HL2 Flare Effect on a different prop?

[Janooba]

Basically what I'm trying to achieve is a glowstick. Pick it up, and it emits a pale/green light for a long while then slowly "burns" out.

Since the physics flare doesn't require any coding in Hammer, the coding must be in the physics prop itself.

How would I do that?

[G71tc4]

Patricle effects implemented to the model and some coding, I'm sure

[Janooba]

I just need the dynamic light, that's all.

[Janooba]

How would I go about doing that?
Kind of the wrong section for this question but the base topic is right.

[Terrenteller]

[url=http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Physgun_interactions]Physgun interactions[/url]

See last option.

[Janooba]

onpickup create_flare
Is put into the QC to make the prop act like a flare. So this means that the actual files that say WHAT the flare does must be in some code somewhere in Source.
Anyone feel like finding this? I have no idea what I'm doing or even where to start looking.

[Terrenteller]

[quote]Note: HL2_EPISODIC DLLs only; see CBreakableProp::OnPhysGunPickup().[/quote]

...\src\game\server\props.cpp
[cpp]//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose: Keep track of physgun influence
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CBreakableProp::OnPhysGunPickup( CBasePlayer *pPhysGunUser, PhysGunPickup_t reason )
{
/*
Additional, irrelevant code
*/

#ifdef HL2_EPISODIC
if ( HasInteraction( PROPINTER_PHYSGUN_CREATE_FLARE ) )
{
CreateFlare( PROP_FLARE_LIFETIME );
}
#endif
}

#ifdef HL2_EPISODIC
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose: Create a flare at the attachment point
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void CBreakableProp::CreateFlare( float flLifetime )
{
// Create the flare
CBaseEntity *pFlare = ::CreateFlare( GetAbsOrigin(), GetAbsAngles(), this, flLifetime );
if ( pFlare )
{
int iAttachment = LookupAttachment( "fuse" );

Vector vOrigin;
GetAttachment( iAttachment, vOrigin );

pFlare->SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_NONE );
pFlare->SetSolid( SOLID_NONE );
pFlare->SetRenderMode( kRenderTransAlpha );
pFlare->SetRenderColorA( 1 );
pFlare->SetLocalOrigin( vOrigin );
pFlare->SetParent( this, iAttachment );
RemoveInteraction( PROPINTER_PHYSGUN_CREATE_FLARE );
m_hFlareEnt = pFlare;

SetThink( &CBreakable::SUB_FadeOut );
SetNextThink( gpGlobals->curtime + flLifetime + 5.0f );

m_nSkin = 1;

AddEntityToDarknessCheck( pFlare );

AddEffects( EF_NOSHADOW );
}
}
#endif // HL2_EPISODIC[/cpp]

...\src\game\server\hl2\weapon_flaregun.cpp
[cpp]CBaseEntity *CreateFlare( Vector vOrigin, QAngle Angles, CBaseEntity *pOwner, float flDuration )
{
CFlare *pFlare = CFlare::Create( vOrigin, Angles, pOwner, flDuration );

if ( pFlare )
{
pFlare->m_bPropFlare = true;
}

return pFlare;
}

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose:
// Input : vecOrigin -
// vecAngles -
// *pOwner -
// Output : CFlare
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CFlare *CFlare::Create( Vector vecOrigin, QAngle vecAngles, CBaseEntity *pOwner, float lifetime )
{
CFlare *pFlare = (CFlare *) CreateEntityByName( "env_flare" );

if ( pFlare == NULL )
return NULL;

UTIL_SetOrigin( pFlare, vecOrigin );

pFlare->SetLocalAngles( vecAngles );
pFlare->Spawn();
pFlare->SetTouch( &CFlare::FlareTouch );
pFlare->SetThink( &CFlare::FlareThink );

//Start up the flare
pFlare->Start( lifetime );

//Don't start sparking immediately
pFlare->SetNextThink( gpGlobals->curtime + 0.5f );

//Burn out time
pFlare->m_flTimeBurnOut = gpGlobals->curtime + lifetime;

pFlare->RemoveSolidFlags( FSOLID_NOT_SOLID );
pFlare->AddSolidFlags( FSOLID_NOT_STANDABLE );

pFlare->SetMoveType( MOVETYPE_FLYGRAVITY, MOVECOLLIDE_FLY_BOUNCE );

pFlare->SetOwnerEntity( pOwner );
pFlare->m_pOwner = pOwner;

return pFlare;
}
[/cpp]

[Janooba]

Why thank you. This is just what I needed.
Thank you a lot actually! You saved me hours of pointless rummaging.