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Lavaarena Rhinobumpfx

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

Overview​

lavaarena_rhinobumpfx is a lightweight prefab that creates a transient visual effect (FX tag) to represent a collision or impact event in the Lava Arena. It is instantiated only on non-dedicated clients and destroyed automatically after animation completes or after a short delay on the master simulation. The entity is non-persistent, non-networked, and solely for rendering purposes.

Usage example​

This prefab is not typically instantiated directly by modders. It is spawned internally via TheNet:SpawnEntity() or similar network-aware logic (e.g., when a rhino or similar creature bump occurs in the Lava Arena). Example usage in a mod context would be:

local fx = Prefab("rhinobumpfx")()
fx.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)

However, in practice, it is expected to be spawned by high-level game logic and receive position via a proxy GUID, not manually positioned.

Dependencies & tags​

Components used: None (uses only entity, transform, animstate, and network). Tags: Adds FX.

Properties​

No public properties.

Main functions​

PlayImpactAnim(proxy)​

  • Description: Inner helper function that creates and configures the FX entity. It uses the proxy entity's transform as a positional source and plays a short animation (rhino_impact/anim) with a fixed offset. Automatically removes the entity when the animation finishes.
  • Parameters: proxy (entity proxy) — A proxy reference used to synchronize the FX entity’s transform to the source entity’s location.
  • Returns: Nothing (void). The entity is self-contained and auto-removed.
  • Error states: None identified.

Events & listeners​

  • Listens to: animover — Fires when the animation completes, triggering inst.Remove() to clean up the entity.
  • Pushes: None.