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WEAPON:DoImpactEffect

  boolean WEAPON:DoImpactEffect( table tr, number damageType )

Description

Called so the weapon can override the impact effects it makes.

Arguments

1 table tr
A TraceResult structure from player's eyes to the impact point
2 number damageType
The damage type of bullet. See DMG enum

Returns

1 boolean
Return true to not do the default thing - which is to call UTIL_ImpactTrace in C++

Example

Makes the SWEP have the AR2 bullet impact effect.

function SWEP:DoImpactEffect( tr, nDamageType ) if ( tr.HitSky ) then return end local effectdata = EffectData() effectdata:SetOrigin( tr.HitPos + tr.HitNormal ) effectdata:SetNormal( tr.HitNormal ) util.Effect( "AR2Impact", effectdata ) end