[Kowalsky]

Hello.

I am inspired by this video -> https://youtu.be/IULezEGnQ6I?t=17s

The "dynamic" trail is coming out of the dispenser. I believe it should be TE_BEAMPOINTS between entity and player. How can I achieve so that these beampoints "move" in the players direction?

I even got the sprite from the server that runs this feature. Could you please explain the method of doing it? I don't think it is "constant" entity creation and sending them to follow the player, because that would result in the server's overload. I think there has got to be a trick with TE_BEAMPOINTS.

Thanks in advance.

[Mario AR.]

TE_BEAMENTS

[KORD_12.7]

https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=184780

[Kowalsky]

Originally Posted by KORD_12.7 https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=184780

It did not help. The sprite is not dynamic - it is not moving like on the video.

stock UTIL_BeamEnts1( Float:flStart[ 3 ], Float:flEnd[ 3 ], r, g, b ) {
	new beams = Beam_Create(gHealingSprite,3.0);
	Beam_PointsInit( beams, flStart, flEnd );
	Beam_SetColor(beams,{ 0.0,255.0,0.0 });
}

I call this stock in entity think function, it creates sort of weird beam, but it won't move like on the video... How do I achieve it?

[klippy]

You achieve it by re-sending the message frequently. I guess you could also attach a beam entity to a player (using MOVETYPE_FOLLOW and pev_aiment), that could be even better.