dmg_take,dmg_save Thread - qc

On 2016-01-11 12:13, Cobalt wrote:

Just got a response on the func_messageboard forum, apparently these control the tint and color of the red screen flash that happens to a real client when taking damage?

This is it:

combat.qc:

void(entity targ, entity inflictor, entity attacker, float damage) T_Damage

// add to the damage total for clients, which will be sent as a single
// message at the end of the frame
// FIXME: remove after combining shotgun blasts?
	if (targ.flags & FL_CLIENT)
	{
		targ.dmg_take = targ.dmg_take + take;
		targ.dmg_save = targ.dmg_save + save;
		targ.dmg_inflictor = inflictor;
	}

There is no other qc reference in any other function.


Darkplaces has this:
(I'd gather that glquake, and others are similar.)

void SV_WriteClientdataToMessage (client_t *client, prvm_edict_t *ent, sizebuf_t *msg, int *stats)

//
// send a damage message
//
         if (PRVM_serveredictfloat(ent, dmg_take) || 
PRVM_serveredictfloat(ent, dmg_save))
         {
                 other = PRVM_PROG_TO_EDICT(PRVM_serveredictedict(ent, dmg_inflictor));
                 MSG_WriteByte (msg, svc_damage);
                 MSG_WriteByte (msg, (int)PRVM_serveredictfloat(ent, dmg_save));
                 MSG_WriteByte (msg, (int)PRVM_serveredictfloat(ent, dmg_take));
                 for (i=0 ; i<3 ; i++)
                         MSG_WriteCoord (msg, PRVM_serveredictvector(other, origin)[i]+ 0.5*(PRVM_serveredictvector(other, mins)[i]+ PRVM_serveredictvector(other, maxs)[i]), sv.protocol);

                 PRVM_serveredictfloat(ent, dmg_take) = 0;
                 PRVM_serveredictfloat(ent, dmg_save) = 0;
         }

Perhaps whatever msg content is causes a flash on the screen.


The only qc controlled screen flash that I know of is:

stuffcmd (self, "bf\n");

That happens when you pick up weapons / items, etc.

Yep, confirmed as you indicated, plus those fields will tilt the screen on a downward angle based on the values. dmg_save seems to force a white screen flash while

dmg_takes is always red.

try typing in the console in a single player local game : prvm_edictset server 1 damage_take 50 , and change the numbers and you can see it.