Commands:Effects

Effect commands cause an Actor to move in defined ways, or to change colors as part of an effect.

Shared commands

These commands are available in all StepMania versions since StepMania 3.9.

Command	Arguments	Example	Effect
`bob`	None	bob	Object will smoothly move up and down.
`bounce`	None	bob	Object will 'bounce' - smoothly move up, then suddenly move down.
`diffuseblink`	None	diffuseblink	Blinks the Actor between EffectColors suddenly. If no EffectColors are defined, this uses 0.5,0.5,0.5,1 and 1,1,1,1.
`diffuseramp`	None	diffuseramp	Starts at EffectColor2, fades to EffectColor1, then jumps suddenly back to EffectColor2. If no EffectColors are defined, this uses 0,0,0,1 and 1,1,1,1.
`diffuseshift`	None	diffuseshift	Fades Actor between EffectColors smoothly. If no EffectColors are defined, this uses 0,0,0,1 and 1,1,1,1.
`glowblink`	None	glowblink	Blinks the Actor glow between EffectColors suddenly. If no EffectColors are defined, this uses 1,1,1,0.2 and 1,1,1,0.8.
`glowshift`	None	glowshift	Fades the Actor glow between EffectColors smoothly. If no EffectColors are defined, this uses 1,1,1,0.2 and 1,1,1,0.8.
`pulse`	None	pulse	Make the object grow and shrink.
`rainbow`	None	rainbow	Makes the graphic quickly fade between multiple colors.
`spin`	None	spin	Spin the object.
`vibrate`	None	vibrate	Object will shake violently.
`wag`	None	wag	Object will rotate 45 degrees counter-clockwise, then 45 degrees clockwise.

These commands allow you to change the way effects are run.

Command	Arguments	Example	Effect
`effectclock`	String	effectclock,bgm	Sets the effect to go to a certain clock. See article for more detail.
`effectcolor1`	RageColor	effectcolor1,1,1,1,1	Sets the Actor's EffectColor1.
`effectcolor2`	RageColor	effectcolor2,0.5,0.5,0.5,1	Sets the Actor's EffectColor2.
`effectdelay`	Float	effectdelay,2	Number of seconds the effect stays at 0% during each loop of the effect.
`effectmagnitude`	RageVector3	effectmagnitude	Sets up to three arguments that modify effects in different ways.
`effectoffset`	Float	effectoffset,0.25	Offsets the effect by the specified number of seconds.
`effectperiod`	Float	effectperiod,5.5	Amount of seconds the effect runs for.
`stopeffect`	None	stopeffect	Stop the previously set effect.

These commands are only available in StepMania 4.0 builds.

Command	Arguments	Example	Effect
`effecttiming`	Float, Float, Float, Float	effecttiming,0.5,0,0.5,0	Sets how much of the effect is run in the first half, delay at half, how much is run in the second half, and delay at the end, respectively.