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#include "arc.qh"
 
#ifdef SVQC
#include <common/gametypes/gametype/onslaught/sv_generator.qh>
#include <common/gametypes/gametype/onslaught/sv_onslaught.qh>
 
bool W_Arc_Beam_Send(entity this, entity to, int sf)
{
    WriteHeader(MSG_ENTITY, ENT_CLIENT_ARC_BEAM);
 
    // Truncate information when this beam is displayed to the owner client
    // - The owner client has no use for beam start position or directions,
    //    it always figures this information out for itself with csqc code.
    // - Spectating the owner also truncates this information.
    bool drawlocal = (to == this.owner || (to.enemy == this.owner && IS_SPEC(to)));
    if (drawlocal)
        sf &= ~ARC_SF_LOCALMASK;
 
    WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, sf);
    WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, weaponslot(this.weaponentity_fld));
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_UPDATE)
    {
        WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, drawlocal);
        WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, etof(this.owner));
    }
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_START) // starting location
        WriteVector(MSG_ENTITY, this.beam_start);
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_WANTDIR) // want/aim direction
        WriteVector(MSG_ENTITY, this.beam_wantdir);
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_BEAMDIR) // beam direction
        WriteAngleVector(MSG_ENTITY, this.beam_dir);
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_BEAMTYPE) // beam type
        WriteByte(MSG_ENTITY, this.beam_type);
 
    return true;
}
 
void Reset_ArcBeam(entity player, vector forward)
{
    for (int slot = 0; slot < MAX_WEAPONSLOTS; ++slot)
    {
        .entity weaponentity = weaponentities[slot];
        if (!player.(weaponentity).arc_beam)
            continue;
        player.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_dir = forward;
        player.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_teleporttime = time;
    }
}
 
float Arc_GetHeat_Percent(entity player, .entity weaponentity)
{
    if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max) <= 0 || WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_min) <= 0)
    {
        player.arc_overheat = 0;
        return 0;
    }
    if (player.(weaponentity).arc_beam)
        return player.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_heat / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max);
 
    if (player.arc_overheat > time)
        return (player.arc_overheat - time) / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max)
            * player.arc_cooldown;
    return 0;
}
void Arc_Player_SetHeat(entity player, .entity weaponentity)
{
    player.(weaponentity).arc_heat_percent = Arc_GetHeat_Percent(player, weaponentity);
    //dprint("Heat: ", ftos(player.arc_heat_percent * 100), "%\n");
}
 
void W_Arc_Bolt_Explode(entity this, entity directhitentity)
{
    this.event_damage = func_null;
    RadiusDamage(this, this.realowner,
        WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_damage),
        WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_edgedamage),
        WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_radius),
        NULL,
        NULL,
        WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_force),
        this.projectiledeathtype,
        this.weaponentity_fld,
        directhitentity
    );
 
    delete(this);
}
 
void W_Arc_Bolt_Explode_use(entity this, entity actor, entity trigger)
{
    W_Arc_Bolt_Explode(this, trigger);
}
 
void W_Arc_Bolt_Damage(entity this, entity inflictor, entity attacker, float damage, int deathtype, .entity weaponentity, vector hitloc, vector force)
{
    if (GetResource(this, RES_HEALTH) <= 0)
        return;
    if (!W_CheckProjectileDamage(inflictor.realowner, this.realowner, deathtype, -1))
        return; // g_projectiles_damage says to halt
 
    TakeResource(this, RES_HEALTH, damage);
    this.angles = vectoangles(this.velocity);
 
    if (GetResource(this, RES_HEALTH) <= 0)
        W_PrepareExplosionByDamage(this, attacker, getthink(this));
}
 
void W_Arc_Bolt_Touch(entity this, entity toucher)
{
    PROJECTILE_TOUCH(this, toucher);
    if (this.cnt >= WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_bounce_count) || !WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_bounce_count) || toucher.takedamage == DAMAGE_AIM)
        this.use(this, NULL, toucher);
    else
    {
        ++this.cnt;
        Send_Effect(EFFECT_BALL_SPARKS, this.origin, this.velocity, 1);
        this.angles = vectoangles(this.velocity);
        this.owner = NULL;
        this.projectiledeathtype |= HITTYPE_BOUNCE;
        if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_bounce_explode))
            RadiusDamage(this, this.realowner,
                WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_damage),
                WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_edgedamage),
                WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_radius),
                NULL,
                NULL,
                WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_force),
                this.projectiledeathtype,
                this.weaponentity_fld,
                toucher
            );
        if (this.cnt == 1 && WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_bounce_lifetime))
            this.nextthink = time + WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_bounce_lifetime);
    }
}
 
