[Hennesy]

PHP Code:

float fDist = 700.0; // in the code it is a dynamic variable.

TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(fPos, fDist, fDist+0.1, g_BeamSprite, 0, 0, 1, 1.0, 2.3, 0.0, {255, 0, 0, 255}, 1, 0);
TE_SendToAll();

GetClientAbsOrigin(i, clientPos);
if(GetVectorDistance(fPos, clientPos) >= RoundToFloor(fDist/100*50))
{
    // ~ Runs much further than TE_SetupBeamRingPoint
} 


I want to get it, if the player went outside the circle, then do something with him. But so far it does not come out very smoothly

[Marttt]

Maybe would work if you store the beam pos in some plugin variable and then check if the player is outside through a repeat timer.

some small snippet about what I mean (didn't test is just some hints),
maybe someone else came with another solution.

also don't forget to reset the beamPos on round_end / map_change etc
I'm considering that there is only one beam per match and probably something can be done better.

PHP Code:

float beamPos[3];

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    CreateTimer(1.0, TimerCheckBeam, _, TIMER_REPEAT);
}

void FunctionThatCreatesTheBeam()
{
//...
    beamPos = fPos;
    TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(fPos, fDist, fDist+0.1, g_BeamSprite, 0, 0, 1, 1.0, 2.3, 0.0, {255, 0, 0, 255}, 1, 0);
    TE_SendToAll();
//...
}

public Action TimerCheckBeam(Handle timer)
{
    float clientPos[3];

    for (int client = 1; client <= MaxClients; client++)
    {
        if (!IsClientInGame(client))
            continue;

        GetClientAbsOrigin(client, clientPos);

        if(GetVectorDistance(beamPos, clientPos) >= RoundToFloor(fDist/100*50))
        {
            //do something
        }
    }

    return Plugin_Continue;
} 


[Hennesy]

Originally Posted by Marttt Maybe would work if you store the beam pos in some plugin variable and then check if the player is outside through a repeat timer. some small snippet about what I mean (didn't test is just some hints), maybe someone else came with another solution. also don't forget to reset the beamPos on round_end / map_change etc I'm considering that there is only one beam per match and probably something can be done better.

Apparently you did not understand what I mean, I asked specifically for GetVectorDistance the specified value that you have what I have will not lead to the best result. because the code in this case works if you go far away from the beam

[Marttt]

TE_SetupBeamRingPoint creates a "temp entity", is not possible to retrieve the position later unless you store it somewhere.

Then you have to check from time to time to check if the client is inside or outside the beam.
You could use a trigger_multiple (SQUARE) aswell together with the beam (CIRCLE) to achieve something similar

I was thinking on something like PUBG that players outside the "cloud" get damage per second.

Anyway is best to wait for someone that can understand what you mean better.