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Class hierarchy
CSprite
CPointEntity
CBaseEntity
effects.cpp

env_sprite is a point entity available in all GoldSrc GoldSrc games. It creates a sprite in the world. Sprites always face the player. It can also be used to display MDL or BSP models.

Key Values

Targetname:

Name (targetname) <string>
The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.
Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <angle>
This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.
Framerate (framerate) <float>
Rate at which the sprite should animate, if at all. For SPR, this is a absolute framerate (max 10), whereas for MDL, this is a scalar.
Model (model) <model path>
Model to display (MDL, BSP, or SPR). Relative to mod folder.
Scale (scale) <float>
Scale multiplier of the sprite (SPR only).
Render FX (renderfx) <choices>
Render FX mode to use, for special effects.
Value Description
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 + fade)
Render Mode (rendermode) <choices>
Render Mode to use.
Value Description
0 Normal
1 Color
2 Texture
3 Glow
4 Solid
5 Additive
Render Amount (0-255) (renderamt) <integer>
Controls transparency when using another render mode then normal. 0 is completely invisible, and 255 is opaque. If render mode is solid, then all values except 0 are opaque.
Render Color (R G B) (rendercolor) <color255>
Color to use by the specified render mode.
Also used on brush entities to control the speed of scrolling textures; see func_conveyor for more information.


ZHLT:

Copy lighting from (VHLT+) (zhlt_copylight) <targetname>
Copies the lighting from the named entity to the nearest lightmap luxel below this entity's origin.
Tip.pngTip:To avoid having the copied lighting visibly affecting the brush lighting, put a 16x16x1 func_detail with zhlt_noclip enabled directly below this model's origin. Texture the top face with black_HIDDEN, and the rest of the faces with SKIP.
Model shadows (UMHLT, SDHLT) (zhlt_studioshadow) <boolean>
Enable to cast shadows from MDLs found in the model KV.
Model shadow mode (SDHLT) (zhlt_shadowmode) <choices>
0 - Use Bounding Box
1 - Use triangles (default)
2 - Use Bounding boxes of triangles


Flags

Start on : [1]
Play Once : [2]

Used for animated sprites; texture will animate once, then the sprite will turn off.

See also