void W_Arc_Attack_Bolt(Weapon thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire)
{
    W_SetupShot(actor, weaponentity, false, 2, SND_ARC_BOLT_FIRE, CH_WEAPON_A, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_damage), thiswep.m_id | HITTYPE_SECONDARY);
 
    W_MuzzleFlash(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, w_shotorg, w_shotdir);
 
    entity missile = new(missile);
    missile.owner = missile.realowner = actor;
    missile.bot_dodge = true;
    IL_PUSH(g_bot_dodge, missile);
    missile.bot_dodgerating = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_damage);
 
    missile.takedamage = DAMAGE_YES;
    SetResourceExplicit(missile, RES_HEALTH, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_health));
    missile.damageforcescale = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_damageforcescale);
    missile.event_damage = W_Arc_Bolt_Damage;
    missile.damagedbycontents = true;
    IL_PUSH(g_damagedbycontents, missile);
 
    settouch(missile, W_Arc_Bolt_Touch);
    missile.cnt = 0;
    missile.use = W_Arc_Bolt_Explode_use;
    setthink(missile, adaptor_think2use_hittype_splash);
    missile.nextthink = time + WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_lifetime);
    PROJECTILE_MAKETRIGGER(missile);
    missile.projectiledeathtype = thiswep.m_id | HITTYPE_SECONDARY;
    missile.weaponentity_fld = weaponentity;
    setorigin(missile, w_shotorg);
    setsize(missile, '0 0 0', '0 0 0');
 
    set_movetype(missile, MOVETYPE_BOUNCEMISSILE);
    W_SetupProjVelocity_PRE(missile, WEP_ARC, bolt_);
 
    missile.angles = vectoangles(missile.velocity);
    missile.flags = FL_PROJECTILE;
    IL_PUSH(g_projectiles, missile);
    missile.missile_flags = MIF_SPLASH;
 
    CSQCProjectile(missile, true, PROJECTILE_ARC_BOLT, true);
 
    MUTATOR_CALLHOOK(EditProjectile, actor, missile);
 
    ++actor.(weaponentity).misc_bulletcounter;
    if (actor.(weaponentity).misc_bulletcounter == 0)
    {
        ATTACK_FINISHED(actor, weaponentity) = time + WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_refire2) * W_WeaponRateFactor(actor);
        weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_FIRE1, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_refire), w_ready);
    }
    else
        weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_FIRE1, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_refire), W_Arc_Attack_Bolt);
}
 
void W_Arc_Beam_Think(entity this)
{
    .entity weaponentity = this.weaponentity_fld;
    entity own = this.owner;
    if (this != own.(weaponentity).arc_beam)
    {
        delete(this);
        return;
    }
 
    int burst;
    if ((PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK2(own) && !WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt)) || this.beam_bursting)
    {
        if (!this.beam_bursting)
            this.beam_bursting = true;
        burst = ARC_BT_BURSTMASK;
    }
    else
        burst = 0;
 
    Weapon thiswep = WEP_ARC;
 
    // TODO: use standard weapon use checks here!
    if (!IS_PLAYER(own) || IS_DEAD(own) || STAT(FROZEN, own) || game_stopped || own.vehicle
    || !weapon_prepareattack_check(thiswep, own, weaponentity, this.beam_bursting, -1)
    || own.(weaponentity).m_switchweapon != WEP_ARC
    || (!PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(own) && !burst)
    || (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max) > 0 && this.beam_heat >= WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max)))
    {
        if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, cooldown) > 0)
        {
            float cooldown_speed;
            if (this.beam_heat > WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_min) && WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, cooldown) > 0)
                cooldown_speed = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, cooldown);
            else if (!burst)
                cooldown_speed = this.beam_heat / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_refire);
            else
                cooldown_speed = 0;
 
