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[HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

You Can Use this Script To Display Sprites

Get Player Origin:

PHP Code:


		
			
   new Float:start[ 3 ]

  // get user Origin

  entity_get_vector( id, EV_VEC_origin, start );

Display Sprite:

PHP Code:


		
			
  message_begin(MSG_PVS, SVC_TEMPENTITY, origin)

  write_byte(TE_SPRITETRAIL) 

  write_coord(start[0]) // x

  write_coord(start[1]) // y

  write_coord(start[2] ) // z

  write_coord(end[0]) // x  Example end[0] = start[0] + 100

  write_coord(end[1]) // y  Example end[1] = start[1]  

  write_coord(end[2]) // z  Example end[2] = start[2]

  write_short(g_sprite) // Sprite Index

  write_byte(25) // Count

  write_byte(25) // Life

  write_byte(2) // Scale

  write_byte(50) // Velocity Along Vector

  write_byte(10) // Rendomness of Velocity

  message_end();

Example:

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Screenshot:

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Re: [HOWTO] Display Sprites

Player will spawn fire at the place where they step?

Anyway, nice work.

Re: [HOWTO] Display Sprites

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoKeR LauGh (Post 1666183)

Player will spawn fire at the place where they step?

Anyway, nice work.

Yes the Fire Will spawn at the place where he step.

and Thanks.

Re: [HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

how can i do it for when a player dies(origin never changes)
I want to do a lightning sprite and a exploding sprite to show up when a player dies,
wil it be effective if i do it like this:

PHP Code:


		
			
  new Origin 
  

  engfunc( EngFunc_MessageBegin, MSG_PVS, SVC_TEMPENTITY, Origin); 
  
  engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, Origin ); 
 
  write_short( lightningsprite );  
  write_byte( 1 ); //sprite wil show only 1sec?
  //write_byte( 30 ); is this the damage that will be dealth?
  write_byte( 10 ); //height of the sprite?
  //write_byte( 45 ); no need for this becous the player isnt gonna move?
  //write_byte( 40 ); no need for this becous the player isnt gonna move?
  message_end( );

this is probably totally wrong, pls dont flame me i never worked with sprites before

Re: [HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

Quote:

Originally Posted by striker07 (Post 1668185)

how can i do it for when a player dies(origin never changes)
I want to do a lightning sprite and a exploding sprite to show up when a player dies,
wil it be effective if i do it like this:

PHP Code:


		
			
  new Origin 
  

  engfunc( EngFunc_MessageBegin, MSG_PVS, SVC_TEMPENTITY, Origin); 
  
  engfunc( EngFunc_WriteCoord, Origin ); 
 
  write_short( lightningsprite );  
  write_byte( 1 ); //sprite wil show only 1sec?
  //write_byte( 30 ); is this the damage that will be dealth?
  write_byte( 10 ); //height of the sprite?
  //write_byte( 45 ); no need for this becous the player isnt gonna move?
  //write_byte( 40 ); no need for this becous the player isnt gonna move?
  message_end( );

this is probably totally wrong, pls dont flame me i never worked with sprites before

this An Example:

PHP Code:


		
			
#include <amxmodx> 
#include <engine> 
#include <fakemeta> 
#include <cstrike> 

new g_Sprite 

public plugin_precache() 
{ 
    g_Sprite = precache_model("sprites/test.spr") 
} 
public plugin_init() 
{ 
     
    register_event("DeathMsg","onDeath","a") 
} 
public onDeath() 
{ 
    new victim = read_data(2) 
    new origin[3] 
    get_user_origin(victim,origin) 
    ShowSprite(origin) 
}
stock ShowSprite(origin[3]) 
{ 
    // write_byte(TE_SPRITE) 
    // write_coord(position.x) 
    // write_coord(position.y) 
    // write_coord(position.z) 
    // write_short(sprite index)  
    // write_byte(scale in 0.1's)  
    // write_byte(brightness) 
     
    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY) 
    write_byte(TE_SPRITE) 
    write_coord(origin[0]) 
    write_coord(origin[1]) 
    write_coord(origin[2]+=30) 
    write_short(g_Sprite) // Sprite index 
    write_byte(8) 
    write_byte(255) 
    message_end() 
}

Re: [HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

Nice, thank you, this will defenitly make it easyer for me thx:)

but i do have a few questions:

the set_task 3.0 secs, does this mean that the showsprite will become 1, 3sec's after the victim has died?

coordinate z is the hight right? when you add +30 there does this mean that the sprite will start showing from z coordinate +=30 units? or that the sprite will be higher with 30 units?

for the scale, is that to extend the width of the sprite? If I enter a value lets say 3, will the sprite be 3 units wider? (sprite width +3 units?) I saw in your contributed notes that it is only for explosions so should i use that too for if i want to add a lightning effect?

Re: [HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

Ah nice it certainly works :) but

for the lightning:
i want it to come out of the air, so that the height of the sprite dont matter becous now when players die (very low in the map) the lightning starts coming out of the air about one meter above the player heads and stops at his waste.

for the explosion:
it starts and his waste when it should start at the floor.

