PingMinimapForForceEx

Parameters

whichForce	force
x	real
y	real
duration	real
style	integer
red	real
green	real
blue	real

comment

patch

1.07

Source

Blizzard.j (suggest an edit or discuss on Github)

return type

nothing

Source code

function PingMinimapForForceEx takes force whichForce, real x, real y, real duration, integer style, real red, real green, real blue returns nothing
    local integer red255   = PercentTo255(red)
    local integer green255 = PercentTo255(green)
    local integer blue255  = PercentTo255(blue)

    if (IsPlayerInForce(GetLocalPlayer(), whichForce)) then
        // Use only local code (no net traffic) within this block to avoid desyncs.

        // Prevent 100% red simple and flashy pings, as they become "attack" pings.
        if (red255 == 255) and (green255 == 0) and (blue255 == 0) then
            set red255 = 254
        endif

        if (style == bj_MINIMAPPINGSTYLE_SIMPLE) then
            call PingMinimapEx(x, y, duration, red255, green255, blue255, false)
        elseif (style == bj_MINIMAPPINGSTYLE_FLASHY) then
            call PingMinimapEx(x, y, duration, red255, green255, blue255, true)
        elseif (style == bj_MINIMAPPINGSTYLE_ATTACK) then
            call PingMinimapEx(x, y, duration, 255, 0, 0, false)
        else
            // Unrecognized ping style - ignore the request.
        endif
        
        //call StartSound(bj_pingMinimapSound)
    endif
endfunction