func_pendulum

func_pendulum is a brush entity available in all GoldSource engine games.(also in ) It creates an object that moves in the manner of a pendulum. Because this is a rotating entity, an origin brush must be a part of it.

Key Values

Global:

Global Entity Name <string>

Name to identify entity accross level transitions. Entities with the same global name will have the same status accross maps.

Targetname:

Name <target_source>

The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.

Render FX Choices:

Render FX <choices>

Render FX mode to use, for special effects.

• 0: "Normal"
• 1: "Slow Pulse"
• 2: "Fast Pulse"
• 3: "Slow Wide Pulse"
• 4: "Fast Wide Pulse"
• 9: "Slow Strobe"
• 10: "Fast Strobe"
• 11: "Faster Strobe"
• 12: "Slow Flicker"
• 13: "Fast Flicker"
• 5: "Slow Fade Away"
• 6: "Fast Fade Away"
• 7: "Slow Become Solid"
• 8: "Fast Become Solid"
• 14: "Constant Glow"
• 15: "Distort"
• 16: "Hologram (Distort + fade)"

Renderfields:

Render Mode <choices>

Render Mode to use.

• 0: "Normal"
• 1: "Color"
• 2: "Texture"
• 3: "Glow"
• 4: "Solid"
• 5: "Additive"

FX Amount (1-255) <integer>

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

FX Color (R G B) <color255>

Color to use by the specified render mode.

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.

ZHLT:

ZHLT Lightflags <choices>

Special lighting behavior. Only available if using Zoner's Half-Life Compile Tools.

• 0 : "Default"
• 1 : "Embedded Fix"
• 2 : "Opaque (blocks light)"
• 3 : "Opaque + Embedded fix"
• 6 : "Opaque + Concave Fix"

Light Origin Target <string>

Used to define a target to sample lighting from.

Pendulum:

Speed <integer>

Speed at which the pendulum swings in degrees/second.

Distance <integer>

Maximum distance the pendulum swings.

Damping (0-1000) <integer>

_minlight <integer>

Minimum amount of light this entity recieves.

Flags

• 1 : Start ON
• 8 : Passable
• 16 : Auto-return - If this is enabled, it will cause the pendulum to return to the start position when it is triggered. This may produce unexpected results.
• 64 : X Axis
• 128 : Y Axis
• 2048 : Not in Deathmatch