TE_BEAMSPRITE

A beam with a sprite at the end.

It appears to be completely useless since it's only visible for a single frame and there is no way to increase its life time. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Vector	start	Starting position of the beam
Vector	end	End position of the beam
const char*	beamSprite	Sprite used to display the beam
const char*	endSprite	Additive sprite drawn at the end of the beam

Example Usage

void te_beamsprite(Vector start, Vector end,
    const char* beamSprite="sprites/laserbeam.spr", 
    const char* endSprite="sprites/glow01.spr",
    int msgType=MSG_BROADCAST, edict_t* dest=NULL)
{
    MESSAGE_BEGIN(msgType, SVC_TEMPENTITY, dest);
    WRITE_BYTE(TE_BEAMSPRITE);
    WRITE_COORD(start.x);
    WRITE_COORD(start.y);
    WRITE_COORD(start.z);
    WRITE_COORD(end.x);
    WRITE_COORD(end.y);
    WRITE_COORD(end.z);
    WRITE_SHORT(MODEL_INDEX(beamSprite));
    WRITE_SHORT(MODEL_INDEX(endSprite));
    MESSAGE_END();
}