SetEffectScale

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This function sets the scale of a specified effect.

Syntax

bool setEffectScale ( effect theEffect, float scale [, float scaleY, float scaleZ ] )

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Method: effect:setScale(...)
Variable: .scale
Counterpart: getEffectScale

Required Arguments

  • theEffect: the effect you wish to change the scale of.
  • scale: a float containing the new scale. 1.0 is the standard scale, with 0.5 being half the size and 2.0 being twice the size. If the scaleY is set, this will be scaleX.

Optional Arguments

  • scaleY: a float containing the new scale on the Y axis
  • scaleZ: a float containing the new scale on the Z axis

Returns

  • true if the scale was set properly.
  • false otherwise.

Example

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Client
-- get the position of the player
local x, y, z = getElementPosition(getLocalPlayer())
-- create the effect
effect = createEffect("carwashspray", x, y, z+1)
if ( effect ) then -- if it was created
	-- set the scale to half the normal scale
	setEffectScale ( effect, 0.5)
end

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