Author Topic: What is this -- Splash-Radius: 0  (Read 963 times)

cyber.rock92s

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What is this -- Splash-Radius: 0
« on: 20 June 2013, 14:08:22 »
I encountered several instances of Splash-Radius being zero while I was trying to learn more about Megapack techtree from http://megaglest.org/techtree/.

I did not look too much into detail but I still saw three units which have splash damage and the splash-radius is still 0.

These units were:
Indian- Bull.
Persian - Genie, Magician.

My question is: What does that mean?
What is splash (and yes, below the "Splash-Radius: 0" it says "Splash also damages own units!") if it can't damage nearby units (i.e. its radius = 0 )?

Or is there an error in typing that page?

Any which way... enlighten me  :)

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Re: What is this -- Splash-Radius: 0
« Reply #1 on: 20 June 2013, 19:20:41 »
Splash radius 0 is used for units who shouldn't actually have an area of effect at the target of their attack, but you still want to use splash particle effects. This is because if you want to include a splash particle effect, there must be a splashs radius. Setting it to zero lets you have a particle effect without an actual spash (same effect as a normal attack without a splash). The particle effects can be very useful. For example, you could have a single beam shoot down from the sky, or you could have a tiny portal of fire open up below the target, etc. Splash particle effects have some great potential, although aren't used that effectively in the MegaPack.
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Re: What is this -- Splash-Radius: 0
« Reply #2 on: 20 June 2013, 20:16:01 »
Technically it is like Omega says it. If you want the splash particles you need to have a splash.
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