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Mapping
Entities
There are several different explosion entities.
- env_ar2explosion — AR2 explosion effect (No damage)
 - env_explosion — Origin oriented explosion
 - env_physexplosion — Explosion that affects Physics objects
 - env_physimpact — Specific Physics explosion
 - env_shake — Shakes screens of players in proximity
 - env_shooter — Shoots gibs
 - env_spark — Shoots sparks
 - env_splash — Splash effect
 - env_movieexplosion — Slowly Expanding Smoke Explosion
 
Implementations
Modeling
Todo: Add movie explosion documentation here...the one from the last map