TE_BEAMENTPOINT

An additive sprite beam between a moving entity and a static point.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
CBaseEntity@	target	Entity target for the beam to follow
Vector	end	End position of the beam
string	sprite	Sprite used to display the beam
uint8	frameStart	Starting frame for the beam sprite
uint8	frameRate	Frame rate of the beam sprite (FPS * 0.1)
uint8	life	How long to display the beam (seconds * 0.1)
uint8	width	Width of the beam (units * 0.1)
uint8	noise	Noise amplitude (units * 0.1)
Color	c	Beam color and brightness
uint8	scroll	Scroll rate of the beam sprite

API Function

No API function exists as of SC 5.02

NetworkMessage Function

void te_beamentpoint(CBaseEntity@ target, Vector end, 
	string sprite="sprites/laserbeam.spr", int frameStart=0, 
	int frameRate=100, int life=10, int width=32, int noise=1, 
	Color c=PURPLE, int scroll=32,
	NetworkMessageDest msgType=MSG_BROADCAST, edict_t@ dest=null)
{
	NetworkMessage m(msgType, NetworkMessages::SVC_TEMPENTITY, dest);
	m.WriteByte(TE_BEAMENTPOINT);
	m.WriteShort(target.entindex());
	m.WriteCoord(end.x);
	m.WriteCoord(end.y);
	m.WriteCoord(end.z);
	m.WriteShort(g_EngineFuncs.ModelIndex(sprite));
	m.WriteByte(frameStart);
	m.WriteByte(frameRate);
	m.WriteByte(life);
	m.WriteByte(width);
	m.WriteByte(noise);
	m.WriteByte(c.r);
	m.WriteByte(c.g);
	m.WriteByte(c.b);
	m.WriteByte(c.a); // actually brightness
	m.WriteByte(scroll);
	m.End();
}