opcode 215 (play visual effect) and "any point in range" targeting: possible?

[subtledoctor]

Am I crazy that I can't figure out how to make this work?  I want to 1) pick a spot on the ground; and 2) make a visual effect happen there. 

Can't seem to do it.  Do I really need to make a custom projectile for this?

[kjeron]

target=self, param2=2

param2=0 plays the animation at the location of each affected creature/object (VEF>VVC>BAM)

param2=1 attaches the animation to each affected creature/object (VVC>BAM)

param2=2 plays the animation at the targeted location, once per affected creature/object (VEF>VVC>BAM)

[subtledoctor]

Ah, I didn’t have target = self. But, what if there is no affected creature?

What if I just want an animation to appear in an empty space? Or, is self the “affected creature?”

Edited April 9, 2020 by subtledoctor

[Bartimaeus]

When you summon a creature via opcode 177 (use EFF), you use self-targeting there as well even when you're casting the spell at a distant point, and using any other kind of targeting seems to break it. I'm not sure why the engine interprets it that way, but I imagine it's a similar thing here.

[subtledoctor]

Got it.  Thanks.