Experiment with beam_traileffect and add comment for beam_hitlight /

beam_muzzlelight

diff --git a/qcsrc/client/particles.qc b/qcsrc/client/particles.qc
index 9312bc1c30060001af92de6732b4a63471aaea8c..11a1f0c9d6b5db05c8d61235b1ece805b76310be 100644 (file)
--- a/qcsrc/client/particles.qc
+++ b/qcsrc/client/particles.qc
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ void Net_ReadShockwaveParticle()
 .float beam_muzzleflash;
 .string beam_image;
 
+// WEAPONTODO: Add beam_hitlight and beam_muzzlelight which uses direct real time light control
+
 .entity beam_muzzleentity;
 
 .float beam_usevieworigin;
@@ -619,6 +621,7 @@ void Draw_ArcBeam()
                //float falloff = 1;
                #endif
 
+               // draw primary beam render
                vector top    = hitorigin + (thickdir * self.beam_thickness);
                vector bottom = hitorigin - (thickdir * self.beam_thickness);
 
@@ -629,6 +632,15 @@ void Draw_ArcBeam()
                R_PolygonVertex(bottom,       '0 0.5 0' * (1 - (self.beam_thickness / maxthickness)),          self.beam_color,  self.beam_alpha);
                R_EndPolygon();
 
+               // draw trailing particles
+               // NOTES:
+               //  - Don't use spammy particle counts here, use a FEW small particles around the beam
+               //  - We're not using WarpZone_TrailParticles here because we will handle warpzones ourselves.
+               if(self.beam_traileffect)
+               {
+                       trailparticles(self, self.beam_traileffect, last_origin, hitorigin);
+               }
+
                // check if we're going to proceed with drawing
                if(trace_fraction != 1)
                {
@@ -812,7 +824,7 @@ void Ent_ReadArcBeam(float isnew)
                                self.beam_color = '1 0 1';
                                self.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                                self.beam_thickness = 8;
-                               self.beam_traileffect = FALSE;
+                               self.beam_traileffect = particleeffectnum("nex_beam");
                                self.beam_hiteffect = particleeffectnum("electro_lightning"); 
                                self.beam_muzzleflash = FALSE; //particleeffectnum("nex_muzzleflash");
                                self.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";