Func combine ball spawner: Difference between revisions

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An energy ball pulled from a spawner (to the left). The ball spawners behind the soldiers use the same entity, with different settings.

func_combine_ball_spawner is a brush entity available in Half-Life 2, Portal, and Portal 2. It's a brush that creates and contains prop_combine_balls. See the combine_ball_generator and combine_ballspawner prefabs for examples of uses.

In code, it is represented by theCFuncCombineBallSpawnerclass, defined in theprop_combine_ball.cppfile.

If set, balls will bounce as if in a power generator, like in d3_c17_10b

(Overwatch Nexus). If not set, they will behave like balls inside the pillars of light seen frequently in the Citadel.

Ball count (ballcount) ([todo internal name (i)]) <integer>: How many balls will be bouncing around.

Min ball speed (minspeed) ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>: The minimum speed of balls.

Max ball speed (maxspeed) ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>: The maximum speed of balls.

Ball radius (ballradius) ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>: Controls the size of balls. Seems to only make smaller balls.

Note:The balls appear normal size when grabbed with the super phys gun.

Ball Type (balltype) ([todo internal name (i)]) <choices>: Non-functional for this entity. All balls will spawn as the first type.

Ball Respawn Time (ballrespawntime) ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>: When balls explode (from being outside the field for too long) for an amount of time, wait this long until spawning new balls.

Note:When set to -1 balls won't respawn if the combine power supply flag is checked.

EnableDisable:

Enable / Disable: Enable/disable this entity from performing its task. It might also disappear from view.

OnBallGrabbed: Fired when a ball is disrupted and considered outside the container, normally by punting or pulling with the gravity gun. !activator is the prop_combine_ball.

OnBallHitBottomSide: Fired when a ball hits the bottom of its container, then bounces back up.

OnBallHitTopSide: Fired when a ball hits the top of its container, then bounces back down.

OnFirstBallReinserted: Fired when there's only one ball (remaining), and it re-enters the container. Useful for re-powering something.

Note:OnBallReinserted will also fire whenever this does.

OnLastBallGrabbed: Fired when there's only one ball (remaining), and it is disrupted.

Note:OnBallGrabbed will also fire whenever this does.

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 [[File:Citadel_energy_ball.jpg|200px|right|thumbnail|An energy ball pulled from a spawner (to the left). The ball spawners behind the soldiers use the same entity, with different settings.]]
-{{this is a|e2|game1=Portal|game2=Portal 2|name=func_combine_ball_spawner|game=Half-Life 2}} It's a brush that creates and contains {{ent|prop_combine_ball}}s. See the [[combine_ball_generator]] and [[combine_ballspawner]] prefabs for examples of uses.
+{{this is a|brush entity|game1=Portal|game2=Portal 2|name=func_combine_ball_spawner|game=Half-Life 2}} It's a brush that creates and contains {{ent|prop_combine_ball}}s. See the [[combine_ball_generator]] and [[combine_ballspawner]] prefabs for examples of uses.
 {{code class|CFuncCombineBallSpawner|prop_combine_ball.cpp}}