Where is the server equivalent to CreateMuzzleFlash()?

[tho121]

I added a muzzle flash to my third firing mode on my gun. The particle system it uses is the shock rifle combo. Works in standalone mode in first and third person. However, multiplayer doesnt show it at all. I believe the CreateMuzzleFlash() function is never called on the server, which makes sense as the server doesn't need to render it. However, what does the server call so that other players and myself can see the Muzzle Flash? Thanks.

[willyg302]

Don't you mean CauseMuzzleFlash()? That's a simulated event/function, so it should work fine in multiplayer.

[tho121]

Yeah, it is CauseMuzzleFlash(). I'm trying to do a similar thing that only plays when my weapon hits a specific pawn. The CauseMuzzleFlash() on a normal weapon is called on the client in multiplayer, not on the server, according to my log test. However, my function for the custom muzzle flash is called on the server and not the clients. I just figured out why. I put the call in the Proces**** function, which is only called on the server. I'll look for a way to call the function on the clients.

[VendorX]

reliable client function YourClientFunction()

[tho121]

Great thanks, that works. Now somewhere along the way made it stop working in third person... Thanks for that though.