Acidraindrop

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-04

Overview

acidraindrop is a prefab generator script that defines two distinct entity prefabs for visual acid rain effects: acidraindrop for single-playback smoke puffs and acidsmoke_endless for looping smoke effects. It handles animation, sound, and self-cleanup of FX entities without requiring network synchronization.

Usage example

-- Spawn a transient smoke puff at position (x, y, z)
local inst = SpawnPrefab("acidraindrop")
if inst then
    inst.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)
    inst.RestartFx() -- Re-trigger animation (optional)
end

-- Spawn a looping smoke effect (e.g., near an acid pool)
local endless = SpawnPrefab("acidsmoke_endless")
if endless then
    endless.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)
    endless.DoCustomHide() -- Pause looping
    endless.DoCustomShow() -- Resume looping
end

Dependencies & tags

Components used: None identified.
Tags: Adds FX.

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
_queue_hide	boolean or nil	nil	Internal flag used by the endless variant to queue hiding after animation completes.
pool	table or nil	nil	Optional reference to a pooled entity list; used during cleanup.

Main functions

RestartFx(inst)

• Description: Randomizes scale (between 0.5 and 0.9), selects and plays a random smoke animation (smoke_1, smoke_2, or smoke_3), and schedules a sizzle sound effect on the first frame.
• Parameters: inst (entity) — the entity instance to affect.
• Returns: Nothing.

EndlessHide(inst)

• Description: Marks the endless smoke entity to be hidden after its current animation completes, instead of restarting.
• Parameters: inst (entity) — the endless smoke entity.
• Returns: Nothing.

EndlessShow(inst)

• Description: Makes the endless smoke entity visible and resumes its looping animation cycle.
• Parameters: inst (entity) — the endless smoke entity.
• Returns: Nothing.

Events & listeners

• Listens to: animover — triggers cleanup (acidraindrop) or restart/queue logic (acidsmoke_endless).
• Pushes: None identified.