[zNode]

Hi,

i'm currently working on a plugin that spawns 2 chickens and set them as a parent of a client, and spawns a beam around the client.
The Problem is, that the Beam can't be turned off!

//CODE BY ZIPCORE!
//Slightly modified

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdkhooks>
#include <sdktools>

new getChickenOne[MAXPLAYERS+1] = -1;
new getChickenTwo[MAXPLAYERS+1] = -1;
new getBeam[MAXPLAYERS+1] = -1;
 
public void OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_eve", Cmd_Eve);
}
 
public Action Cmd_Eve(int client, int args)
{
    Eve(client);
    return Plugin_Handled;
}
 
Eve(client)
{
    float vec[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(client, vec);
    float playerangle[3];
    GetClientEyeAngles(client, playerangle);
    playerangle[0] = 0.0;
    float vec_start[3];
    float vec_end[3];
    AddInFrontOf(vec, playerangle, 16.0, vec_start);
    vec_start[2] += 3;
    AddInFrontOf(vec, playerangle, -16.0, vec_end);
    vec_end[2] += 3;
    char sStart[30];
    Format(sStart, 30, "start");
    getChickenOne[client] = Eve_Parent(client, vec_start, sStart);
    char sEnd[30];
    Format(sEnd, 30, "end");
    getChickenTwo[client] = Eve_Parent(client, vec_end, sEnd);
    getBeam[client] = Eve_Beam(client, sStart, sEnd);
    CreateTimer(10.0, removeAllBeams);
}

int Eve_Parent(int client, float vec[3], char sName[30])
{
    int iEntity = CreateEntityByName("prop_dynamic");
    char fullPath[] = "models/chicken/chicken.mdl";
    PrecacheModel(fullPath, true);
    SetEntityModel(iEntity, fullPath);
    Format(sName, 30, "%s%d", sName, iEntity);
    DispatchKeyValue(iEntity, "targetname", sName);
    DispatchKeyValue(iEntity, "solid", "0");
    DispatchSpawn(iEntity);
    ActivateEntity(iEntity);
    SetEntityMoveType(iEntity, MOVETYPE_NONE);
    SetEntityRenderMode(iEntity, RENDER_NONE);
    TeleportEntity(iEntity, vec, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
    ClientParentEntity(client, iEntity);

    return iEntity;
}

int Eve_Beam(int client, char sStart[30], char sEnd[30])
{
    float vec[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(client, vec);
       
    int beament  = CreateEntityByName("env_beam");
    if (IsValidEntity(beament))
    {
        char beamindex[30];
        Format(beamindex, sizeof(beamindex), "Beam%d", beament);
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "targetname", beamindex);
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "LightningStart", sStart);
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "LightningEnd", sEnd);
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "damage", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "framestart", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "BoltWidth", "5");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "renderfx", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "TouchType", "3");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "framerate", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "decalname", "Bigshot");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "TextureScroll", "35");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "HDRColorScale", "3.0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "texture", "materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "life", "0");
                       
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "StrikeTime", "10");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "spawnflags", "8");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "NoiseAmplitude", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "Radius", "120");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "rendercolor", "0 0 255");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "renderamt", "255");
        
        DispatchSpawn(beament);

        TeleportEntity(beament, vec, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
        CreateTimer(0.5, beam_enable, beament);
    }
    
    return beament;
}

stock void ClientParentEntity(client, entity)
{
    SetVariantString("!activator");
    AcceptEntityInput(entity, "SetParent", client, entity, 0);
    SetVariantString("IchLiebeDichPandora");
    AcceptEntityInput(entity, "SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset", entity, entity, 0);
}

public Action beam_enable(Handle timer, any beam)
{
    AcceptEntityInput(beam, "TurnOn");
}

public Action removeAllBeams(Handle timer)
{
    for (new client = 1; client <= MaxClients; client++)
    {
        if (getBeam[client] != -1)
        {
            PrintToChat(client, "Entferne Ring.");
            AcceptEntityInput(getBeam[client], "ClearParent");
            AcceptEntityInput(getBeam[client], "TurnOff");
        }
    }
}

stock void AddInFrontOf(float vecOrigin[3], float vecAngle[3], float units, float output[3])
{
    float vecAngVectors[3];
    vecAngVectors = vecAngle; //Don't change input
    GetAngleVectors(vecAngVectors, vecAngVectors, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
    for (int i; i < 3; i++)
        output[i] = vecOrigin[i] + (vecAngVectors[i] * units);
}

That was just a test plugin, but it doesn't work either.

[8guawong]

why don't you just use TempEnt?
TE_SetupBeamRingPoint

[zNode]

Beacuse i want the rings to stay the whole round and move with the player.

[Miu]

Kill and recreate it?

[zNode]

i did that before. But that's not as smooth as with the code above.

[zipcore]