item_recharge #

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

This entity can play sound animation events. Use entity template with autoprecache_sounds enabled to precache such sounds.

Parameters #

• Collision type
  • Approximate. Arm interpolation - use approximate collision to avoid blocking doors.
  • Accurate. No arm interpolation - use more accurate collision, but lose the bone controller interpolation (the arm following the player won’t be smooth). Good option when the custom model without an arm is used.

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": []
            }
        }
    }
}