env_laser

GoldSrc

Source Engine

env_laser is a point entity available in all GoldSrc games. It creates a laser beam between itself and a given target. The main difference between this entity and env_beam is that a laser will not travel through anything solid.

Key Values

Targetname:

Name (targetname) <targetname>

The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.

Angles:

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.

Target of Laser (LaserTarget) <targetname>

Sets the entity that marks the end of the laser. The laser will start at the env_laser entity and end at the entity named here.

Brightness (1 - 255) (renderamt) <integer>

Brightness of the beam, 1 = fully dark, 255 = Fully bright.

Beam Color (R G B) (rendercolor) <color255>

Beam color.

Width of beam (pixels*0.1 0-255) (BoltWidth) <integer>

Pixel width of the beam. Range: 1 to MAX_BEAM_WIDTH.

Amount of noise (0-255) (NoiseAmplitude) <float>

The amount of noise in the beam. 0 is a perfectly straight beam, while the maximum is very jagged.

Sprite Name (texture) <sprite>

The material used to draw the beam.

End Sprite (EndSprite) <sprite>

Texture Scroll Rate (0-100) (TextureScroll) <integer>

Rate at which the beam texture should scroll along the beam.

Frames per 10 seconds (framerate) <integer>

Framerate at which the beam texture should animate, if it has multiple frames.

Starting Frame (framestart) <integer>

The frame to start the beam texture on.

Damage/second (damage) <string>

How much damage this beam does per second to things it hits when it is continually on, or instantaneously if it strikes. For continuous damage, the value should be greater than 10 or it may not work.

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

FX Amount (1-255) (renderamt) <integer>

Controls transparency when using another render mode then normal. 0 is completely invisible, and 255 is opaque.

FX Color (R G B) (rendercolor) <color255>

Color to use by the specified render mode.
Also used to control the speed of scrolling textures; see func_conveyor for more information.

Flags

•  [1] : Start On

•  [16] : StartSparks

•  [32] : EndSparks

•  [64] : Decal End