muzzleflash

[cassius]

Whats the best way to get a muzzleflash for a gun. I see that there is a muzzleflash texture with the engine but can't figure how to use it.

[macklebee]

Look at the FPSGun.lua script located in the 'Scripts/Objects/Weapons' folder. It shows exactly what you are asking for - applying the muzzleflash material to a sprite.

[cassius]

Forgot to mention I am using c++ but I will take a look.

[macklebee]

Forgot to mention I am using c++ but I will take a look.

The engine commands are the same between lua and C++. If you are using C++, then you should be able to decipher lua.

[cassius]

Yeah. I can understand it ok. Looks a lot more comprehensive than I intended but I can use it

[f13rce]

My way is to have a 3D model with a muzzle flash already attached to it, you can give it a name too like "MuzzleFlash". Then in the engine after loading the model, you can keep an Entity pointer to the muzzle flash by using something like FindChild. After that, all you have to do is muzzle->Show() and muzzle->Hide().

 

For extra effect, you can attach a light to the muzzle object by creating a light after loading the model. You should then make the muzzle object the parent of the light so it doesn't go out of place.

[cassius]

Thanks evayr

[cassius]

I have a sprite and a light set up for my muzzleflash although its not quite in correct position yet.

Whats the best way to make it flash on and off? Will show hide be ok or do I need to put a delay between them? Thanks.