Use an attack think loop to keep the attack going instead of spamming weapon think...

diff --git a/qcsrc/common/weapons/weapon/arc.qc b/qcsrc/common/weapons/weapon/arc.qc
index 8f28ec83c3ab339eccd9a9ff6f27386388cffc20..ef4e3eb7d7709e19b709396f0a30cf0d234820e4 100644 (file)
--- a/qcsrc/common/weapons/weapon/arc.qc
+++ b/qcsrc/common/weapons/weapon/arc.qc
@@ -539,17 +539,33 @@ void W_Arc_Beam(float burst, entity actor, .entity weaponentity)
 
        getthink(beam)(beam);
 }
 
        getthink(beam)(beam);
 }

-void Arc_Smoke(entity actor, .entity weaponentity)
+void W_Arc_Attack(Weapon thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire)

 {
 {

+       if(!actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam || wasfreed(actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam))
+       {
+               w_ready(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, fire);
+               return;
+       }
+
+       // attack handled by the beam itself, this is just a loop to keep the attack happening!
+
+       // NOTE: arc doesn't use a refire
+       //ATTACK_FINISHED(actor, weaponentity) = time + WEP_CVAR_PRI(arc, refire) * W_WeaponRateFactor(actor);
+       actor.(weaponentity).wframe = WFRAME_FIRE1;
+       weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(arc, beam_animtime), W_Arc_Attack);
+}
+void Arc_Smoke(Weapon thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire)
+{
+       // TODO: spamming this without checking any refires is asking for trouble!

        makevectors(actor.v_angle);
        makevectors(actor.v_angle);

-       W_SetupShot_Range(actor,weaponentity,false,0,SND_Null,0,0,0,WEP_ARC.m_id); // TODO: probably doesn't need deathtype, since this is just a prefire effect
+       W_SetupShot_Range(actor,weaponentity,false,0,SND_Null,0,0,0,thiswep.m_id); // TODO: probably doesn't need deathtype, since this is just a prefire effect

 
        vector smoke_origin = w_shotorg + actor.velocity*frametime;
        if ( actor.arc_overheat > time )
        {
                if ( random() < actor.(weaponentity).arc_heat_percent )
                        Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_SMOKE, smoke_origin, '0 0 0', 1 );
 
        vector smoke_origin = w_shotorg + actor.velocity*frametime;
        if ( actor.arc_overheat > time )
        {
                if ( random() < actor.(weaponentity).arc_heat_percent )
                        Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_SMOKE, smoke_origin, '0 0 0', 1 );

-               if ( PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(actor) || PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK2(actor) )
+               if ( (fire & 1) || (fire & 2) )

                {
                        Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_OVERHEAT_FIRE, smoke_origin, w_shotdir, 1 );
                        if ( !actor.arc_smoke_sound )
                {
                        Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_OVERHEAT_FIRE, smoke_origin, w_shotdir, 1 );
                        if ( !actor.arc_smoke_sound )


@@ -568,7 +584,7 @@ void Arc_Smoke(entity actor, .entity weaponentity)
        }
 
        if (  actor.arc_smoke_sound && ( actor.arc_overheat <= time ||
        }
 
        if (  actor.arc_smoke_sound && ( actor.arc_overheat <= time ||

-               !( PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(actor) || PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK2(actor) ) ) || actor.(weaponentity).m_switchweapon != WEP_ARC )
+               !( PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(actor) || PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK2(actor) ) ) || actor.(weaponentity).m_switchweapon != thiswep )

        {
                actor.arc_smoke_sound = 0;
                sound(actor, CH_SHOTS_SINGLE, SND_Null, VOL_BASE, ATTEN_NORM);
        {
                actor.arc_smoke_sound = 0;
                sound(actor, CH_SHOTS_SINGLE, SND_Null, VOL_BASE, ATTEN_NORM);


@@ -603,14 +619,14 @@ METHOD(Arc, wr_aim, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
 METHOD(Arc, wr_think, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire))
 {
     Arc_Player_SetHeat(actor, weaponentity);
 METHOD(Arc, wr_think, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire))
 {
     Arc_Player_SetHeat(actor, weaponentity);

-    Arc_Smoke(actor, weaponentity);
+    Arc_Smoke(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, fire);

 
     bool beam_fire2 = ((fire & 2) && !WEP_CVAR(arc, bolt));
 
     if (time >= actor.arc_overheat)
     if ((fire & 1) || beam_fire2 || actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_bursting)
     {
 
     bool beam_fire2 = ((fire & 2) && !WEP_CVAR(arc, bolt));
 
     if (time >= actor.arc_overheat)
     if ((fire & 1) || beam_fire2 || actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_bursting)
     {

-
+       #if 0

         if(actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
         {
             #if 0
         if(actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
         {
             #if 0


@@ -620,6 +636,7 @@ METHOD(Arc, wr_think, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, i
             #endif
                 weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(arc, beam_animtime), w_ready);
         }
             #endif
                 weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(arc, beam_animtime), w_ready);
         }

+        #endif

 
         if((!actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam) || wasfreed(actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam))
         {
 
         if((!actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam) || wasfreed(actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam))
         {


@@ -629,7 +646,8 @@ METHOD(Arc, wr_think, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, i
 
                 if(!actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
                 {
 
                 if(!actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
                 {

-                    weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_FIRE1, WEP_CVAR(arc, beam_animtime), w_ready);
+                       actor.(weaponentity).wframe = WFRAME_FIRE1;
+                    weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(arc, beam_animtime), W_Arc_Attack);

                     actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = true;
                 }
             }
                     actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = true;
                 }
             }