[safetymoose]

Hey everone,

So i'm working with sprites and i need a bit of help. Up until now i've been using the TE_SPRAY message to send a bunch of sprites flying around.

PHP Code:

write_byte(TE_SPRAY)
write_coord(position.x)
write_coord(position.y)
write_coord(position.z)
write_coord(direction.x)
write_coord(direction.y)
write_coord(direction.z)
write_short(modelindex)
write_byte(count)
write_byte(speed)
write_byte(noise)
write_byte(rendermode) 


I love the way these sprites bounce around, but i dont have any control over their duration and they dont register touch. I want to create a custom sprite entity that i can hook touch to, but i would like to send it flying like the TE_SPRAY message does. Anyone have an idea how i can achieve that bounce effect?

I've tried a bunch of different movetypes but they all pretty much got stuck to the wall, except for the movetype_bounce which sent it flying chaotically, bouncing all over the place...

Any ideas?

[SpannerSpammer]

..Try a different Effect where you can control the sprite used and the duration of the
effect like TE_SPRITETRAIL. (This is the effect Half-Life uses for the glowing ball sprites
that the Gauss Gun creates when it's fired.

[safetymoose]

It doesn't serve the purpose. I need to give my custom sprite entity the same movement as the sprites in these 2 effects, having them bounce off the wall like that. I want the entity to bounce off the walls and floor, but i dont like the movetype_bounce because it reflects the full velocity and the entity is literally bouncing around the whole map. How can i make it so when the entity hits a surface it bounces back a little bit instead of getting stuck on the surface?

[safetymoose]

edit: I figured out how to achieve the effect.

I set the entity to MOVETYPE_BOUNCE, and i reduced the velocity on each touch.

[safetymoose]

It's not as good as i thought, so i'll just stick to TE_SPRAY....