            bool overheat = (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max) > 0 && this.beam_heat >= WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max));
            if (overheat)
            {
                Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_OVERHEAT, this.beam_start, this.beam_wantdir, 1);
                sound(this, CH_WEAPON_A, SND_ARC_STOP, VOL_BASE, ATTN_NORM);
            }
 
            if (cooldown_speed)
            {
                if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, cooldown_release) || overheat)
                    own.arc_overheat = time + this.beam_heat / cooldown_speed;
                own.arc_cooldown = cooldown_speed;
            }
        }
 
        if (this == own.(weaponentity).arc_beam)
            own.(weaponentity).arc_beam = NULL;
        if (!thiswep.wr_checkammo1(thiswep, own, weaponentity) && !(own.items & IT_UNLIMITED_AMMO))
        {
            // NOTE: this doesn't force the switch
            W_SwitchToOtherWeapon(own, weaponentity);
        }
        own.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = false; // allow switching weapons
        delete(this);
        return;
    }
 
    // decrease ammo
    float coefficient = frametime;
    if (!(own.items & IT_UNLIMITED_AMMO))
    {
        float rootammo = (burst ? WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, burst_ammo) : WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_ammo));
        if (rootammo)
        {
            float curr_ammo = GetResource(own, thiswep.ammo_type);
            coefficient = min(coefficient, curr_ammo / rootammo);
            SetResource(own, thiswep.ammo_type, max(0, curr_ammo - rootammo * frametime));
        }
    }
 
    float heat_speed = (burst ? WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, burst_heat) : WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_heat));
    this.beam_heat = min(WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max), this.beam_heat + heat_speed * frametime);
 
    makevectors(own.v_angle);
 
    W_SetupShot_Range(
        own,
        weaponentity,
        true,
        0,
        SND_Null,
        0,
        WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_damage) * coefficient,
        WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_range),
        thiswep.m_id
    );
 
    // After teleport, "lock" the beam until the teleport is confirmed.
    if (time < this.beam_teleporttime + ANTILAG_LATENCY(own))
        w_shotdir = this.beam_dir;
 
    // network information: shot origin and want/aim direction
    if (this.beam_start != w_shotorg)
    {
        this.SendFlags |= ARC_SF_START;
        this.beam_start = w_shotorg;
    }
    if (this.beam_wantdir != w_shotdir)
    {
        this.SendFlags |= ARC_SF_WANTDIR;
        this.beam_wantdir = w_shotdir;
    }
 
    if (!this.beam_initialized)
    {
        this.beam_dir = w_shotdir;
        this.beam_initialized = true;
    }
 
    // WEAPONTODO: Detect player velocity so that the beam curves when moving too
    // idea: blend together this.beam_dir with the inverted direction the player is moving in
    // might have to make some special accomodation so that it only uses view_right and view_up
 
    // note that if we do this, it'll always be corrected to a maximum angle by beam_maxangle handling
 
    float segments = 1;
    if (this.beam_dir != w_shotdir)
    {
        // calculate how much we're going to move the end of the beam to the want position
        float angle = vlen(w_shotdir - this.beam_dir) * RAD2DEG;
        if (angle < 0.01) // snap only when very close so it's impossible to notice
            this.beam_dir = w_shotdir; // snap otherwise vectors will never actually be the same
        else
        {
            float max_blendfactor = 1;
            if (angle && angle > WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle))
                max_blendfactor = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle) / angle;
            float blendfactor = bound(0, (1 - (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_returnspeed) * frametime)), max_blendfactor);
            this.beam_dir = normalize((w_shotdir * (1 - blendfactor)) + (this.beam_dir * blendfactor));
        }
 
        // network information: beam direction
        this.SendFlags |= ARC_SF_BEAMDIR;
 
