Function; FX_StartEvent - HWRM/KarosGraveyard GitHub Wiki

FX_StartEvent(<sSobGroupName>, <sEventName>)

Description

This command is used to trigger animation/FX events stored in ship ".event" files. The effect can be stopped with FX_StopEvent

Example

If you want to trigger the Balcora Gate hyperspace effect seen on level 13 of the HW2 campaign, then the following is all that is required.
FX_StartEvent( "Gate", "Hyperspace" )
Where Gate is the name of a SOB containing a Balcora Gate model.

Arguments

<sSobGroupName>: the name of the sobgroup containing the ships whose events you want to trigger.
<sEventName>: the name of the event you wish to start.

Related Pages

Function Reference

Effect Functions

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