[fragnichtnach]

I like to spawn some kind of lightning ring in a CS:GO game.
Just like this:


I was already searching for the solution the last to days with google and especially in this forum. I've found the function TE_SetupBeamRingPoint.

But my code is not working. All I see is some kind of flickering, dark shadow or mostly nothing.

Does anybody know what I am doing wrong?

#include <sdktools>
#include <sdkhooks>

#define VMT_LASERBEAM "materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt"
#define VMT_HALO "materials/sprites/halo.vmt"

new g_iLaser;
new g_iHalo;

public OnPluginStart()
{
    PrepareMaterialsAndModels();
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_ring", Command_Arena, "Spawns a ring");
}
    
PrepareMaterialsAndModels()
{
	g_iLaser = PrecacheModel(VMT_LASERBEAM);
	g_iHalo = PrecacheModel(VMT_HALO);
}

public Action:Command_Arena(clientIndex, args)
{
    new Float:g_fArenaRadius=200.0;
    new Float:fPos[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(clientIndex, fPos);
    fPos[2] += 8;
    TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(fPos, g_fArenaRadius, g_fArenaRadius+0.5, g_iLaser, g_iHalo, 0, 10, 20.0, 5.0, 0.0, {255, 100, 0, 255}, 1, 0);
    TE_SendToAll();
    return Plugin_Handled;
}

[andi67]

Precache the models/materials OnMapStart.....

[rodrigo286]

Some ways to do, i dont test any.

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

#define VMT_LASERBEAM "materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt"
#define VMT_HALO "materials/sprites/halo.vmt"

new g_iLaser;
new g_iHalo;

public OnMapStart()
{
    g_iLaser = PrecacheModel(VMT_LASERBEAM);
    g_iHalo = PrecacheModel(VMT_HALO);
}

public OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_ring", Command_Arena, "Spawns a ring");
}

public Action:Command_Arena(clientIndex, args)
{
    new Float:g_fArenaRadius=200.0;
    new Float:fPos[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(clientIndex, fPos);
    fPos[2] += 8;
    TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(fPos, g_fArenaRadius, g_fArenaRadius+0.5, g_iLaser, g_iHalo, 0, 10, 20.0, 5.0, 0.0, {255, 100, 0, 255}, 1, 0);
    TE_SendToAll();
    return Plugin_Handled;
} 


PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

new g_iLaser;
new g_iHalo;

public OnMapStart()
{
    g_iLaser = PrecacheModel("materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt");
    g_iHalo = PrecacheModel("materials/sprites/halo.vmt");
}

public OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_ring", Command_Arena, "Spawns a ring");
}

public Action:Command_Arena(clientIndex, args)
{
    new Float:g_fArenaRadius=200.0;
    new Float:fPos[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(clientIndex, fPos);
    fPos[2] += 8;
    TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(fPos, g_fArenaRadius, g_fArenaRadius+0.5, g_iLaser, g_iHalo, 0, 10, 20.0, 5.0, 0.0, {255, 100, 0, 255}, 1, 0);
    TE_SendToAll();
    return Plugin_Handled;
} 


New API Syntax, i prefer, beatilful and clean

PHP Code:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

int SPRITE[2];

#define laser 0 
#define halo 1

public void OnMapStart(){
    SPRITE[laser] = PrecacheModel("materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt");
    SPRITE[halo] = PrecacheModel("materials/sprites/halo.vmt");
}

public void OnPluginStart(){
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_ring", Command_Arena, "Spawns a ring");
}

public Action Command_Arena(int client, int args){
    float Radius = 200.0, Pos[3];

    GetClientAbsOrigin(client, Pos);
    Pos[2] += 8;

    TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(Pos, Radius, Radius+0.5, SPRITE[laser], SPRITE[halo], 0, 10, 20.0, 5.0, 0.0, {255, 100, 0, 255}, 1, 0);
    TE_SendToAll();

    return Plugin_Handled;
} 


Regards.

[fragnichtnach]

Originally Posted by andi67 Precache the models/materials OnMapStart.....

Just tested this and it worked with my code!

Thank you both for the answer!

[rodrigo286]

Originally Posted by fragnichtnach Just tested this and it worked with my code! Thank you both for the answer!

Ok, but clean your code, you include SDKHOOKS for?

Regards.

[fragnichtnach]

Still having some problems:
Large rings are not drawn or invisible.

Rings that are near the size that can still be drawn are visible for some positions but not visible for other positions close beside.

1st: Visible:

2nd: Just moved one or two steps and it became invisible:

3rd: Again just some steps and back visible:

4th: Again just some steps and back invisible:

Originally Posted by rodrigo286 New API Syntax, i prefer, beatilful and clean

This is the Code I am using:

#include <sourcemod>
#include <sdktools>

#define VMT_LASERBEAM "materials/sprites/laserbeam.vmt"
#define VMT_HALO "materials/sprites/halo.vmt"

int g_iLaser;
int g_iHalo;

public void OnPluginStart()
{
    RegConsoleCmd("sm_ring", Command_Arena, "Spawns a ring");
}

public OnMapStart() 
{
    PrepareMaterialsAndModels();
}
PrepareMaterialsAndModels()
{
	g_iLaser = PrecacheModel(VMT_LASERBEAM);
	g_iHalo = PrecacheModel(VMT_HALO);
}

public Action:Command_Arena(int clientIndex, int args)
{
    float g_fArenaRadius=200.0;
    float fPos[3];
    GetClientAbsOrigin(clientIndex, fPos);
    fPos[2] += 20;
    
    char argument[128];
    GetCmdArg(1, argument, sizeof(argument));
    g_fArenaRadius=StringToFloat(argument);
    GetCmdArg(2, argument, sizeof(argument));
    int Speed=StringToInt(argument);    
    int StartFrame=0;
    int FrameRate=10;
    float Amplitude=0.0;
    float LifeTime=30.0;
    float Width= 5.0;
    int Flags = 0;
    TE_SetupBeamRingPoint(fPos, g_fArenaRadius, g_fArenaRadius+0.5, g_iLaser, g_iHalo, StartFrame, FrameRate, LifeTime, Width, Amplitude, {255, 100, 0, 255}, Speed, Flags);
    TE_SendToAll();
    return Plugin_Handled;
}

[rodrigo286]

This code create one Beam Ring, if you want it to continous effect, use CreateTimer to repeat Beam Rings.

https://sm.alliedmods.net/new-api/timers/CreateTimer

Regards.

[fragnichtnach]

Originally Posted by rodrigo286 This code create one Beam Ring, if you want it to continous effect, use CreateTimer to repeat Beam Rings. https://sm.alliedmods.net/new-api/timers/CreateTimer Regards.

This is not the problem.

Large rings with a radius higher than something around 3500 are not displayed!
Medium rings with a radius of sth. around 2500 are displayed from some positions, but form other postions not.
Small rings are displayed the whole 30.0 sec lifetime.

I really cannot explain this... and have no clue how to fix this. Just look the screenshots above...

[8guawong]

Because the radius is too big so you can't see the ring.....
Rings are outside the map probably

[fragnichtnach]

The ring is not outside the map! The ring is just invisible for some viewer positions.

It is hard to believe... so I will open my test server with this plugin later (and than post again).