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env_beam between two players

You'd think this would have been discussed already but I could find nothing.

I just want to create a beam or some kind of solid line between 2 players and it should move smoothly with the players.

Heres what I got, and it just doesn't work. No beam shows.

Code:

AttachBeam(client1, client2)

{

    new beament  = CreateEntityByName("env_beam");

    if (IsValidEdict(beament))

    {

        // Name the start and end players.

        new String:tname1[16];

        Format(tname1, sizeof(tname1), "target%i", GetClientUserId(client1));

        DispatchKeyValue(client1, "targetname", tname1);

        

        new String:tname2[16];

        Format(tname2, sizeof(tname2), "target%i", GetClientUserId(client2));

        DispatchKeyValue(client2, "targetname", tname2);

        

        // Set keyvalues on the beam.

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "renderamt", "255");

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "rendercolor", "255 0 255");

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "life", "0");

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "BoltWidth", "10");

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "NoiseAmplitude", "0");

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "damage", "0");

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "LightningStart", tname1);

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "LightningEnd", tname2);

        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "TouchType", "0");

        // this is precached before map load. i also tried just not defining it and hoping a default would work.

        //DispatchKeyValue(beament, "texture", "materials/effects/laser1.vmt");

        

        DispatchSpawn(beament);

        AcceptEntityInput(beament, "TurnOn");

    }

}