beam

This entity is not in the FGD by default.
It should not be put directly in a map because env_beam is available but this entity might be of intereset for vscript use.

his hand creates four beams.

Class hierarchy
CBeam ↳CBaseEntity
beam_shared.cpp

beam is a point entity available in all Source games. It is a base entity used by other entities to make beams or other effects|such as bubbles. The entities which use this one offer greater control over the effect.

Fields

m_nHaloIndex <FIELD_MODELINDEX>

m_nBeamType <FIELD_INTEGER>

m_nBeamFlags <FIELD_INTEGER>

m_nNumBeamEnts <FIELD_INTEGER>

m_nMinDXLevel <FIELD_INTEGER>

m_fWidth <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_fEndWidth <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_fFadeLength <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_fHaloScale <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_fAmplitude <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_fStartFrame <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_fSpeed <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_flFrameRate <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_flFrame <FIELD_FLOAT>

m_flFireTime <FIELD_TIME>

m_vecEndPos <FIELD_POSITION_VECTOR>

m_hEndEntity <FIELD_EHANDLE>

1. ifdef PORTAL

m_bDrawInMainRender <FIELD_BOOLEAN>

m_bDrawInPortalRender <FIELD_BOOLEAN>

1. endif

Arrays

m_hAttachEntity[10] <FIELD_EHANDLE>

m_nAttachIndex[10] <FIELD_INTEGER>

KeyFields

m_flHDRColorScale <FIELD_FLOAT> ("HDRColorScale")

m_flDamage <FIELD_FLOAT> ("damage")

m_nDissolveType <FIELD_INTEGER> ("dissolvetype")

Inputs

m_fSpeed <FIELD_FLOAT> (ScrollSpeed)

Input Functions

"Width" <FIELD_FLOAT> linked function: InputWidth

description todo

"Noise" <FIELD_FLOAT> linked function: InputNoise

description todo

"ColorRedValue" <FIELD_FLOAT> linked function: InputColorRedValue

description todo

"ColorGreenValue" <FIELD_FLOAT> linked function: InputColorGreenValue

description todo

"ColorBlueValue" <FIELD_FLOAT> linked function: InputColorBlueValue

description todo

See Also

• env_beam