cycler_sprite (Half-Life) Last edited 6 years ago2018-06-21 09:50:18 UTC

cycler_sprite - Point Entity

The cycler_sprite entity is a sprite viewer of sorts. It places a sprite within the map which, when attacked, will step through its animation.

Attributes

• Name (targetname) - Name is a general attribute used to identify entities.
• Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) - Roll sets the rotation of the sprite (as it will always face the player). Pitch and yaw are not used.
• Sprite (model) - This defines which sprite file will be displayed by the entity. This accepts an input of the form "path/filename.spr" (starting from the root folder). (Example: "sprites/tele1.spr").
• Frames per second (framerate) - Sets how many frames the sprite will automatically step through per second.
• Render FX (renderfx) - Gives the sprite certain visual effects depending on Render Mode.
  • Normal (0) - No visual effects.
  • Slow Pulse (1) - Sprite slowly pulses with transparency. Faint.
  • Fast Pulse (2) - Sprite quickly pulses with transparency. Faint.
  • Slow Wide Pulse (3) - Sprite slowly pulses with transparency. Strong.
  • Fast Wide Pulse (4) - Sprite quickly pulses with transparency. Strong.
  • Slow Fade Away (5) - Seemingly unused.
  • Fast Fade Away (6) - Seemingly unused.
  • Slow Become Solid (7) - Seemingly unused.
  • Fast Become Solid (8) - Seemingly unused.
  • Slow Strobe (9) - A very slow strobe effect between visible and invisible.
  • Fast Strobe (10) - A medium strobe effect between visible and invisible.
  • Faster Strobe (11) - A very fast strobe effect between visible and invisible.
  • Slow Flicker (13) - Sprite flickers in and out of visibility.
  • Fast Flicker (13) - Sprite quickly flickers in and out of visibility.
  • Constant Glow (14) - Seemingly unused.
  • Distort (15) - Sprite has a slight fast pulsing of transparency.
  • Hologram (Distort + fade) (16) - Sprite has a slight fast pulsing of transparency. Fades out with distance.
• Render Mode (rendermode) - Allows special rendering modes to be applied to the given entity.
  • Normal (0) - Standard rendering. Render FX and FX Amount will generally have no effect.
  • Color (1) - Allows sprite to become transparent. (Counter-intuitively, is the only Render Mode that is not affected by FX Color.)
  • Texture (2) - Allows sprite to become transparent.
  • Glow (3) - Removes background of sprite. Sprite will appear larger and become more faint with distance. Allows sprite to become transparent.
  • Solid (4) - Allows sprite to become transparent.
  • Additive (5) - Removes background of sprite. Allows sprite to become transparent.
• FX Amount (1 - 255) (renderamt) - In all but "Normal" Render Mode, alters how transparent the sprite is. Scales from 0 (invisible) to 255 (solid, normal).
• FX Color (R G B) (rendercolour) - Alters the colour of the sprite. Will have no effect if R, G and B are all equal.

Flags

This entity has no flags.

Notes

• cycler_sprite will produce a solid sprite which cannot be moved through.
• Triggering or pressing use on the cycler_sprite will freeze the sprite. In this state, the cycler_sprite will not animate automatically, only stepping through its animation via being attacked. Triggering it or using it again will return it to its normal function.
• Although it seems strange, this entity is one of the better entities for placing a decorative model into a map. It will not stop players nor bullets. Simply place a model into the Sprite attribute.