item_recharge #

Model-based suit charger from PS2 version of Half-Life.

Skill variables #

Same as func_recharge

Soundscripts #

• Same as func_recharge
• SuitRecharge.Deploy - player when the player is nearby, along with the deploy animation. Derived from SuitRecharge.Start.

Visuals #

• SuitRecharge.Glass - the glass model covering the electric coils.
• SuitRecharge.Beam - the beam shown at the end of the charger’s “arm”.

Model assumptions #

The default model of the suit charger is models/hev.mdl. It’s expected to have the following properties:

• The following bone controllers:
  • index 0 - for the camera that tracks the player’s movement. The value 0 means the camera is looking forward.
  • index 1 - the left coil that’s changing while the suit charger is being used.
  • index 2 - the right coil that’s changing while the suit charger is being used.
  • index 3 - the arm part that rotates to the player. The value 0 means the arm is at middle position when deployed.
• The following sequences:
  • rest - waiting to be used or depleted.
  • deploy - deploy an arm when the player is near.
  • retract_arm - retract the arm when player went out of reach.
  • give_charge - start giving a needle shot.
  • retract_charge - retract the needle before retracting an arm when player stops using the suit charger.
  • prep_charge - the arm is deployed but is not being used yet.
  • charge_idle - continuous use.

All bone controllers and all the sequences are optional. If some sequence is missing it resets to the first sequence (index 0) in the model.

Entity template examples #

{
    "item_recharge": {
        "visuals": {
            "SuitRecharge.Glass": {
                "model": ""
            },
            "SuitRecharge.Beam": {
                "model": ""
            }
        },
        "soundscripts": {
            "SuitRecharge.Deploy": {
                "waves": []
            }
        }
    }
}