Bernie Inactive

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

Overview

bernie_inactive is the dormant variant of Bernie the Beard. It functions as an equippable, fueled item that spontaneously reanimates into bernie_active when near eligible players. The prefab handles decay (transforming back to loot) after fuel exhaustion, tracks owner association for attack-based fuel consumption, and synchronizes skin-based visual overlays for the wielder. It integrates heavily with the fueled, equippable, inventoryitem, insulator, lootdropper, and timer components.

Usage example

local inst = SpawnPrefab("bernie_inactive")
inst.Transform:SetPosition(0, 0, 0)
inst.components.fueled:InitializeFuelLevel(100)
inst.components.fueled:StartConsuming()

Dependencies & tags

Components used: inspectable, inventoryitem, equippable, insulator, fueled, timer, lootdropper
Tags: Adds nopunch

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
_isdeadstate	boolean or nil	nil	Indicates if Bernie is in the dead/empty-fuel state (true) or active (nil).
_decaytask	Task or nil	nil	Reference to the scheduled decay task.
_activatetask	PeriodicTask or nil	nil	Reference to the periodic reanimation check task.
_lastowner	Entity or nil	nil	Stores the last entity that equipped Bernie for event listener management.
hotheaded	function	commonfn.hotheaded	Helper function to check if a player is in a "hotheaded" state.
isleadercrazy	function	commonfn.isleadercrazy	Helper function to check if a player is the leader and in a "crazy" state.

Main functions

dodecay(inst)

• Description: Destroys bernie_inactive, drops loot items (beardhair, beefalowool, silk) and a small_puff FX, then removes the entity.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.

startdecay(inst)

• Description: Schedules the dodecay function to execute after TUNING.BERNIE_DECAY_TIME seconds.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.

stopdecay(inst)

• Description: Cancels a pending decay task if active.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.

tryreanimate(inst)

• Description: Scans for eligible nearby players (hotheaded or isleadercrazy, within 16 units, and visible). If found, spawns a bernie_active instance, transfers fuel percentage to health, preserves position/rotation, and removes bernie_inactive.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.
• Error states: No-op if no eligible players are within range.

activate(inst)

• Description: Starts a periodic task (every 1 second) to call tryreanimate and attempt reanimation.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.

deactivate(inst)

• Description: Cancels the reanimation periodic task.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.

onfuelchange(section, oldsection, inst)

• Description: Handles transitions between fueled states (dead/alive). Updates animations, dapperness, insulation, inventory image, activates/deactivates decay/reanimation logic, and adjusts visual overlays when equipped.
• Parameters:
  • section (number) — current fuel section index (derived internally).
  • oldsection (number) — previous fuel section index.
  • inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
• Returns: Nothing.

OnEquip(inst, owner)

• Description: Handles Bernie being equipped by a player: updates equippable animations, starts fuel consumption if not dead, sets skin-based item overlays, manages onattackother event listener for fuel consumption during attacks.
• Parameters:
  • inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
  • owner (Entity) — the entity equipping Bernie.
• Returns: Nothing.

OnUnequip(inst, owner)

• Description: Handles Bernie being unequipped: restores owner animations, stops fuel consumption, removes onattackother listener.
• Parameters:
  • inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
  • owner (Entity) — the entity unequipping Bernie.
• Returns: Nothing.

OnEquipToModel(inst, owner, from_ground)

• Description: Handles equipping to a model (e.g., in UI): stops fuel consumption, removes onattackother listener.
• Parameters:
  • inst (Entity) — the Bernie inactive instance.
  • owner (Entity) — the entity/model.
  • from_ground (boolean) — ignored in this implementation.
• Returns: Nothing.

bernie_swap_object_helper(owner, skin_build, symbol, guid)

• Description: Applies skin-specific animation overrides to the owner’s AnimState for proper visual representation of Bernie while equipped.
• Parameters:
  • owner (Entity) — the player entity.
  • skin_build (string or nil) — skin build name.
  • symbol (string) — animation symbol name (e.g., "swap_bernie_dead").
  • guid (number) — Bernie’s instance GUID.
• Returns: Nothing.

Events & listeners

• Listens to:
  • "onputininventory" → topocket (stops decay and reanimation)
  • "ondropped" → toground (triggers decay if dead, or reanimation if alive)
  • "onattackother" via inst:ListenForEvent(...) on the owner — reduces fuel on attack (unless dead or riding)
  • "onentitywake" → onentitywake (activates if not held, alive, and awake)
• Pushes:
  • "equipskinneditem" / "unequipskinneditem" when equipped/unequipped with a skin.
  • "imagechange" (via inventoryitem:ChangeImageName) when image updates.
  • "percentusedchange" (via fueled component).
  • "onfueldsectionchanged" (via fueled component).
  • "loot_prefab_spawned" (via lootdropper:SpawnLootPrefab).
  • "on_loot_dropped" (via lootdropper).