Solved Repeating Spell

[mackerel]

I am trying to hit the same enemy two times with 500ms interval but i am not sure how I could do that

this code works but it only hits the enemy once and the effect only shows once as well |:

local combat = createCombatObject()
setCombatParam(combat, COMBAT_PARAM_TYPE, COMBAT_PHYSICALDAMAGE)
setCombatParam(combat, COMBAT_PARAM_DISTANCEEFFECT, 29)
setCombatFormula(combat, COMBAT_FORMULA_LEVELMAGIC, -90.2, 1, -95.2, 1)

local combat2 = createCombatObject()
setCombatParam(combat, COMBAT_PARAM_TYPE, COMBAT_PHYSICALDAMAGE)
setCombatFormula(combat, COMBAT_FORMULA_LEVELMAGIC, -90.2, 1, -95.2, 1)

function onCastSpell(cid, var)
    local position1 = {x=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).x+2, y=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).y, z=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).z}
    doSendMagicEffect(position1, 5)
    doSendMagicEffect(position1, 5)
    return doCombat(cid, combat, var)
end

SOLVED and if anyone is still curious here's the solution:

1. Add additional function

function effect(cid)
    local position1 = {x=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).x+2, y=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).y, z=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).z}
    doSendMagicEffect(position1, 5)
end

2. Update your second function

function onCastSpell(cid, var)
    addEvent(effect, 0, cid)
    addEvent(effect, 500, cid)
    return doCombat(cid, combat, var)
end

 

[Aelu]

You don't need to add another function in there. There's already a "function onSpellCast(..) in your script, you could easily add the "addEvent(..)" directly below "doSendMagicEffect(..)"

 

[mackerel]

You don't need to add another function in there. There's already a "function onSpellCast(..) in your script, you could easily add the "addEvent(..)" directly below "doSendMagicEffect(..)"

[How-to] Using addEvent()

It says you need to use function for addEvent, otherwise I am open to see how you do that

--
this doesn't not work, plus it looks like a loop:

function onCastSpell(cid, var)
    local position1 = {x=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).x+2, y=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).y, z=getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).z}
    doSendMagicEffect(position1, 5)
    addEvent(onCastSpell, 2000, cid)
    return doCombat(cid, combat, var)
end

 

[GarQet]

Just like this:

local combat = createCombatObject()
setCombatParam(combat, COMBAT_PARAM_TYPE, COMBAT_PHYSICALDAMAGE)
setCombatParam(combat, COMBAT_PARAM_DISTANCEEFFECT, 29)
setCombatFormula(combat, COMBAT_FORMULA_LEVELMAGIC, -90.2, 1, -95.2, 1)

function onCastSpell(cid, var)
    local position = {
        x = getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).x + 2,
        y = getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).y,
        z = getCreaturePosition(getCreatureTarget(cid)).z
    }

    doSendMagicEffect(position, 5)
    addEvent(function()
        doSendMagicEffect(position, 5)
    end, 500)

    return doCombat(cid, combat, var)
end