Scripted Effects (quick help)

[For Science]

I know how to make scripted entities and scripted weapons, but how do I make scripted [I]effects[/I]?? Just looking for how I set up the table and client, server, and shared files.

[Walrus Viking]

This would be a shared script that you throw into [b]entities/effects/[/b] as [b]myeffectname.lua[/b]. (Not in its own folder)

Effects don't [i]have[/i] to be particle emitters, they can be used to draw models and all sorts of stuff.

[lua]
function EFFECT:Init( Data )

local vPos = Data:GetOrigin();
local iParticles = 32;
local fSpeed = 512;

-- Create dat emitter
local Emitter = ParticleEmitter( vPos, true );

-- Emit dem particles yo.
for i = 0, iParticles do

-- Create da particaul
local Particle = Emitter:Add( "particles/balloon_bit", vPos );

-- If it wer created success
if ( Particle ) then

local vDir = Vector( math.Rand( -1, 1 ), math.Rand( -1, 1 ), math.Rand( -1, 1 ) );

Particle:SetVelocity( vDir * fSpeed );
Particle:SetLifeTime( 0 );
Particle:SetDieTime( 10 );
Particle:SetStartAlpha( 255 );
Particle:SetEndAlpha( 255 );
Particle:SetStartSize( 1 );
Particle:SetEndSize( 1 );
Particle:SetRoll( math.Rand( 0, 360 ) );
Particle:SetRollDelta( math.Rand( 0.8, 1.0 ) );

-- They're rainbow particles.
Particle:SetColor( math.random( 255 ), math.random( 255 ), math.random( 255 ) );

-- The balloon bits quickly lose speed and fall to the ground.
Particle:SetAirResistance( 50 );
Particle:SetGravity( Vector( 0, 0, -300 ) );

-- They run into solid objects.
Particle:SetCollide( true );

-- Other stuffffs
Particle:SetBounce( 1 );
Particle:SetLighting( true );

end

end

-- After we emit the particles, we should destroy the emitter.
Emitter:Finish();

end

function EFFECT:Think()
return false; -- No thinking for this particle.
end

function EFFECT:Render()
-- In-case you made an effect that did other things like render a laser or model then
-- you could put that shit right in here and WAH-BAM. pootis
end
[/lua]

[For Science]

Thanks!! :D