What is the entity for team lasers?

cfive · 12-30-2008, 11:44 PM

Like the kind that protect spawns and such

**Crazycarl** · 12-31-2008, 05:19 AM

Trigger_hurt. It's an invisible volume that does damage. You need to have a corresponding lua function so that it only kills one team. Look at another map's lua (like aardvark) for an example.

For the visual effect, use some env_beams or a func_illusionary with the shield texture applied.

shadow · 01-04-2009, 04:35 AM

as long as you include base_shutdown in your LUA, all you need is a trigger_hurt named red_laser_hurt or blue_laser_hurt and then a func_button called button_red or button_blue to turn the lasers on and off. all the rest is handled for you.

when making the visual effect, don't use env_lasers.
env_beams are better because you can't block them (shutdown2 has this problem ironically). turn them on and off using the onIn and onOut outputs from your func_button.

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12-31-2008, 05:19 AM	#2
Crazycarl D&A Member Wiki Team Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 31 Times	Trigger_hurt. It's an invisible volume that does damage. You need to have a corresponding lua function so that it only kills one team. Look at another map's lua (like aardvark) for an example. For the visual effect, use some env_beams or a func_illusionary with the shield texture applied. __________________ Support FF:

01-04-2009, 04:35 AM	#3
shadow Retired FF Staff Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	as long as you include base_shutdown in your LUA, all you need is a trigger_hurt named red_laser_hurt or blue_laser_hurt and then a func_button called button_red or button_blue to turn the lasers on and off. all the rest is handled for you. when making the visual effect, don't use env_lasers. env_beams are better because you can't block them (shutdown2 has this problem ironically). turn them on and off using the onIn and onOut outputs from your func_button.

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