[Gugie]

Well, i made a effect on client with code below:

PHP Code:

    new entity = CreateEntityByName("env_smokestack");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "BaseSpread", "25");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "SpreadSpeed", "100");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "Speed", "5000");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "StartSize", "4");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "EndSize", "4");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "Rate", "5000");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "JetLength", "80");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "SmokeMaterial", "effects/spark_noz.vmt");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "twist", "1");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "rendercolor", "140 140 255");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "renderamt", "1");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "roll", "0");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "InitialState", "1");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "angles", "0 0 0");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "WindSpeed", "0");
    DispatchKeyValue(entity, "WindAngle", "0");
    GetClientAbsOrigin(client, pos_client);
    TeleportEntity(entity, pos_client, NULL_VECTOR, NULL_VECTOR);
    DispatchSpawn(entity);
    AcceptEntityInput(entity, "TurnOn");
    SetVariantString("!activator");
    AcceptEntityInput(entity, "SetParent", client, entity); 


Entity spawn at player body and moves with player aim. Like when i look a bit lower, entity moves lower too and it's already not at my body and tilted. But i want to hold entity at player body and i don't want entity to move with aim. So i tried SetParentAttachment.

PHP Code:

    SetVariantString("rfoot");
    AcceptEntityInput(entity, "SetParentAttachment"); 


But i found only rfoot and forward. Forward is too high and rfoot is too low. (also moves with foot direction that's bad) I didn't find anything with body =(

So the question, How can i hold env_smokestack at player body?

[Gugie]

Well basically it's a ring at player body


And when i move aim, this ring moves with aim =(


I don't know another ways to create a ring at player body that will follow him so i use env_smokestack. But if anybody knows another way, it will be cool xD (or will help to solve this one)

Thanks.

[hamilton5]

uh, well, the beacon from funcommands comes to mind..

[Gugie]

beacon using TE_SetupBeamRingPoint, but it doesn't follow player. And even if create timer and update it, it will looks much worse than env_smokestack =(

[Bacardi]

If you run ...\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\hlmv.exe (half life model viewer)
>Load (Steam)model

You maybe need create empty folders so it find game models inside VPK (don't ask why, just do it) :
\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\models\player
\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\models\weapon
Then you find model own attachments - tab,
try play animations and look witch attachments is better.

maybe primary and grenade0 ... grenade3,
or CT = defuser, T = c4.
It also depend models what attachments it have or haven't.

You could try use SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset instead

[Gugie]

primary, granade0 ... grenade3, defuser and c4 a bit tilted and higher than body =(
I tried both SetParentAttachment and SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset =(

[Bimbo1]

make 2 entities like that. the first one parented to the player and transmited to everyone but the player with it parented and the second one teleported every frame to the player position and transmit it only to him. i think it's the best you can do.

[Gugie]

Thanks, works)

[Bimbo1]

bitte