        // calculate how many segments are needed
        float max_allowed_segments = ARC_MAX_SEGMENTS;
        if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_distancepersegment))
        {
            max_allowed_segments = 1 + vlen(w_shotdir) / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_distancepersegment);
            max_allowed_segments = bound(1, max_allowed_segments, ARC_MAX_SEGMENTS);
        }
 
        if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_degreespersegment))
        {
            segments = min(angle, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle)) / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_degreespersegment);
            segments = bound(1, segments, max_allowed_segments);
        }
    }
 
    vector beam_endpos = w_shotorg + (this.beam_dir * WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_range));
    float beam_controlpoint_dist = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_range) * bound(0.001, 1 - WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_tightness), 1);
    vector beam_controlpoint = w_shotorg + w_shotdir * beam_controlpoint_dist;
 
    int new_beam_type = 0;
    vector last_origin = w_shotorg;
    vector original_start_pos = w_shotorg;
    vector last_origin_prev = '0 0 0';
    for (int i = 1; i <= segments; ++i)
    {
        // WEAPONTODO (client):
        // In order to do nice fading and pointing on the starting segment, we must always
        // have that drawn as a separate triangle... However, that is difficult to do when
        // keeping in mind the above problems and also optimizing the amount of segments
        // drawn on screen at any given time. (Automatic beam quality scaling, essentially)
 
        vector new_origin = bezier_quadratic_getpoint(
            w_shotorg,
            beam_controlpoint,
            beam_endpos,
            i / segments
        );
 
        WarpZone_traceline_antilag(
            own,
            last_origin,
            new_origin,
            MOVE_NORMAL,
            NULL,
            ANTILAG_LATENCY(own)
        );
 
        last_origin_prev = last_origin; // used later to calculate damage force direction
        last_origin = trace_endpos;
 
        // Do all the transforms for warpzones right now, as we already "are" in the post-trace
        // system (if we hit a player, that's always BEHIND the last passed wz).
        w_shotorg = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, w_shotorg);
 
        if (trace_fraction == 1)
        {
            beam_controlpoint = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, beam_controlpoint);
            beam_endpos = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, beam_endpos);
            continue;
        }
 
        if (!trace_ent)
        {
            // we collided with geometry
            new_beam_type = ARC_BT_WALL;
            break;
        }
 
        // we collided with an entity
        bool is_player = (IS_PLAYER(trace_ent) || trace_ent.classname == "body" || IS_MONSTER(trace_ent));
        if (trace_ent != own && SAME_TEAM(own, trace_ent))
        {
            float roothealth = (burst ? WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, burst_healing_hps) : WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_healing_hps));
            float rootarmor  = (burst ? WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, burst_healing_aps) : WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_healing_aps));
            float hplimit    = (IS_PLAYER(trace_ent) ? WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_healing_hmax) : RES_LIMIT_NONE);
            Heal(trace_ent, own, (roothealth * coefficient), hplimit);
            if (IS_PLAYER(trace_ent) && rootarmor
            && GetResource(trace_ent, RES_ARMOR) <= WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_healing_amax))
            {
                GiveResourceWithLimit(trace_ent, RES_ARMOR, (rootarmor * coefficient), WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_healing_amax));
                trace_ent.pauserotarmor_finished = max(trace_ent.pauserotarmor_finished, time + autocvar_g_balance_pause_armor_rot);
            }
            if (roothealth || rootarmor)
                new_beam_type = ARC_BT_HEAL;
        }
        else if (trace_ent.takedamage && (is_player || WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_nonplayerdamage)))
        {
            // calculate our own hit origin as trace_endpos tends to jump around annoyingly (to player origin?)
            // NO. trace_endpos should be just fine. If not,
            // that's an engine bug that needs proper debugging.
            vector hitorigin = trace_endpos;
            float falloff = 1;
            if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_falloff_halflifedist))
                falloff = ExponentialFalloff(
                    WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_falloff_mindist),
                    WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_falloff_maxdist),
                    WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_falloff_halflifedist),
                    vlen(WarpZone_UnTransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, hitorigin) - original_start_pos)
                );
 
            float damage;
            if (is_player)
            {
                if (burst)
                    damage = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, burst_damage);
                else
                    damage = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_damage);
            }
            else
                damage = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_nonplayerdamage);
            damage *= coefficient * falloff;
 
            if (accuracy_isgooddamage(own, trace_ent))
                accuracy_add(own, WEP_ARC, 0, damage, 0); // add to hit
 
            vector new_dir = normalize(new_origin - last_origin_prev);
            new_dir = WarpZone_TransformVelocity(WarpZone_trace_transform, new_dir);
            float force = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_force) * coefficient * falloff;
            Damage(trace_ent, own, own, damage, WEP_ARC.m_id, weaponentity, hitorigin, force * new_dir);
 
            new_beam_type = ARC_BT_HIT;
        }
        break;
    }
 
    // te_explosion(trace_endpos);
 
