CSS weapons in HL2 - Muzzle Flash

[steveo3861]

While browsing valve developer I found this:

Posted by DeathGiver

Actually found a way to make the muzzle flashes appear for the CS:S weapons in HL2. I found it on Steampowered.com's SDK Coding forum.

In c_baseanimating.cpp, at line 3024 (after the big ??? switch statement), comment out the code so it looks like this
//if ( iAttachment != -1 && m_Attachments.Count() > iAttachment )

{

//GetAttachment( iAttachment+1, attachOrigin, attachAngles );

//int entId = render->GetViewEntity();

//tempents->MuzzleFlash( attachOrigin, attachAngles, atoi( options ), entId, bFirstPerson );

and place the following below it. (be sure not to comment out the ending brakets and final breaks)


if ( iAttachment != -1 && m_Attachments.Count() > iAttachment )
{
if ( input->CAM_IsThirdPerson() )
{
C_BaseCombatWeapon *pWeapon = GetActiveWeapon();
pWeapon->GetAttachment( iAttachment+1, attachOrigin, attachAngles );
}
else
{
C_BasePlayer *pPlayer = C_BasePlayer::GetLocalPlayer();
CBaseViewModel *vm = pPlayer->GetViewModel();
vm->GetAttachment( iAttachment+1, attachOrigin, attachAngles );
engine->GetViewAngles( attachAngles );
}
g_pEffects->MuzzleFlash( attachOrigin, attachAngles, 1.0, MUZZLEFLASH_TYPE_DEFAULT );
}

Go to fx.cpp, line 227 (under the statement "pParticle->m_vecVelocity.Init();"), place the following code.

C_BasePlayer *pPlayer = C_BasePlayer::GetLocalPlayer();
Vector velocity = pPlayer->GetLocalVelocity();
pParticle->m_vecVelocity += velocity;

There you go, working muzzle flashes for CS:S weapons in HL2


Hope this helps someone ;)

[Marine]

I posted that in the Wiki... what is the point of posting it here as well?

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/HL2_snippets#Working_CS:S_Muzzle_Flashes_without_M odel_Editing