A_CustomRailgun

A_CustomRailgun (int damage [, int offset [, color ringcolor [, color corecolor [, int flags [, bool aim [, float maxdiff [, str pufftype[, float spread_xy[, float spread_z]]]]]]]]])

A customizable railgun attack for monsters.

• damage should be self-explanatory.
• offset determines the horizontal offset (from the actor's center) where the railgun will emerge from. Negative values shift the beam to the actor's left, positive values shift it right.
• ringcolor determines the color of the particles that form the spiral "ring" of the beam. You can use "none" to have no ring.
• corecolor determines the color of the particles that form the central "core" of the beam. You can use "none" to have no core.
• flags: The following flags can be combined by using the | character between the constant names:
  • RGF_SILENT — Silent: The railgun will not play an attack sound when firing.
  • RGF_NOPIERCING — Not piercing: The railgun will stop at the first enemy hit, rather than passing through.
  • RGF_EXPLICITANGLE — Explicit angle: The spread parameters are taken as explicit angles rather than maximum random amplitude. (New from 2.5.0)
• aim determines which aiming mode to use:
  • 0: The monster shoots in the direction it is looking.
    
  • 1: The monster aims at its target.
• maxxdiff is used to make the rail more jagged, or lightning-like, with higher numbers. This also affects the accuracy of the shot. Default is 0 (straight).
• pufftype determines the puff actor to use. By default, the puff will only spawn in rare circumstances (e.g. when hitting a dormant monster) unless the puff actor has the ALWAYSPUFF flag set. Even if not shown, the selected puff will still be used for applying custom damagetypes and other properties.
• spread_xy: Maximum angle of random horizontal spread. Defaults to 0. (New from 2.5.0)
• spread_z: Maximum angle of random vertical spread. Defaults to 0. (New from 2.5.0)

The colors (for ringcolor and corecolor) can be specified as RRGGBB or as a color name such as Blue or Green

Examples

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