    // if we're bursting, use burst visual effects
    new_beam_type |= burst;
 
    // network information: beam type
    if (new_beam_type != this.beam_type)
    {
        this.SendFlags |= ARC_SF_BEAMTYPE;
        this.beam_type = new_beam_type;
    }
 
    own.(weaponentity).beam_prev = time;
    this.nextthink = time;
}
 
void W_Arc_Beam(bool burst, entity actor, .entity weaponentity)
{
    // only play fire sound if 1 sec has passed since player let go the fire button
    if (time - actor.(weaponentity).beam_prev > 1)
        sound(actor, CH_WEAPON_A, SND_ARC_FIRE, VOL_BASE, ATTN_NORM);
 
    entity beam = actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam = new(W_Arc_Beam);
    beam.weaponentity_fld = weaponentity;
    beam.solid = SOLID_NOT;
    setthink(beam, W_Arc_Beam_Think);
    beam.owner = actor;
    set_movetype(beam, MOVETYPE_NONE);
    beam.bot_dodge = true;
    IL_PUSH(g_bot_dodge, beam);
    beam.bot_dodgerating = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_damage);
    beam.beam_bursting = boolean(burst);
    Net_LinkEntity(beam, false, 0, W_Arc_Beam_Send);
 
    getthink(beam)(beam);
}
void W_Arc_Attack(Weapon thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire)
{
    if (!actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam || wasfreed(actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam))
    {
        w_ready(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, fire);
        return;
    }
 
    // attack handled by the beam itself, this is just a loop to keep the attack happening!
 
    // NOTE: arc doesn't use a refire
    //ATTACK_FINISHED(actor, weaponentity) = time + WEP_CVAR_PRI(WEP_ARC, refire) * W_WeaponRateFactor(actor);
    actor.(weaponentity).wframe = WFRAME_FIRE1;
    weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_animtime), W_Arc_Attack);
}
void Arc_Smoke(Weapon thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire)
{
    // calculate a rough shot origin to show the effect from TODO: move this to the client side!
    makevectors(actor.v_angle);
    w_shotdir = v_forward;
    vector md = actor.(weaponentity).movedir;
    vector dv = v_forward * md.x + v_right * -md.y + v_up * md.z;
    w_shotorg = actor.origin + actor.view_ofs + dv;
    //W_SetupShot_Range(actor, weaponentity, false, 0, SND_Null, 0, 0, 0, thiswep.m_id);
 
    vector smoke_origin = w_shotorg + actor.velocity*frametime;
    if (actor.arc_overheat > time)
    {
        if (random() < actor.(weaponentity).arc_heat_percent)
            Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_SMOKE, smoke_origin, '0 0 0', 1);
        if (fire & (1 | 2))
        {
            Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_OVERHEAT_FIRE, smoke_origin, w_shotdir, 1);
            if (!actor.arc_smoke_sound)
            {
                actor.arc_smoke_sound = true;
                sound(actor, CH_SHOTS_SINGLE, SND_ARC_LOOP_OVERHEAT, VOL_BASE, ATTN_NORM);
            }
        }
    }
    else if (actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam && WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max) > 0
    && actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_heat > WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_min))
    {
        float frac_to_max = (actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_heat - WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_min)) /
            (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max) - WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_min));
        if (random() < frac_to_max)
            Send_Effect(EFFECT_ARC_SMOKE, smoke_origin, '0 0 0', 1);
    }
 
    bool attacking = PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(actor) || PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK2(actor);
    bool stop_smoke_sound = actor.arc_overheat <= time || !attacking;
    if ((actor.arc_smoke_sound && stop_smoke_sound) || actor.(weaponentity).m_switchweapon != thiswep)
    {
        actor.arc_smoke_sound = false;
        sound(actor, CH_SHOTS_SINGLE, SND_Null, VOL_BASE, ATTEN_NORM);
    }
}
 
