• Entity List by HellBringer @ Wavelength
• env_beam @ Valve-ERC

• Various types of "beam" effects -- lasers, electricity
• Uses a sprite to determine appearance of beam

Env_Beverage

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• env_beverage @ Valve-ERC

• Can of "soda" ... gives one point of healing
• See also Func_HealthCharge
• See also Topics: Healing

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• env_blood @ Valve-ERC

• blood decal

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• env_bubbles @ Valve-ERC

• Env_Bubbles is the only Env entity which is Brush type; all the others are Point type entities.

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• env_explosion @ Valve-ERC

• Explosion effect
• Optional damage, smoke, etc.
• Goes well with Env_Shake

Env_Fade

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• env_fade @ Valve-ERC

• Fade in, fade out - useful for starting/ending scenes
• See also Topics:
  • Changing Levels
  • Trigger_Camera
  • Trigger_Teleport

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• env_funnel @ Valve-ERC

• Generates luminous dots in a funnel pattern

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• env_global @ Valve-ERC
• env_global tutorial by Atom
• See also Programming

• Handles entity states between linked levels. Example --
  
  
• A warning siren sounds -- this is cancelled when the player does something
• You have since added another map, and want to know if the new map should be honking or not. Here's how --
• Create a global variable (or "State" as Valve calls them) to keep track of the status -- when you load the map, it checks the state to see if the siren should be on or not. -- Tony Newton <adna@xtra.co.nz>

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• env_glow @ Valve-ERC

• Causes glowing aura, useful for making lights look more realistic

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• env_laser @ Valve-ERC

• Laser beam
• See also Env_Beam
• Func_TankLaser requires an Env_Laser entity.

Env_Message

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• env_message @ Valve-ERC
• Tutorial by Brian

• Sends text message to screen

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• env_render @ Valve-ERC

• Assigns rendering properties to targetted entity -- change visibility, FX, etc.
• See also
  • Rendering -
  • Textures

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• env_shake @ Valve-ERC

• Causing shaking-screen effect
• Goes well with Env_Explosion

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• env_shooter @ Valve-ERC

• Emits gibs
• Specify any model
• See also Gibshooter (emits bloody gibs)

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• env_sound @ Valve-ERC

• Changes the way sounds are processed
• e.g. big room, small enclosed space, etc.
• Does not actually generate sounds
• See also Sound

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• env_spark @ Valve-ERC

• Creates sparks
• Sparks are a variety of sprite, with a spark sound

Env_Sprite - see Sprites page

• env_sprite @ Valve-ERC

• Sprites are two-dimensional images
• Sprites always face the player - this means that some sprites will appear strange and unconvincing if viewed from the "wrong" direction, for instance the "fire" sprite looks wrong if viewed from above
• See also Env_Glow
• Note that Env_Beam works in conjunction with a sprite entity
• Many entities use sprites ... e.g. the RPG "red spot" is a sprite