- for the lightning:
Can I fix this by making he sprite's height very big and keep the width or is there a way to code it so that the sprite automaticly gets streched when it spawns and starts from to top point of the map?

- for the explosion:
im gonna change the z cordinate for the sprite to write_coord(origin[2]); (without the +=30) and see what that gives

EDIT:

ok after alot of testing I now have this but i cant get it compiled becous of some errors

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PHP Code:


		
			
#include <amxmodx> 
#include <engine> 
#include <fakemeta> 
#include <cstrike> 

new g_iSpriteLightning;
new g_iSpriteExplode;

public plugin_precache( )
{
    g_iSpriteLightning = precache_model("sprites/lightning.spr");
    g_iSpriteExplode = precache_model("sprites/lm_explode.spr");
}

public plugin_init() 
{ 
     
    register_event("DeathMsg","onDeath","a") 
} 
public onDeath() 
{ 
    new victim=read_data(2) 
    set_task(0.1,"ShowLightSpr",victim);
       set_task(0.25,"ShowExplSpr",victim);
} 

stock ShowLightSprite(start[3])
{
// coord coord coord (start position)
// coord coord coord (end position)
// short (sprite index)

// byte 1(starting frame)
// byte 2(frame rate in 0.1's)
// byte 3(life in 0.1's)
// byte 4(line width in 0.1's)
// byte 5(noise amplitude in 0.01's)
// byte,byte,byte 6-8(color)
// byte 9(brightness)
// byte 10(scroll speed in 0.1's)
    
    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY);
    
    write_coord(start[0]); // x
    write_coord(start[1]); // y
    write_coord(start[2]+=350); // z
    write_coord(start[0]); // x  Example end[0] = start[0] + 100
    write_coord(start[1]);// y  Example end[1] = start[1]  
    write_coord(start[2]-=15); // z
    write_short(g_iSpriteLightning); // Sprite index
    write_byte(1); //1
    write_byte(1); //2
    write_byte(30); //3
    write_byte(5); //4
    write_byte(10); //5
    write_byte(255); //6
    write_byte(140); //7
    write_byte(0); //8
    write_byte(255); //9
    
    message_end();
}

public ShowLightSpr(victim)
{
    new Float:start[ 3 ];
    entity_get_vector( id, EV_VEC_origin, start );  //line 421
    
    ShowLightSprite(start);
}  

stock ShowExplSprite(origin[3])
{
    // write_byte(TE_SPRITE)
    // write_coord(position.x)
    // write_coord(position.y)
    // write_coord(position.z)
    // write_short(sprite index) 
    // write_byte(scale in 0.1's) 
    // write_byte(brightness)
    
    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY);
    write_byte(TE_SPRITE);
    write_coord(origin[0]); //x
    write_coord(origin[1]); //y
    write_coord(origin[2]-=30) ; //z
    write_short(g_iSpriteExplode); // Sprite index
    write_byte(6); //scale
    write_byte(255); //brightness
    message_end();
}

public ShowExplSpr(victim)
{
    new origin[3];
    get_user_origin(victim,origin);
    
    ShowExplSprite(origin);
}

Errors:

Code:

Error: Undefined symbol "entity_get_vector" on line 421

Error: Undefined symbol "EV_VEC_origin" on line 421

Warning: Expression has no effect on line 421

Error: Expected token: ";", but found ")" on line 421

Error: Too many error messages on one line on line 421

Re: [HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

Sorry I'm Wrong

PHP Code:


		
			
#include <amxmodx> 

#include <engine> 

#include <fakemeta> 

#include <cstrike> 



new g_Sprite 



public plugin_precache() 

{ 

    g_Sprite = precache_model("sprites/test.spr") 

} 

public plugin_init() 

{ 

     

    register_event("DeathMsg","onDeath","a") 

} 

public onDeath() 

{ 

    new victim = read_data(2) 

    new origin[3] 

    get_user_origin(victim,origin) 

    ShowSprite(origin) 

}

stock ShowSprite(origin[3]) 

{ 

    // write_byte(TE_SPRITE) 

    // write_coord(position.x) 

    // write_coord(position.y) 

    // write_coord(position.z) 

    // write_short(sprite index)  

    // write_byte(scale in 0.1's)  

    // write_byte(brightness) 

     

    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY) 

    write_byte(TE_SPRITE) 

    write_coord(origin[0]) 

    write_coord(origin[1]) 

    write_coord(origin[2]+=30) 

    write_short(g_Sprite) // Sprite index 

    write_byte(8) 

    write_byte(255) 

    message_end() 

}

Re: [HOWTO] Spawn Sprites

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Quote:

Originally Posted by striker07 (Post 1668772)

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PHP Code:


		
			
#include <amxmodx> 

#include <engine> 

#include <fakemeta> 

#include <cstrike> 



new g_iSpriteLightning;

new g_iSpriteExplode;



public plugin_precache( )

{

    g_iSpriteLightning = precache_model("sprites/lightning.spr");

    g_iSpriteExplode = precache_model("sprites/lm_explode.spr");

}



public plugin_init() 

{ 

     

    register_event("DeathMsg","onDeath","a") 

} 

public onDeath() 

