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====Syntax:====
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''void'' '''traceline'''(''vector'' start, ''vector'' end, ''float'' collisionType, ''entity'' ignore)
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<code>void traceline(vector v1, vector v2, float collisionType, entity ignore)</code>
 
  
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This function traces a line between v1 and v2 and sets many global variables depending on the results of the trace.
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== Usage ==
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====Parameters:====
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Fires out a line from the starting position to the ending position, colliding with anything based on the passed collision type. Sets the following globals:
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:<code>v1</code> - The start point of the trace
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*'''trace_allsolid'''
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:<code>v2</code> - The end point of the trace
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:If <code>TRUE</code>, the trace was stuck entirely in solids.
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:<code>collisionType</code> - How the trace interacts with other entities.  0 makes it collide with both the world and solid entities' bounding box.  1 makes it not collide with monsters (solid entities with the FL_MONSTER flag set on .flags). 2 makes the trace extra wide against monsters.
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*'''trace_startsolid'''
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====Returns:====
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:If <code>TRUE</code>, the trace started inside of a solid.
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:void
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*'''trace_fraction'''
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====Global variables affected:====
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:The fraction of the total distance the trace traveled before stopping. Ranges from [0, 1].
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:<code>float trace_allsolid</code> - (?)
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*'''trace_endpos'''
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:<code>float trace_startsolid</code> - (?)
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:The position the trace stopped.
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:<code>float trace_fraction</code> - The fraction of the total length of the vector v2 - v1 that was traced before the trace hit an obstacle.
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*'''trace_plane_normal'''
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:<code>vector trace_endpos</code> - The coordinates of the end point of the trace. If the trace did not hit anything, than trace_endpos = v2, otherwise it will report the position where the trace hit an obstacle.
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:The normal of the plane that the trace hit.
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:<code>vector trace_plane_normal</code> - The normal of the plane that was hit by the trace.
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*'''trace_plane_dist'''
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:<code>float trace_plane_dist</code> - The distance of the plane to the world origin (?)
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:The distance from the world origin of the plane that the trace hit. This is d in the plane equation ax + by + cz + d = 0.
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:<code>entity trace_ent</code> - The entity that was hit by the trace (if nothing was hit, returns world).
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*'''trace_ent'''
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:<code>float trace_inopen</code> - If the trace is in open air (?)
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:The entity that the trace hit.
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:<code>float trace_inwater;</code> - If the trace is in water (?)
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*'''trace_inopen'''
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:If <code>TRUE</code>, the trace traveled through open air.
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*'''trace_inwater'''
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:If <code>TRUE</code>, the trace traveled through a liquid.
  
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=== Parameters ===
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*''start''
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:The starting position of the trace.
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*''end''
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:The destination position of the trace.
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*''collisionType''
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:The type of entities considered valid when checking collision. Can be one of the following:
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:*<code>0</code> (Collide with everything)
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:*<code>1</code> (Only collide with entities that have a solid type of <code>SOLID_BSP</code>)
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:*<code>2</code> (Collide with everything but use an extended pseudo bounding box against entities with the <code>FL_MONSTER</code> flag)
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*''ignore''
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:The entity to ignore collision of while tracing.
  
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== Example ==
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// This fires out a trace to see if it hit an entity. If it did, it deals damage
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traceline(self.origin, self.origin + v_forward*128, 0, self);
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if (trace_ent && trace_ent.takedamage != DAMAGE_NO)
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    T_Damage(trace_ent, self, self, 20);
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 2 August 2023

void traceline(vector start, vector end, float collisionType, entity ignore)

Usage[edit]

Fires out a line from the starting position to the ending position, colliding with anything based on the passed collision type. Sets the following globals:

  • trace_allsolid
If TRUE, the trace was stuck entirely in solids.
  • trace_startsolid
If TRUE, the trace started inside of a solid.
  • trace_fraction
The fraction of the total distance the trace traveled before stopping. Ranges from [0, 1].
  • trace_endpos
The position the trace stopped.
  • trace_plane_normal
The normal of the plane that the trace hit.
  • trace_plane_dist
The distance from the world origin of the plane that the trace hit. This is d in the plane equation ax + by + cz + d = 0.
  • trace_ent
The entity that the trace hit.
  • trace_inopen
If TRUE, the trace traveled through open air.
  • trace_inwater
If TRUE, the trace traveled through a liquid.

Parameters[edit]

  • start
The starting position of the trace.
  • end
The destination position of the trace.
  • collisionType
The type of entities considered valid when checking collision. Can be one of the following:
  • 0 (Collide with everything)
  • 1 (Only collide with entities that have a solid type of SOLID_BSP)
  • 2 (Collide with everything but use an extended pseudo bounding box against entities with the FL_MONSTER flag)
  • ignore
The entity to ignore collision of while tracing.

Example[edit]

// This fires out a trace to see if it hit an entity. If it did, it deals damage
traceline(self.origin, self.origin + v_forward*128, 0, self);
if (trace_ent && trace_ent.takedamage != DAMAGE_NO)
    T_Damage(trace_ent, self, self, 20);
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