Env embers: Difference between revisions

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Class hierarchy
CEmbers ↳CBaseEntity
`effects.cpp`

env_embers demonstration.

env_embers is a brush entity available in all Source games. It spawns fire embers within its volume. Its state can only be changed with the Use input.

Flags

Start On : [1]

Toggle : [2]: If left off, only one Use input will ever be accepted.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]: The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report. See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

~~Ember type (particletype) <choices>~~

Deprecated.
Not present in code. The manner in which embers should appear and disappear.

0: Normal
1: Smooth Fade
2: Pulled

Density (density) <integer>: Number of particles spawned each second.

Particle Lifetime (lifetime) <integer>: Number of seconds each particle lasts for. A certain amount of randomness is added proportional to the time specified here.

Particle Speed (speed) <integer>: Number of units moved by particles each second.

Ember Color (rendercolor) <color255>: Color of the sprites.

Inputs

Color <color255RedirectInput/color32> !FGD: Changes the color that new sprites will spawn with.

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-[[Image:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|thumb|250px|An example of embers in-game. The embers are difficult to see in the thumbnail]]
+<!-- When this page is updated to {{langsp}} or {{langsp}} instead of {{lang}}, please move {{this is a}} to the base page, as it is automatically translated. -->{{lang|Env embers}}{{CD|CEmbers|file1=effects.cpp}}[[File:env_embers.gif|thumb|250px|<code>env_embers</code> demonstration.]]
+{{this is a|brush entity|name=env_embers}} It spawns fire embers within its volume. Its state can only be changed with the {{ent|Use}} input.
-{{base_brush|env_embers}} It spawns fire embers within its volume. For some reason its state is changed in-game by [[+use|+using]] it, rather than with an input.
+{{sfx_brush}}
+==Flags==
+{{fl|1|Start On}}
+{{fl|2|Toggle|If left off, only one <code>Use</code> input will ever be accepted.}}
 ==Keyvalues==
-; Ember type <code><choices></code>
-: The manner in which embers should appear and disappear.
-:* Normal
-:* Smooth Fade {{clarify}}
-:* Pulled {{clarify}}
-; Density <code><[[int]]></code>
-: Number of particles spawned each second.
-; Particle Lifetime <code><int></code>
-: Number of seconds each particle lasts for. {{todo|Is any noise applied to this?}}
-; Particle Speed <code><int></code>
-: Number of units moved by particles each second. {{todo|As above.}}
-; Ember Color {{color}}
-: Usually orange-ish!
-{{KV Angles}}
-{{KV Parentname}}
 {{KV Targetname}}
+{{KV|Ember type |intn=particletype|choices|deprecated=1|Not present in code. The manner in which embers should appear and disappear.
-==Flags==
+:*0: Normal
-{{note|The state of env_embers is changed by <code>[[+use]]</code>ing it. (E key by default in most games)}}
+:*1: Smooth Fade
-* Start On
+:*2: Pulled}}
-* Toggle
+{{KV|Density |intn=density|int|Number of particles spawned each second.}}
+{{KV|Particle Lifetime |intn=lifetime|int|Number of seconds each particle lasts for. A certain amount of randomness is added proportional to the time specified here.}}
+{{KV|Particle Speed |intn=speed|int|Number of units moved by particles each second.}}
+{{KV|Ember Color |intn=rendercolor|color255|Color of the sprites.}}
 ==Inputs==
+{{I|Color|nofgd=1|param=color255|Changes the color that new sprites will spawn with.}}
-{{I Parentname}}
-{{I Targetname}}
-==Outputs==
-{{O Targetname}}

Env embers: Difference between revisions

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