{ 

    new victim=read_data(2) 

    set_task(0.1,"ShowLightSpr",victim);

       set_task(0.25,"ShowExplSpr",victim);

} 



stock ShowLightSprite(start[3])

{

// coord coord coord (start position)

// coord coord coord (end position)

// short (sprite index)



// byte 1(starting frame)

// byte 2(frame rate in 0.1's)

// byte 3(life in 0.1's)

// byte 4(line width in 0.1's)

// byte 5(noise amplitude in 0.01's)

// byte,byte,byte 6-8(color)

// byte 9(brightness)

// byte 10(scroll speed in 0.1's)

    

    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY);

    

    write_coord(start[0]); // x

    write_coord(start[1]); // y

    write_coord(start[2]+=350); // z

    write_coord(start[0]); // x  Example end[0] = start[0] + 100

    write_coord(start[1]);// y  Example end[1] = start[1]  

    write_coord(start[2]-=15); // z

    write_short(g_iSpriteLightning); // Sprite index

    write_byte(1); //1

    write_byte(1); //2

    write_byte(30); //3

    write_byte(5); //4

    write_byte(10); //5

    write_byte(255); //6

    write_byte(140); //7

    write_byte(0); //8

    write_byte(255); //9

    

    message_end();

}



public ShowLightSpr(victim)

{

    new Float:start[ 3 ];

    entity_get_vector( id, EV_VEC_origin, start );  //line 421

    

    ShowLightSprite(start);

}  



stock ShowExplSprite(origin[3])

{

    // write_byte(TE_SPRITE)

    // write_coord(position.x)

    // write_coord(position.y)

    // write_coord(position.z)

    // write_short(sprite index) 

    // write_byte(scale in 0.1's) 

    // write_byte(brightness)

    

    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY);

    write_byte(TE_SPRITE);

    write_coord(origin[0]); //x

    write_coord(origin[1]); //y

    write_coord(origin[2]-=30) ; //z

    write_short(g_iSpriteExplode); // Sprite index

    write_byte(6); //scale

    write_byte(255); //brightness

    message_end();

}



public ShowExplSpr(victim)

{

    new origin[3];

    get_user_origin(victim,origin);

    

    ShowExplSprite(origin);

}

Errors:

Code:

Error: Undefined symbol "entity_get_vector" on line 421

Error: Undefined symbol "EV_VEC_origin" on line 421

Warning: Expression has no effect on line 421

Error: Expected token: ";", but found ")" on line 421

Error: Too many error messages on one line on line 421

Test this:

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PHP Code:


		
			
#include <amxmodx> 

#include <engine> 

#include <fakemeta> 

#include <cstrike> 



new g_iSpriteLightning;

new g_iSpriteExplode;



public plugin_precache( )

{

    g_iSpriteLightning = precache_model("sprites/lightning.spr");

    g_iSpriteExplode = precache_model("sprites/lm_explode.spr");

}



public plugin_init() 

{ 

     

    register_event("DeathMsg","onDeath","a") 

} 

public onDeath() 

{ 

    new victim = read_data(2) 

    new origin[3];

    new start[ 3 ];

    

    // ShowExplSprite

    get_user_origin(victim,origin);

    

    ShowExplSprite(origin);

    

    // LightSprite

    entity_get_vector( victim, EV_VEC_origin, Float:start)

    

    ShowLightSprite(start);

    

} 



stock ShowLightSprite(start[3])

{

// coord coord coord (start position)

// coord coord coord (end position)

// short (sprite index)



// byte 1(starting frame)

// byte 2(frame rate in 0.1's)

// byte 3(life in 0.1's)

// byte 4(line width in 0.1's)

// byte 5(noise amplitude in 0.01's)

// byte,byte,byte 6-8(color)

// byte 9(brightness)

// byte 10(scroll speed in 0.1's)

    

    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY);

    

    write_coord(start[0]); // x

    write_coord(start[1]); // y

    write_coord(start[2]); // z

    write_coord(start[0]); // x  Example end[0] = start[0] + 100

    write_coord(start[1]);// y  Example end[1] = start[1]  

    write_coord(start[2]-=15); // z

    write_short(g_iSpriteLightning); // Sprite index

    write_byte(1); //1

    write_byte(1); //2

    write_byte(30); //3

    write_byte(5); //4

    write_byte(10); //5

    write_byte(255); //6

    write_byte(140); //7

    write_byte(0); //8

    write_byte(255); //9

    

    message_end();

}



stock ShowExplSprite(origin[3])

{

    // write_byte(TE_SPRITE)

    // write_coord(position.x)

    // write_coord(position.y)

    // write_coord(position.z)

    // write_short(sprite index) 

    // write_byte(scale in 0.1's) 

    // write_byte(brightness)

    

    message_begin(MSG_BROADCAST,SVC_TEMPENTITY);

    write_byte(TE_SPRITE);

    write_coord(origin[0]); //x

    write_coord(origin[1]); //y

    write_coord(origin[2]) ; //z

    write_short(g_iSpriteExplode); // Sprite index

    write_byte(6); //scale

    write_byte(255); //brightness

    message_end();

}