[CrazY.]

I created an entity that follows the player. I want to add an offset so it stay above of player's head. According to the "movement follow" code, all I would need to do is add the offset to the entity's v_angle, but it's not working.

// Just copy angles and origin of parent
void SV_Physics_Follow(edict_t *ent)
{
	// regular thinking
	if (!SV_RunThink(ent))
		return;

	edict_t	*parent = ent->v.aiment;
	if (!ent->v.aiment)
	{
		Con_DPrintf("%s movetype FOLLOW with NULL aiment\n", &pr_strings[ent->v.classname]);
		ent->v.movetype = MOVETYPE_NONE;
		return;
	}

	VectorAdd(parent->v.origin, ent->v.v_angle, ent->v.origin);
	VectorCopy(parent->v.angles, ent->v.angles);

	SV_LinkEdict(ent, TRUE);
}

Here's my code

new g_voiceicon[MAX_PLAYERS+1];

public plugin_init()
{
    register_plugin(PLUGIN, VERSION, AUTHOR);
    RegisterHamPlayer(Ham_Spawn, "Player_Spawn_Post", 1);
}

public plugin_precache()
{
    precache_model("sprites/voiceicon.spr");
}

public client_disconnected(id)
{
    if (is_valid_ent(g_voiceicon[id]))
        remove_entity(g_voiceicon[id]);
}

public Player_Spawn_Post(id)
{
    if (!is_user_alive(id) || !(1 <= get_user_team(id) <= 2))
        return;

    if (is_valid_ent(g_voiceicon[id]))
        return;

    new ent = create_entity("env_sprite");
    entity_set_model(ent, "sprites/voiceicon.spr");
    entity_set_int(ent, EV_INT_renderfx, kRenderFxNoDissipation);
    entity_set_int(ent, EV_INT_rendermode, kRenderTransAdd);
    entity_set_float(ent, EV_FL_renderamt, 255.0);
    set_pev(ent, pev_v_angle, Float:{75.0, 75.0, 75.0});
    entity_set_int(ent, EV_INT_movetype, MOVETYPE_FOLLOW);
    entity_set_edict(ent, EV_ENT_aiment, id);
    //entity_set_float(ent, EV_FL_scale, 0.2);
    g_voiceicon[id] = ent;
}

[Natsheh]

have you tried giving it a size?

[CrazY.]

Yes, still not working.

[Natsheh]

Then you need to change the movetype and achieve it through think

I'm not sure movetype_follow will work with sprites

Or try editing the sprite and give it height.

[iNvectus]

It is not working, because you cannot change the Z origin of a movetype. You can spawn an info_target and set the model to the sprite, then set the origin to the origin +/- the difference with entity_set_model and entity_set_origin then set EV_INT_movetype to MOVETYPE_FOLLOW.

This way it will probably work, but if you just want to have a sprite above the player's head, instead I'd rather use TE_PLAYERATTACHMENT.

PHP Code:

write_byte(TE_PLAYERATTACHMENT)
write_byte(entity index of player)
write_coord(vertical offset) (attachment origin.z = player origin.z + vertical offset)
write_short(model index)
write_short(life * 10 ) 


https://www.amxmodx.org/api/message_const

[CrazY.]

It doesn't work, I guess I've to do what natsheh said, give height to sprite.
That message would work but I need to scale the sprite, that's why I'm using entities.

[iNvectus]

I guess this is what you are looking for https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?t=181306

Here it is done this way:

PHP Code:

public create_rank_entity( index )
{
    gi_PlayerRank[ index ] = engfunc ( EngFunc_CreateNamedEntity, engfunc ( EngFunc_AllocString, "env_sprite" ) )
    
    if( pev_valid( gi_PlayerRank[ index ] ) )
    {
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_solid, SOLID_NOT )
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_iuser2, index )
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_iuser1, pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_owner ) )
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_scale, 0.5 )
        engfunc( EngFunc_SetModel, gi_PlayerRank[ index ], ranks_model )
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_renderfx, kRenderTransAlpha )
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_renderamt, 0.0 )
        set_pev( gi_PlayerRank[ index ], pev_frame, 0.0 )
    }
} 


[Natsheh]

@iNvectus please read carefully what he requested, in post #5 what have you said clearly doesn't make any sense in the thread.