[Greyscale]

You'd think this would have been discussed already but I could find nothing.

I just want to create a beam or some kind of solid line between 2 players and it should move smoothly with the players.

Heres what I got, and it just doesn't work. No beam shows.

AttachBeam(client1, client2)
{
    new beament  = CreateEntityByName("env_beam");
    if (IsValidEdict(beament))
    {
        // Name the start and end players.
        new String:tname1[16];
        Format(tname1, sizeof(tname1), "target%i", GetClientUserId(client1));
        DispatchKeyValue(client1, "targetname", tname1);
        
        new String:tname2[16];
        Format(tname2, sizeof(tname2), "target%i", GetClientUserId(client2));
        DispatchKeyValue(client2, "targetname", tname2);
        
        // Set keyvalues on the beam.
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "renderamt", "255");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "rendercolor", "255 0 255");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "life", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "BoltWidth", "10");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "NoiseAmplitude", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "damage", "0");
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "LightningStart", tname1);
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "LightningEnd", tname2);
        DispatchKeyValue(beament, "TouchType", "0");
        // this is precached before map load. i also tried just not defining it and hoping a default would work.
        //DispatchKeyValue(beament, "texture", "materials/effects/laser1.vmt");
        
        DispatchSpawn(beament);
        AcceptEntityInput(beament, "TurnOn");
    }
}

[Mitchell]

last time i check env_beams dont move like as if you were to attach it to players, ive done this long ago with a deathrun map, attaching it to a info_target. not sure that was a long time ago.

[Greyscale]

So is there a way to do it using another method?

My last resort is just redrawing beams every frame, which is jittery but if it's the only way..

[asherkin]

Depending on the game, you can use a particle system.
For TF2, you can use the medic beam particle and attach one control point to each player.

[Greyscale]

Yeah I saw that when I was searching. This is for CS:S. Now that it's on the OB engine would this be available?

[asherkin]

Originally Posted by Greyscale Yeah I saw that when I was searching. This is for CS:S. Now that it's on the OB engine would this be available?

While the particle system is available, you would need to find a beam particle to use. Launch the game with -tools to see all the available ones.

[Greyscale]

Well there's no beam particles :/ but that -tools option is pretty coo.

[berni]

PHP Code:

TE_SetupBeamFollow(EntIndex, ModelIndex, HaloIndex, Float:Life, Float:Width, Float:EndWidth, FadeLength, const Color[4]) 


http://docs.sourcemod.net/api/index....d=show&id=387&

[Nail]

SetEntPropEnt(beam, Prop_Send, "moveparent", client);
SetEntityMoveType(beam, MOVETYPE_FLY );
http://docs.sourcemod.net/api/index....d=show&id=848&

[Greyscale]

bernie: I'm not sure how that accomplishes what I asked for.. unless you can somehow manipulate the net props.

Nail: That looks like it'll stick a beam to a player? I might be able to play around with that. Is that beam index an env_beam? If so I haven't been able to get env_beam to show at all.