We are now ready to add in a small distortion effect to the explosion of our grenades. This will provide a nice visual for players and teach us the basics of using effects.
1. On the
Effectslayer, create aSpritein the same way we created theGrenadeExplosionimage, and then name itExplosionDistortand size it to32by32.2. In the
Effectsgroup of the objects properties, click on Add and select the Distort Normal effect to add it to our object, as shown in the following screenshot. The object will now appear invisible, but magnify any objects it overlaps.
3. Now add another effect called
Warp, and have the two set up to match the following screenshot:
4. Set both the
GrenadeExplosionandExplosionDistortobjects to be destroyed on startup, and switch over to the Event Sheet Editor.5. In the
Grenadesevent groupAlwaysevent, add actions to set theHeightofExplosionDistortbyExplosionDistort.Height + 24, and theWidthtoExplosionDistort.Width...