Applying post-effect over time.

[mcnools 62]

Hello again dear forum. I'm trying to work on a mission for my group where one idea is that the mission starts with a black and white-post effect and then as you enter an area it gradually becomes coloured during a timespan of maybe 5 minutes.

Is there any good way to go about this? (must get it working on our dedicated server too)

[Melody_Mike 127]

Allo allo @mcnools,

You can change each post process effect, or a batch of them, in sequence, using ppEffectCommit. 

You can place these commands either in init.sqf or initPlayerLocal.sqf, or execute them in an external script file from there. My mission ran fine on a dedicated (cloud based) server.

Here's an example batch I made using GreenFist's ReColor mod to both design the effect and export it as a script. There are other Post Process mods that help design effects as well. 

// init.sqf

PPeffect_colorC = ppEffectCreate ["ColorCorrections",1500];
PPeffect_colorC ppEffectAdjust [1,1.71479,0,[0,0,0,0],[1,1,1,1],[0.5,0.25,0.25,0]];
PPeffect_colorC ppEffectEnable true;
PPeffect_colorC ppEffectCommit 0; // set "fade in" time here in seconds

Good luck! 

[mcnools 62]

Thanks, I'll give it a go!

 

Edit, works just fine! that ppeffectcommit-thing was just what I needed. 🙂  Thanks for the help!