How do sprites work?

[DusterdooSmock]

I don't really have much knowledge as to how sprites work. I have a series of images that I have made into a .spr file for an explosion sprite, but I don't know how to actually call the sprite's "animation"... I know that either the model for the entity that is exploding needs to be changed to the sprite, or the original model gets removed, then the sprite is spawned as a temporary entity. This much I understand and know how to do, but when it comes to playing the sprite's animation, I am lost.

[drm_wayne]

[DusterdooSmock]

Oh, ok. Thanks for that. I looked at that before, but I never noticed the frame numbers in the s_explode functions. That's definitely what I was looking for, Thank you.

[drm_wayne]

The Plasmagun from Dr. Shadowborg´s Hellsmash is a nice example what you can do with sprites

[Cobalt]

[drm_wayne]

[Ghost_Fang]

[Seven]

Hello Cobalt,

you can create your own spawners of particle effects, just as you mentioned.
You are independent from original Quake TE_ and TR_ standard effects.
Please look into the source of the "small mod compilation" to find many samples.
Making use of:
1.) DP_SV_POINTPARTICLES
2.) DP_ENT_TRAILEFFECTNUM

1.) is entitiy independent and can be spawned everywhere at anytime.
2.) is used like "self.effects". It follows the entity and vanishes together with it.

Also "time-related" particle effects are possible with the help of a small QC time loop.
It is used for the armor effect in the "small mod compilation".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEKXWYTp ... JYVDt5j-UM

Best wishes,
Seven