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Blowdart Lava2

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-07

Overview​

blowdart_lava2 is a weapon prefab designed for the Lava Arena game mode. It implements reticule-based targeting via the aoetargeting and reticule components, allowing players to aim with a persistent, smooth-rotating reticule that follows mouse input. It defines three prefabs: the parent weapon (blowdart_lava2), a standard projectile (blowdart_lava2_projectile), and an explosive variant (blowdart_lava2_projectile_explosive). The projectile prefabs generate animated tail FX and are responsible for in-flight visual feedback. This prefab integrates with the event system via event_server_data hooks for server-side initialization.

Usage example​

-- Typical usage occurs automatically when the Lava Arena loads the weapon prefab
-- Manually constructing an instance requires:
local inst = Prefab("blowdart_lava2", fn, assets, prefabs)()

-- After instantiation, it is ready to be equipped and used as a weapon with reticule targeting
-- Projectile spawning is handled internally by the game's combat/projectile systems when fired.

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: aoetargeting, animstate, network, transform Tags: Adds blowdart, sharp, weapon, rechargeable to the parent weapon; FX, NOCLICK to FX tail entities; projectile to projectiles.

Properties​

No public properties are defined or documented in the constructor. Internal state is stored on entity instance fields (e.g., inst.projectiledelay, inst.thintailcount, inst._fade), but these are not part of the public API.

Main functions​

Not applicable. This file returns prefabs via Prefab(...) calls; no standalone public functions beyond the prefab constructors (fn, projectilefn, projectileexplosivefn) are exported. The internal helper functions (ReticuleTargetFn, ReticuleMouseTargetFn, ReticuleUpdatePositionFn, CreateTail, OnUpdateProjectileTail, commonprojectilefn) are implementation details and not called directly by modders.

Events & listeners​

  • Listens to: animover — registered on FX tail entities to auto-remove the entity when animation completes (inst:ListenForEvent("animover", inst.Remove)).
  • Pushes: None. (Event dispatch is handled via event_server_data("lavaarena", ...).blowdart_postinit / projectile_postinit hooks, not direct PushEvent calls.)