Scorpion, did you used Germanunkol's script ? I can't get it working. I tried to test it, but I'm getting errors about an empty pointer..

GermanUnkol's script is missing a few wait(1); statements, lol. Plus, you'd have to still modify it (change the order of the actions, define your tornado's particle [bmap], etc). He was just giving you psuedo-code, to get you started.

But Scorpion, please post the code you got, I'd love to see this run...

yeah I know I defined my bmap and stuff. But Maybe I forgot the wait(1) statements lol. Anywayy, Scorpion, if you could show us your code...

I think I'll program myself a programm that put a wait(1) into every while(1) loop. Dang, this is embarrassing. Why do I leave out wait(1)s every time I post? -.-
I'll try not to let that happen again...-.-

Yeah, I guess you can call it pseudo code, since I never tested it...^^

lol, I don't really even know what psuedo means. I always heard people use it, and I thought it meant "untested", or "just made it right now, idk", but according to Webster dictionary, it means "false".

So sorry for calling your code psuedo-code...

Well it comes from a french word I think, and it's like a nickname. If your nickname si xXxGuitar511, this is also your "psuedo" So its like saying

Your "code"
instead of
Your code

Realspawn posted a long time ago, a tutorial about a tornado and it was pretty nice. He was using 2 or 3 models with some transparent textures and some particles at the bottom of the model. Them he was making the model and particles to rotate different directions.

ok, i worked a bit on the script, it is not perfect, but its a first version(btw: function main is added,so its a plug and play script ):

DownloadScript+files


Code:

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bmap tornado_bmap = <sprite.tga>;
bmap small_bmap = <particle.bmp>;

function tornado_particles;
function small_particle;

function tornado_sprite()
{
	var distance;
	var distance_add;
	var max_alpha = 40;
	my.facing = on;
	my.transparent=on;
	my.alpha=0;
	my.passable = on;
	my.unlit=on;
	my.light=on;
	my.red=70;
	my.green=50;
	my.blue=30;
	while(my.skill3 == 0)
	{
		wait(1);
	}
	distance_add=random(0.7);
	while(1)
	{
		distance + = distance_add*time;
		my.skill2 + = my.skill1 * time;
		you = ptr_for_handle(my.skill3);
		
		if(abs(my.z-your.z)>1000)
		{
			my.alpha-=0.5*time;
			if(my.alpha < 0){wait(1);ent_remove(me);return;}
		}
		else
		{
			my.alpha = min(my.alpha+time,max_alpha);
		}
		my.x = sin(my.skill2)*distance + you.x+20*sin(my.z+your.pan);
		my.y = cos(my.skill2)*distance + you.y+20*sin(my.z+your.pan);
		my.z += random(5)*time;
		if(total_ticks%5<1)//all 5 ticks
		{
			my.scale_x += 0.002;
			my.scale_y += 0.002;
		}
		if(random(40)>39.9)
		{
			effect(tornado_particles,2,my.x,nullvector);
		}
		my.roll + = my.skill1*time;
		wait(1);
	}
}

function move_tornado
{
	var position[3];
	var new_pos[3];
	new_pos.x=random(5)-2.5;
	new_pos.y=random(5)-2.5;
	while(1)
	{
		if(random(10)>9.9)//new dir
		{
			new_pos.x=random(5)-2.5;
			new_pos.y=random(5)-2.5;
		}
		position.x += (new_pos.x-position.x)*0.1*time;
		position.y += (new_pos.y-position.y)*0.1*time;
		my.x += position.x*time;
		my.y += position.y*time;
		my.pan+=5*time;
		wait(1);
	}
}

function tornado_paritcle_func
{
	if(my.skill_a==1)
	{
		my.alpha+=time;
		if(my.alpha>5)
		{
			my.skill_a=0;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		my.alpha-=time;
	}
	my.size += 20*time;
	my.x = your.x - 10*sin(total_ticks);
	my.y = your.y - 10*cos(total_ticks);
	effect(small_particle,1,vector(my.x+50-random(100),my.y+50-random(100),my.z+50-random(100)),vector(0,0,-0.125));
	if(my.alpha<0)
	{
		my.lifespan=0;
	}
}


function tornado_particles
{
	my.bmap = tornado_bmap;
	my.function=tornado_paritcle_func;
	my.transparent=on;
	my.size = 200;
	my.alpha=0;
	my.skill_a=1;
	my.red=20;
	my.green=10;
	my.blue=0;
}

function small_particle_func
{
	my.alpha-=time;
	my.x = your.x +50-random(100);
	my.y = your.y +50-random(100);
	if(my.alpha<0)
	{
		my.lifespan=0;
	}
}

function small_particle
{
	my.size=0.5;
	my.function = small_particle_func;
	my.red=0;
	my.green=0;
	my.blue=0;
	my.bmap = small_bmap;
	my.streak=on;
	my.move=on;
	my.transparent = on;
}

action tornado()
{
	my.passable = on;
	my.invisible = on;
	//move_me here^^
	move_tornado();
	while(1)
	{
		
		you = ent_create("sprite.tga",my.x,tornado_sprite);
		you.skill1 = random(10)+2;
		you.skill2 = random(360);
		you.scale_x = 0.125;
		you.scale_y = you.scale_x;
		you.skill3 = handle(my);
		wait(-random(0.2));
	}
}

function main
{
	fps_max=75;
	level_load("tornado.wmb");
	wait(3);
	randomize();
	while(1)
	{
		camera.pan -= mouse_force.x;
		camera.tilt += mouse_force.y;
		temp.x = (key_w-key_s+mickey.z/10)*15*time;
		temp.y = (key_a-key_d)*15*time;
		temp.z = 0;
		vec_rotate(temp,camera.pan);
		vec_add(camera.x,temp);
		wait(1);
	}
}

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Thank you germanunkohl its just your script wiht some extras

Looks so nice! We'll just need to add some effects to it Thanks so much

just say me what you need for effects, guess i can help