CreateExplosion

Creates an explosion of a certain type at a specified point in the world.

Syntax

bool createExplosion ( float x, float y, float z, int type, [ player creator ] )

Required Arguments

• x: A float value that specifies the X coordinate where the object is spawned at in the world
• y: A float value that specifies the Y coordinate where the object is spawned at in the world
• z: A float value that specifies the Z coordinate where the object is spawned at in the world
• type: A integer specifying the explosion type. Valid types are:
  • 0: Grenade
  • 1: Molotov
  • 2: Rocket
  • 3: Rocket Weak
  • 4: Car
  • 5: Car Quick
  • 6: Boat
  • 7: Heli
  • 8: Mine
  • 9: Object
  • 10: Tank Grenade
  • 11: Small
  • 12: Tiny

Returns

Returns true if the explosion was created, false if invalid parameters were passed.

Optional Arguments

• creator: The explosion's simulated creator, responsible for it.

Example

Example 1: This code will create an explosion at the player's position when they spawn.

function explosionOnSpawn ( spawnpoint )
  createExplosion ( getElementPosition ( source ), 6, source )
end
addEventHandler ( "onPlayerSpawn", getRootElement(), explosionOnSpawn )

Example 2: This example allows creation of claymores, which trigger and explode.

function createClaymore ( x,y,z, creator )
	local x,y,z = getElementPosition ( creator )
	local claymoreObject = createObject ( 1945, x, y, z - 1, 0, 0, 90 ) --create an object which looks like a claymore
	local claymoreCol = createColSphere ( x, y, z, 1 ) --create a col sphere with radius 1
	setElementData ( claymoreCol , "type", "claymore" ) --store the type of colshape so it can be retrieved
	setElementData ( claymoreCol, "object", claymoreObject ) --store the object of the claymore
	setElementData ( claymoreCol, "creatorPlayer", creator ) --store the person who created it
end

function claymoreHit ( player, matchingDimension )
	if getElementData ( source, "type" ) == "claymore" then --ensure its a claymore
		--retrieve the object associated to the claymore, and who created it
		local claymoreObject = getElementData ( source, "object" )
		local claymoreCreator = getElementData ( source, "creatorPlayer" )
		--get the position of the claymore
		local x,y,z = getElementPosition ( source )
		createExplosion ( x,y,z, 12, claymoreCreator ) --create an explosion, associated to the creator, of a small size at the col's position
		--destroy the claymore object, and the col shape so it doesnt trigger again.
		destroyElement ( claymoreObject )
		destroyElement ( source )
	end
end
addEventHandler ( "onColShapeHit", getRootElement(), claymoreHit )

See Also

• createExplosion