Lighting Strike Event

I have a plugin where players can strike others with lightning using a stick. How would I set the amount of damage from the lightning and is it possible to set a knockback using player velocity? Thanks

 

If you get the location of the lightning strike then loop through the players near it, you can set their health etc

Code:java

for(Entity e : lightning.getLocation().getChunk().getEntities()){
  Location loc = e.getLocation();
  if (loc.getBlockX() == lightning.getLocation().getBlockX() && loc.getBlockY() == lightning.getLocation().getBlockY() && loc.getBlockZ() == lightning.getLocation().getBlockZ()){
    e.setHealth(e.getHealth() - 4);
  } 
}

 

Rather than handling it with the lightning strike, you would probably just use the lightning for effect, and handle the damage/knockback while hitting the player with the stick.

 

xXSniperzzXx_SD The Fancy Whale
While that code does knock them back, you want to normalize the vector to a Y value to add a cool knockback effect.
Player.setVelocity(Vector.normalize().setY(1));

 

xXSniperzzXx_SD AoH_Ruthless Axe2760 But if I want to set the damage from lightning first I need to remove the default damage it does right? I am not sure how I would do that. Would I use entitydamageevent and then use getCause()?

 

The Fancy Whale Probably, I would say to just use that instead of the lightning strike event but I guess the lightning won't always hit players. But you could probably do the Lightning strike effect then it won't do damage.

 

The Fancy Whale
Well What I would do is fake the lightning by creating the lightning effect (extends World).
Then damage the player:

Code:java

Player p = /*Your player*/;
Location loc = p.getLocation();
World world = p.getWorld();
 
world.strikeLightningEffect(p.getLocation()); //Strike the lightning
p.damage(/*However much you want to damage them*/);