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Outerbeast at 19:43, 12 April 2025

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	* CBaseEntity@ target Entity target for the beam to follow		* <code>CBaseEntity@ target</code> Entity target for the beam to follow
	* string sprite Sprite used to display the beam		* <code>string sprite</code> Sprite used to display the beam
	* uint8 life Time before the trail fades out (seconds * 0.1)		* <code>uint8 life</code> Time before the trail fades out (seconds * 0.1)
	* uint8 width Width of the beam (units * 0.1)		* <code>uint8 width</code> Width of the beam (units * 0.1)
	* int attachmentpoint attachment point on the model to attach the beam		* <code>int attachmentpoint</code> attachment point on the model to attach the beam
	* RGBA c Color and brightness of the beam		* <code>RGBA c</code> Color and brightness of the beam
	[[Category:Scripting]]		[[Category:Scripting]]

Outerbeast at 19:42, 12 April 2025

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	A beam trail that follows a moving entity. The trail will kill itself if the entity is stopped and doesn't start moving within 1 second, or if the beam catches up with itself after the entity has stopped moving.		A beam trail that follows a moving entity. The trail will kill itself if the entity is stopped and doesn't start moving within 1 second, or if the beam catches up with itself after the entity has stopped moving.
	[[File:TE_BEAMFOLLOW\|frame\|TE_BEAMFOLLOW]]		[[File:TE_BEAMFOLLOW.gif\|frame\|TE_BEAMFOLLOW]]
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	void te_trail(CBaseEntity@ target, string sprite="sprites/laserbeam.spr",		void te_trail(CBaseEntity@ target, string sprite="sprites/laserbeam.spr",

Outerbeast at 19:41, 12 April 2025

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	* int attachmentpoint attachment point on the model to attach the beam		* int attachmentpoint attachment point on the model to attach the beam
	* RGBA c Color and brightness of the beam		* RGBA c Color and brightness of the beam
			[[Category:Scripting]]

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A beam trail that follows a moving entity. The trail will kill itself if the entity is stopped and doesn't start moving within 1 second, or if the beam catches up with itself after the entity has stopped moving.
[[File:TE_BEAMFOLLOW|frame|TE_BEAMFOLLOW]]
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void te_trail(CBaseEntity@ target, string sprite="sprites/laserbeam.spr",
uint8 life=100, uint8 width=2, int attachmentpoint = 0, RGBA c=RGBA_PURPLE,
NetworkMessageDest msgType=MSG_BROADCAST, edict_t@ dest=null)
{
NetworkMessage m(msgType, NetworkMessages::SVC_TEMPENTITY, dest);
m.WriteByte(TE_BEAMFOLLOW);
m.WriteShort(target.entindex() + 0x1000 * ( attachmentpoint + 1 ) );
m.WriteShort(g_EngineFuncs.ModelIndex(sprite));
m.WriteByte(life);
m.WriteByte(width);
m.WriteByte(c.r);
m.WriteByte(c.g);
m.WriteByte(c.b);
m.WriteByte(c.a);
m.End();
}
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* CBaseEntity@ target Entity target for the beam to follow
* string sprite Sprite used to display the beam
* uint8 life Time before the trail fades out (seconds * 0.1)
* uint8 width Width of the beam (units * 0.1)
* int attachmentpoint attachment point on the model to attach the beam
* RGBA c Color and brightness of the beam