ARMA 3 Lightning Script (new)

/*
    Author: Daniel13579

    Title:
    Rapid Lightning

    Description:
    Spawns random lightning around the player/object

    Showcase scenario:
    https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2570627497

    How to use the script:
    Put the lightning sqf file in the mission folder.
    Put the execution line underneath in the trigger activation field:

    startLightning = 1; null = [A, B, C, D] execVM "Lightning.sqf";

    A is the maximum distance each lightning can spawn from the given position.
    The distance ranges from 0 meters to the number you supply.

    B is the base number of seconds before a new lightning can be spawned.

    C is the maximum amount of more seconds randomly added to this delay.

    D is the object the lightning will be centered around. The player for example.

    startLightning = 1; will start the lightning
    startLightning = 0; will stop the lightning

    Example:
    startLightning = 1; null = [12000, 3, 6, player] execVM "Lightning.sqf";
*/

// organize our arguments
_lightningDist = _this select 0;
_delay = _this select 1;
_delayRandom = _this select 2;
_lightningPos = _this select 3;

// create loop for spawning lightning
while { startLightning == 1 } do
{

    _randomLightningDist = (random _lightningDist);
    _dir = (random 360);

    // make a perimeter around the player/object
    if (_randomLightningDist <= 50) then { _randomLightningDist = 50 };

    private _pos = [_lightningPos, _randomLightningDist, _dir] call BIS_fnc_relPos;

    _light = "#lightpoint" createvehiclelocal _pos;
    _light setposatl [_pos select 0,_pos select 1,(_pos select 2) + 10];
    _light setLightDayLight true;
    _light setLightBrightness 300;
    _light setLightAmbient [0.05, 0.05, 0.1];
    _light setlightcolor [1, 1, 2];

    sleep 0.1;
    _light setLightBrightness 0;
    sleep (random 0.1);

    private _class = ["lightning1_F","lightning2_F"] call bis_Fnc_selectrandom;
    private _lightning = _class createvehiclelocal [100,100,100];
    _lightning setdir _dir;
    _lightning setpos _pos;

    // distance between player and lightning
    private _meters = player distance _lightning;

    // thunder sounds
    [_lightning, _meters] spawn {

        params ["_lightning", "_meters"];

        // very close thunder sounds
        if (_meters <= 600) then {

        // select random thunder sound
        _randomThunderSound = selectRandom ["A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_heavy_3.wss",
        "A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_heavy_4.wss","A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_heavy_5.wss"];

        // play sound
        playSound3D [_randomThunderSound, _lightning, false, getPosASL _lightning, 5, 1, 20000];

        };

        // close thunder sounds
        if (600 < _meters && _meters <= 1200) then {

        // select random thunder sound
        _randomThunderSound = selectRandom ["A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_heavy_1.wss",
        "A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_heavy_4.wss","A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_heavy_5.wss"];


        // play sound
        playSound3D [_randomThunderSound, _lightning, false, getPosASL _lightning, 5, 1, 20000];

        };

        // distant thunder sounds
        if (1200 < _meters && _meters <= 6000) then {

        // select random thunder sound
        _randomThunderSound = selectRandom ["A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_norm_2.wss","A3\sounds_F\ambient\thunder\thunder_01.wss"];

        // play sound
        playSound3D [_randomThunderSound, _lightning, false, getPosASL _lightning, 5, 1, 20000];

        };

        // very distant thunder sounds
        if (_meters > 6000) then {

        // select random thunder sound
        _randomThunderSound = selectRandom ["A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_norm_1.wss",
        "A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_norm_2.wss","A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_norm_3.wss",
        "A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_norm_4.wss","A3\Sounds_F_Exp\environment\elements\thunders\thunder_norm_5.wss"];

        // play sound
        playSound3D [_randomThunderSound, _lightning, false, getPosASL _lightning, 5, 1, 20000];

        };

    };

    _duration = (3 + random 1);
    for "_i" from 0 to _duration do {
        _time = time + 0.1;
        _light setLightBrightness (100 + random 100);
        waituntil {time > _time};
    };

    deletevehicle _lightning;
    deletevehicle _light;

    // disable engine lightnings
    0 setlightnings 0;

    // delay plus random delay
    sleep (_delay + random _delayRandom);

};