Spawning Particle Effects in random areas

ID:1908386
 
Aug 1 2015, 7:12 am
Alright so the player powers up, and while he does that I want the particle effects to spawn in different locations near him in his view(). The way I coded this, they just spawn as overlays on his left side, up, down and left. The problem with this is that when he moves the particles also move and that's just a no-no.

So what I'm trying to do is spawn these particle effects in random locations around him.


var/powerup_on

mob/verb/PowerUp()
    set category = "Skills"
    name = "Power Up"
    powerup_on = !powerup_on
    if(powerup_on)
        src << "You begin powering up your energy"
        usr.underlays += /obj/Auras/aura_tall
        usr.overlays += /obj/Particles/rising_particles_left
        usr.overlays += /obj/Particles/rising_particles_up
        usr.overlays += /obj/Particles/rising_particles_down
        usr.overlays += /obj/Particles/rising_particles_right
    else
        src << "You stop powering up"
        usr.underlays -= /obj/Auras/aura_tall

obj/Auras
    aura_tall
        icon = 'PowerUp.dmi'
        icon_state = "2"
        pixel_x = -32
    aura_normal
        icon = 'PowerUp.dmi'
        icon_state = "1"
        pixel_x = -32

obj/Particles
    rising_particles_left
        icon = 'Particles.dmi'
        pixel_x = -30

    rising_particles_up
        icon = 'Particles.dmi'
        pixel_y = 30

    rising_particles_down
        icon = 'Particles.dmi'
        pixel_y = -30

    rising_particles_right
        icon = 'Particles.dmi'
        pixel_x = 30

Aug 1 2015, 8:40 am
Don't use overlays if you don't want them to move with the player. Instead just move the object to the player's loc.