johnnyboy 3797 Posted February 20, 2019 Hi guys. I'm working on an underwater Bang Stick. YEAH! BANG STICK!!! 🙂 When tip of bang stick strikes, I want to see a very small flash/fire/explosive effect about 3 inches in diameter. How can I create this effect? It doesn't have to create damage, i will handle that another way. Any ideas! Edit: I think a weapon muzzle flash effect might be good. How do I re-use/recreate an Arma weapon muzzle flash? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GEORGE FLOROS GR 4207 Posted February 21, 2019 Hello there johnnyboy ! Maybe you should check the naval mines files. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HazJ 1289 Posted February 21, 2019 @johnnyboy - Two options come to mind. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/ppEffectCreate Or if you want it to be an actual thing rather than an effect that occurs to nearby players then maybe look into particle effects. https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Particle_Effects 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierremgi 4910 Posted February 21, 2019 yes. + sound. Did you try a simple hand grenade? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyboy 3797 Posted February 21, 2019 Thanks for the suggestions guys. I really don't want a big explosion, so mines and grenades are too big. I''m hoping I don't have to experiment with particle effects, as that is time consuming. I'm hoping for a pre-defined particled flash effect. A hand gun muzzle flash might be good enough. Is there a way to re-create an in-game pistol muzzle flash effect at a position? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierremgi 4910 Posted February 21, 2019 I can' see any emitters for your aim. Perhaps : "test_EmptyObjectForBubbles" createVehicle position player; but no small explosion. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Old Man 3549 Posted February 21, 2019 8 hours ago, johnnyboy said: Need very small explosive impact visual effect Am I in the wrong forum? What's wrong with a 12 gun missile battery barrage? Since all muzzle flashes are particle effects (same as smoke and fire effects) there's most likely no way around it, unless you want to make your own stuff using custom texture objects and whatnot. This has served me well to goof around with particle effects, easy enough and you can export those effects. As far as I can recall you need to fix some errors that show up in the beginning but nothing ctrl+f can't handle. Cheers 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greenfist 1863 Posted February 21, 2019 More recent and versatile particle/light editor: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1613905318 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Old Man 3549 Posted February 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Greenfist said: More recent and versatile particle/light editor: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1613905318 Shh let him struggle with the outdated one for a bit... Spoiler Cheers 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
