cycler_sprite (Half-Life) Last edited 16 years ago2008-05-04 03:44:32 UTC

Point Entity

This entity lets you display and cycle through the animation of a sprite.

Attributes

• Name (targetname) - Property used to identify entities.
• Pitch Yaw Roll (angles) - Sets the pitch (up / down), yaw (left / right) and roll (bank) respectively. The compass in WorldCraft / Hammer corresponds to Yaw. The settings are not always (or not all) used.
• Render FX (renderfx) - Gives objects special render effects. Think of it as modifying whatever the Render Mode puts out. The options are as follows:

[list]
[li]0 = Normal

• 1 = Slow Pulse
• 2 = Fast Pulse
• 3 = Slow Wide Pulse
• 4 = Fast Wide Pulse
• 5 = Slow Fade Away
• 6 = Fast Fade Away
• 7 = Slow Become Solid
• 8 = Fast Become Solid
• 9 = Slow Strobe
• 10 = Fast Strobe
• 11 = Faster Strobe
• 12 = Slow Flicker
• 13 = Fast Flicker
• 14 = Constant Glow
• 15 = Distort
• 16 = Hologram (Distort and Fade)[/li]

[li]Render Mode (rendermode) - Controls the type of rendering that is used for an object. Options are:

• 0 = Normal
• 1 = Color
• 2 = Texture
• 3 = Glow
• 4 = Solid
• 5 = Additive[/li]

[li]Sprite (model) - A sprite must be specified here (sprites/spritename.spr).[/li]
[li]Frames per second (framerate) - Framerate the sprite will run at if animated.[/li]
[li]FX Amount (renderamt)[/li]
[li]FX Color (rendercolor)[/li]
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Flags

Inputs

Outputs

Notes

• Using and shooting the entity in-game allows you to inspect an animated sprite frame-by-frame. And that's about all.