<function name="ManipulateBoneAngles" parent="Entity" type="classfunc"> <description> Sets custom bone angles. <bug issue="5148">When used repeatedly serverside, this method is strongly discouraged due to the huge network traffic produced.</bug>⤶ <bug issue="5148">When used repeatedly serverside, this method is strongly discouraged due to the huge network traffic produced⤶ ⤶ As of update `2024.10.29` this has been resolved. However, network traffic is still generated and should be taken into consideration.⤶ </bug>⤶ </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <args> <arg name="boneID" type="number">Index of the bone you want to manipulate</arg> <arg name="ang" type="Angle">Angle to apply. The angle is relative to the original bone angle, not relative to the world or the entity.</arg> <arg name="networking" type="boolean" default="true">boolean to network these changes (if called from server)</arg> </args> </function> <example> <description> This example shows the network usage impact of repeatedly using bone manipulation serverside. To see the difference, type in client's console: `net_graph 3`. The rotation is not smooth when using <page>Entity:SetNWFloat</page> because it does not update the value on every frame. </description> <code> local server_only = true -- Change the value! if server_only then if SERVER then hook.Add( "Think", "bone_manipulation_test", function() for _, ent in ipairs( ents.FindByModel( "models/buggy.mdl" ) ) do ent:ManipulateBoneAngles( 28, Angle( 0, 0, RealTime() * 180 ) ) end end ) else hook.Remove( "Think", "bone_manipulation_test" ) end else if SERVER then hook.Add( "Think", "bone_manipulation_test", function() for _, ent in ipairs( ents.FindByModel( "models/buggy.mdl" ) ) do -- Entity:SetNW....() do not broadcast new values instantly. ent:SetNWFloat( "bone_manipulation_test", RealTime() * 180 ) end end ) else hook.Add( "Think", "bone_manipulation_test", function() for _, ent in ipairs( ents.FindByModel( "models/buggy.mdl" ) ) do ent:ManipulateBoneAngles( 28, Angle( 0, 0, ent:GetNWFloat( "bone_manipulation_test" ) ) ) end end ) end end </code> <output>Rotation of the ammo box of all HL2 buggies.</output> </example>