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I tried using some smoke effects in my map but almost half of them don't work. Is there any script I have to execute or animations I have to start or was MOH just packed with useless fx?

lol: same question from me.
how could i give them the kick to start sm?king?

Choose the fx/smoke "tanksmoke"...give it a target name of tank_smoke and in then in your .scr add this line after the "waittill prespawn"

"$tank_smoke start"

give that a try.

it says
script error: failed execution of command 'start' for class 'EffectEntity' targetname 'tank_smoke'

Ok try...after prespawn

ok give value of "setthread" then key of "smoke"
then a targetname of tank_smoke and give it a key of #set and value of any # u want

and then in .scr after the prespawn try this line

//threads


//smoke::# (# u picked for the #set)
$tank_smoke start

I have done this b4 but its hard to remember it all....We will get it workin

Try the shermansmoke. Was the only one that works for me.

thanks for the info so far
i once got a smoke entity working with just key/value of anim/start but it was too black and thick, and most of the rest don't even have this 'start' animation in their tik...

before i start fighting with the script , is this kinda chimney smoke? i don't need burning tires, rather a thing grey smoke thing...

and any idea about the impact on the fps?

In my map romestreets I have some chimneys using the shermansmoke. Yeah, fps drops a little but that'a fine.

btw: shermansmoke seems to start already with the anim on. I've used it as a "post-bomb" fx and I had to turn it off in the script (otherwise it smokes all the time)...or hide like:

$smoke hide

And, when the bomb explodes you add this to the thread:

$smoke show

Voila'! The smokes appears.

The animations are listed when you click on the "Anim:" plus and minus buttons. If one is "start", you will have to give the entity a target name and start it in the main thread under level waittill prespawn.

$mysmoke anim start

Some emitter or fx models start already on, and would have to be turned off if used as part of a triggerd explosion event.

yeah, the shermansmoke looks perfect!
will set it on all those chimneys then and hopefully fps will stay more or less where they were before...

thanks to all, this saved a lot of time!

maybe someone someday will build a list off all entities with description, screenshot and neccessary settings... this is always so much trial and error!

I like the fx>smoke>firesmoke for chimneys not too thick and long you can give it angles too I think