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Lavaarena Elemental

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

Overview​

This file defines the lavaarena_elemental prefab, a flying elemental entity used in lava arena scenarios. It sets up the core visual, physical, and network attributes of the entity, including transform, animation, physics, sound, shadow, and collision systems. The component is not a reusable ECS component but rather a prefab factory — it instantiates and initializes a complete entity instance with predefined properties. Server-side logic is delegated to event_server_data("lavaarena", "prefabs/lavaarena_elemental").master_postinit(inst) after the basic entity structure is established.

Usage example​

This prefab is instantiated by the game engine during level generation or event setup in lava arena scenarios. Modders typically do not instantiate it directly but can reference it as a dependency or override its post-init logic in server scripts:

-- In a server-side mod or scenario script
local elemental = SpawnPrefab("lavaarena_elemental")
if elemental ~= nil then
    elemental.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)
end

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: None (uses only built-in entity subsystems: Transform, AnimState, SoundEmitter, DynamicShadow, Physics, Network).
Tags: character, scarytoprey, elemental, companion, flying, ignorewalkableplatformdrowning, notraptrigger, NOCLICK.

Properties​

No public properties. This file defines only a prefab factory function; no persistent data or state variables are exposed.

Main functions​

No top-level functions are defined in this file beyond the fn() factory function. All initialization logic resides inside fn(), which is passed to Prefab().

fn()​

  • Description: Creates and initializes the lava arena elemental entity. Sets up visual, physical, and network components; configures collision and tag attributes; and delegates server-specific post-initialization to an external handler.
  • Parameters: None.
  • Returns: inst (Entity) — the fully initialized entity instance.
  • Error states: On the client (non-master simulation), returns early after setting up the basic entity without calling master_postinit.

Events & listeners​

None. This file does not define any event listeners or event pushes. Event handling is deferred to the external master_postinit callback.