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32 — Ion storm start in...

Schedules an ion storm that lasts the given number of game frames, unless one is already running.

Editor data
Numeric ID
32
Engine ID
TMISSION_ION_STORM_START
Editor name
Ion storm start in...
Need token
NEED_NUMBER
Parameters
  1. Numberinteger

A length of -1 gives a storm that never ends on its own. Starting a storm describes what other lengths of 0 or less do.

Caveats
  • The number is in game frames. The [Ion Storm start...](/mapping/actions/taction-ion-storm-start/) trigger action counts in seconds of 15 frames each, so a positive number lasts 15 times as long there.
  • The storm breaks after the [warning countdown](/systems/ion-storms/#the-warning), which also covers a second start made during the countdown.
  • The line does not hold the team: it runs once, whether or not it starts a storm, and the team takes the next line of its script on the following turn.