Entity that executes a function when touched.

[DusterdooSmock]

How would i go about creating an entity, sort of like a weapon spawn, except the player doesn't pick up the item, that can be placed on a map, and when the player touches the entity, if an impulse is entered, then a function is executed.

Thanks.

[something]

like a pickup system..?

i used a traceline with a constant of PLAYER_PICKUP_DISTANCE.

then you can just make a pickup impulse check the trace_ent if its a pickup(i created a field item_type)
if it is.. you run a function or something.

that way you have to be looking at the entity for it to work.
probably slower with a traceline though

[frag.machine]

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float FOOBAR_IMPULSE = 99;

void () foobar_touch =
{
    if (other.impulse == FOOBAR_IMPULSE)
    {
      // does something
        other.impulse = 0;
    }
};

void () foobar_trigger =
{
    (...)
    self.touch = foobar_touch;
    (...)
};

[DusterdooSmock]

Thanks, but how would i get it to remove the spawned model when the impulse is entered? :?

Is it just remove(self); ?

[frag.machine]

remove (self) will wipe out the entity for good. If what you want is something like deathmatch/coop item respawn you should take a careful look in items.qc.

[Mexicouger]

Yea, you would make the just have to make it inactive or something/

[DusterdooSmock]

I just need it to remove the model. The entity needs to respawn.

[Arkage]

setmodel(self, "");

[DusterdooSmock]

setmodel(self, "");

Why did that have to be so easy? I'm surprised i didn't think of that before..

Thanks to all of you.