TE_BEAMPOINTS - baso88/SC_AngelScript GitHub Wiki

An additive sprite beam between two static points.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	start	Starting position of the beam
Vector	end	End position of the beam
string	sprite	Sprite used to display the beam
uint8	frameStart	Starting frame for the beam sprite
uint8	frameRate	Frame rate of the beam sprite (FPS * 0.1)
uint8	life	How long to display the beam (seconds * 0.1)
uint8	width	Width of the beam (units * 0.1)
uint8	noise	Noise amplitude (units * 0.1)
Color	c	Beam color and brightness
uint8	scroll	Scroll rate of the beam sprite

API Function

No API function exists as of SC 5.02

NetworkMessage Function

void te_beampoints(Vector start, Vector end, 
	string sprite="sprites/laserbeam.spr", uint8 frameStart=0, 
	uint8 frameRate=100, uint8 life=10, uint8 width=32, uint8 noise=1, 
	Color c=PURPLE, uint8 scroll=32,
	NetworkMessageDest msgType=MSG_BROADCAST, edict_t@ dest=null)
{
	NetworkMessage m(msgType, NetworkMessages::SVC_TEMPENTITY, dest);
	m.WriteByte(TE_BEAMPOINTS);
	m.WriteCoord(start.x);
	m.WriteCoord(start.y);
	m.WriteCoord(start.z);
	m.WriteCoord(end.x);
	m.WriteCoord(end.y);
	m.WriteCoord(end.z);
	m.WriteShort(g_EngineFuncs.ModelIndex(sprite));
	m.WriteByte(frameStart);
	m.WriteByte(frameRate);
	m.WriteByte(life);
	m.WriteByte(width);
	m.WriteByte(noise);
	m.WriteByte(c.r);
	m.WriteByte(c.g);
	m.WriteByte(c.b);
	m.WriteByte(c.a); // actually brightness
	m.WriteByte(scroll);
	m.End();
}