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env_beam didn´t recognize endpoint....

PHP Code:


		
			
    for (int i = 1; i <= 12; i++)
    {
        // read the vector from your config file...
        Format(Position, sizeof(Position), "Position%i", i);
        KvJumpToKey(kvNew, Position, true);    
        KvGetVector(kvNew, NULL_STRING, vecs);            
        KvRewind(kvNew);            

        
        int flame = CreateEntityByName("env_steam");        
        char startName[32];
        Format(startName, sizeof(startName), "start_%s", flame);
        DispatchKeyValue(flame, "targetname", startName);
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"SpawnFlags", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"Type", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"InitialState", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"Spreadspeed", "10");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"Speed", "30");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"Startsize", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"EndSize", "5");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"Rate", "15");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"JetLength", "300");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"RenderColor", "0 255 80");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"RenderAmt", "50");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame,"Angles", "270 0 0");            
        DispatchSpawn(flame);
        if(i== 1)
        {
            PrintToChatAll("Vector: %f : %f : %f", vecs[0], vecs[1], vecs[2]);
            TeleportEntity(flame, vecs, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
            AcceptEntityInput(flame, "TurnOn");    
        }
        
        int flame2 = CreateEntityByName("env_steam");
        char endName[32];
        Format(endName, sizeof(endName), "end_%s", flame2);
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2, "targetname", endName);
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"SpawnFlags", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"Type", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"InitialState", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"Spreadspeed", "10");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"Speed", "30");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"Startsize", "1");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"EndSize", "5");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"Rate", "15");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"JetLength", "300");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"RenderColor", "255 255 80");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"RenderAmt", "50");
        DispatchKeyValue(flame2,"Angles", "270 0 0");            
        DispatchSpawn(flame2);    
        if(i== 2)
        {        
            PrintToChatAll("Vector: %f : %f : %f", vecs[0], vecs[1], vecs[2]);        
            TeleportEntity(flame2, vecs, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
            AcceptEntityInput(flame2, "TurnOn");    
        }
        
        int beam = CreateEntityByName( "env_beam" );
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "texture", "sprites/laserbeam.spr");
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "renderamt", "100" );
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "rendermode", "0" );
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "rendercolor", "255 255 255" );
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "life", "10" );
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "BoltWidth", "10");
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "NoiseAmplitude", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "LightningStart", startName);
        DispatchKeyValue(beam, "LightningEnd", endName);
        DispatchSpawn(beam);    
        AcceptEntityInput(beam,"TurnOn");
    }

the problem is that the beam is created 2 times(one at the first vector and one at the second vector , both end up somewhere in the map)and didn´t recognize the endpoint in this case(beam, "LightningEnd", endName);
Any Ideas?

Re: env_beam didn´t recognize endpoint....

PHP Code:


		
			
DispatchKeyValueVector(beam, "CoordMP", vecs);
SetEntPropVector(beam, Prop_Send, "m_vecEndPos", vecs);
SetEntPropVector(beam, Prop_Data,"m_hEndEntity",  vecs);

Try any of those maybe. Im guessing it's pointing to 0,0,0 when you say "somewhere in the map"

Also, you're only teleporting env_steam when the "i" index is 1, and 2, but every other time you're creating them all without coords, eg 0,0,0 I guess. And the beam is created 12 times, not 2 lol. Fix all that and it might work as expected without the above code I put.

Re: env_beam didn´t recognize endpoint....

Thx, well the env_steam(both) are spawned on the right position also the vecs are printed out correctly , from what i know is that this

DispatchKeyValue(beam, "LightningStart", startName);
DispatchKeyValue(beam, "LightningEnd", endName);

should set the startentity i DispatchKeyValue(beam, "LightningStart", startName); and the endentity DispatchKeyValue(beam, "LightningEnd", endName);

I´m gonna try your sugesstions out.....thx

Re: env_beam didn´t recognize endpoint....

Quote:

Originally Posted by andi67 (Post 2682125)

how could you finally solve this?