X, Y, Z.
* ent.v[ "fxid" ] = "mp_fire_medium";
The name of the FX should be the same as the first line.
* ent.v[ "delay" ] = -15;
This is the repeat rate.

hi Rasta

i followed that to the letter , i used the wiki tut and this one but it doesnt spawn any fx in my map !

all the paths to the fx are correct , my log file show's that it did pre-cache and load the fx but still nothing

heres my _fx gsc. contents



added this line to .gsc



and these 2 lines to my .csv



that all seems correct to me but still nothing , ive tried different fx with no joy , i cant understand it and its annoying me lol

im making an MP map

any help would be much apreciated

Yeah I added the code to the different .gsc's and the .csv but still no effect is being displayed. I can run the map and I don't get script errors but the effect just isnt loading. This is a MP map also.

here is my mp_poop.gsc


mp_poop_fx.gsc


mp_poop.csv


Yes the map name is poop.

precacheFX()
{
	level._effect["fog"]				 = LoadFx( "env/smoke/fx_fog_zombie_amb" );

}

ambientFX()
{
	maps\_fx::loopfx("fog", (-1691, -14, 162), 4);

}

I was trying the above method with no luck.

edited on Nov. 25, 2008 08:39 am by techno2sl

ive tried every way i can think of

has anyone actually got this to work ? would be handy to know if you have cos then we know somthing is wrong our end !

and please be kind enough to post your working script cos this is giving me a headache

has anyone got effects working yet in a mp map?

I've tried about a dozen slight variations of the above codes.
I thought it might have something to do with the \maps\mp\createfx gsc files, but ive copied the exact code from some maps and changed my csv too.

every time there is either an error when creating the ff files or when i load the map it says ERROR: could not load..... bla bla bla fx.

FX are not working for anything but the Zombie map mode.
We are still waiting on an patch to address the issues.

Frittz writes...

Since when do FX work in zombies maps??

BTW mp and sp FXs work in different ways....and zombie Fx work like any other co-op map(hopefully).

edited on Nov. 27, 2008 10:03 pm by 4mori_rabbit

Frittz writes...

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying that. I guess there won't be many custom maps for a while then

edited on Nov. 28, 2008 06:00 am by locke19