Icebox Porcelain Fx

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-05

Overview

icebox_porcelain_fx is a lightweight, non-persistent prefab used to render a transient visual effect, typically for porcelain item interactions (e.g., breaking porcelain in the Icebox). It uses animation states (pre, loop, pst) to control playback, starts with a pre-animation, transitions to a loop, and is scheduled for automatic removal after completion. The prefab is client-safe and only actively managed on the master simulation.

Usage example

This prefab is instantiated internally by the game during specific interactions and is not typically added directly by modders. As a reference, here is how the underlying logic would be invoked if manually created:

local inst = SpawnPrefab("icebox_porcelain_fx")
inst.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)
inst.Kill() -- triggers immediate termination with post-animation

Dependencies & tags

Components used: None identified
Tags: Adds FX via inst:AddTag("FX")

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
_killtask	Task or nil	nil	Stores the scheduled task for entity removal.

Main functions

Kill(inst)

• Description: Schedules the entity for removal. If no kill task exists, calculates remaining animation time to align removal with animation completion and schedules OnKillTask. If already scheduled, does nothing.
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the instance to destroy.
• Returns: Nothing.
• Error states: If called before animation starts, GetCurrentAnimationLength() may be 0, leading to immediate or incorrect timing.

OnKillTask(inst)

• Description: Internal helper that plays the post-animation (pst) and schedules entity removal after animation duration + padding (2 * FRAMES).
• Parameters: inst (Entity) — the instance being destroyed.
• Returns: Nothing.
• Error states: None documented; assumes valid AnimState state.

Events & listeners

None identified

Assets

The prefab references the following assets:

• anim/ice_box.zip (static bank)
• anim/dynamic/icebox_porcelain.zip (dynamic animation)
• anim/dynamic/icebox_porcelain.dyn (dynamic animation data)