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CreateEffect allows you to play one of (currently) 17 in-game animations (explosions, the smoke that flies out when something lands, etc.).

• Effect_Num - The effect number between 0 and 16 (see list below).
• X,Y,Z - The world pixel coordinates where to play the effect (0,0 is the lower left of the map in pixel coordinates).
• ScaleX, ScaleY - Used to change the size of the effect. 1 is the normal scale.
• Speed - How fast to play the effect. Lower values play the effect slower. 1/30, or 0.03(3), will play most of the effects at their normal rate.

Effects are useful for visual flare. For instance when a unit blows up you might want to make a custom explosion.

List of effects:

• 0: “ShotExplosion”, radiation of yellow dots
• 1: “MortarShellExplosion” (fixed in v1.77)
• 2: “BerthaShellExplosion”, large explosion of white sparks
• 3: “RunnerExplosion”, large explosion of blue sparks
• 4: “SporeExplosion”, large fiery explosion, with flying debris
• 5: “TotemExplosion”, large radiation of yellow dots, ending with a vibrating green circle
• 6: “CreeperAAShellExplosion”, white explosion
• 7: “UnitExplosion”, fiery explosion
• 8: “MoveTrail”, white implosion (like a unit that the player chose to destroy)
• 9: “ShortTrail”, small black explosion (like a mortar shell going off)
• 10: “SporeTrail”, blue electrical radation
• 11: “SmokeRingEffect”, dust cloud (like a unit landing from orbit)
• 12: “ParticleBeamDamage”, long-lasting bright blue-white light
• 13: “PulseCannonShellEffect”, small black southwest-moving dot
• 14: “StunnedEffect”, orange static (like a glider being spawned)
• 15: “TerraModCell”, small orange torch
• 16: “TotemFiring”, long-lasting large bright blue-white vortex of light

# Play an effect at the current coords, in front of the current unit.

# Standard Notation
14 CurrentCoords CellToPixel -1 1.5 1.5 0.05 CreateEffect

# Warp Notation
CreateEffect(14 CellToPixel(CurrentCoords) -1 1.5 1.5 0.05)

The previews below play at 1/30 speed. (0.033333…)

Effect	Name	Preview
0	Shot Explosion
1	Mortar Shell Explosion
2	Bertha Shell Explosion
3	Runner Explosion
4	Spore Explosion
5	Totem Explosion
6	Creeper AA Shell Explosion
7	Unit Explosion
8	Move Trail
9	Short Trail
10	Spore Trail
11	Smoke Ring Effect
12	Particle Beam Damage
13	Pulse Cannon Shell Effect
14	Stunned Effect
15	Terra Mod Cell
16	Totem Firing