METHOD(Arc, wr_aim, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
{
    if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_botaimspeed))
        PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(actor) = bot_aim(actor, weaponentity, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_botaimspeed), 0, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_botaimlifetime), false, true);
    else
        PHYS_INPUT_BUTTON_ATCK(actor) = bot_aim(actor, weaponentity, 1000000, 0, 0.001, false, true);
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_think, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity, int fire))
{
    Arc_Player_SetHeat(actor, weaponentity);
    Arc_Smoke(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, fire);
 
    bool beam_fire2 = ((fire & 2) && !WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt));
 
    if (time >= actor.arc_overheat
    && ((fire & 1) || beam_fire2 || actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam.beam_bursting))
    {
        #if 0
        if (actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
        {
            #if 0
            if (actor.animstate_startframe == actor.anim_shoot.x && actor.animstate_numframes == actor.anim_shoot.y)
                weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, autocvar_g_balance_arc_primary_animtime, w_ready);
            else
            #endif
                weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_animtime), w_ready);
        }
        #endif
 
        if ((!actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam || wasfreed(actor.(weaponentity).arc_beam))
        && weapon_prepareattack(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, boolean(beam_fire2), 0))
        {
            W_Arc_Beam(boolean(beam_fire2), actor, weaponentity);
 
            if (!actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
            {
                actor.(weaponentity).wframe = WFRAME_FIRE1;
                weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_DONTCHANGE, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_animtime), W_Arc_Attack);
                actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = true;
            }
        }
        return;
    }
    else if (fire & 2)
    {
        if (weapon_prepareattack(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, true, 0))
        {
            if (!thiswep.wr_checkammo2(thiswep, actor, weaponentity)
            && !(actor.items & IT_UNLIMITED_AMMO))
            {
                W_SwitchWeapon_Force(actor, w_getbestweapon(actor, weaponentity), weaponentity);
                w_ready(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, fire);
                return;
            }
            int to_shoot = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_count);
            if (!(actor.items & IT_UNLIMITED_AMMO))
            {
                float ammo_available = GetResource(actor, thiswep.ammo_type);
                // We don't want to shoot 3 rounds if there's 2 left in the mag, so we'll use a fraction.
                // Also keep the fraction <= 1 otherwise we'd mag dump in one burst.
                float burst_fraction = min(1, ammo_available / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_ammo));
                to_shoot = floor(to_shoot * burst_fraction);
 
                // We also don't want to use 3 rounds if there's only 2 left.
                int to_use = min(WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_ammo), ammo_available);
                W_DecreaseAmmo(thiswep, actor, to_use, weaponentity);
            }
 
            // Bursting counts up to 0 from a negative.
            actor.(weaponentity).misc_bulletcounter = -to_shoot;
            W_Arc_Attack_Bolt(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, fire);
        }
    }
 
    if (actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev)
    {
        sound(actor, CH_WEAPON_A, SND_ARC_STOP, VOL_BASE, ATTN_NORM);
        weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_FIRE1, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_animtime), w_ready);
        ATTACK_FINISHED(actor, weaponentity) = time + WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_refire) * W_WeaponRateFactor(actor);
    }
    actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = false;
 
    #if 0
    if (fire & 2)
    if (weapon_prepareattack(thiswep, actor, weaponentity, true, autocvar_g_balance_arc_secondary_refire))
    {
        W_Arc_Attack2();
        actor.arc_count = autocvar_g_balance_arc_secondary_count;
        weapon_thinkf(actor, weaponentity, WFRAME_FIRE2, autocvar_g_balance_arc_secondary_animtime, w_arc_checkattack);
        actor.arc_secondarytime = time + autocvar_g_balance_arc_secondary_refire2 * W_WeaponRateFactor(actor);
    }
    #endif
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_suicidemessage, Notification(entity thiswep))
{
    return (w_deathtype & HITTYPE_SECONDARY) ? WEAPON_ARC_SUICIDE_BOLT : WEAPON_THINKING_WITH_PORTALS;
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_init, void(entity thiswep))
{
    if (!arc_shotorigin[0])
    {
        vector vecs = CL_Weapon_GetShotOrg(WEP_ARC.m_id);
        arc_shotorigin[0] = shotorg_adjust(vecs, false, false, 1);
        arc_shotorigin[1] = shotorg_adjust(vecs, false, false, 2);
        arc_shotorigin[2] = shotorg_adjust(vecs, false, false, 3);
        arc_shotorigin[3] = shotorg_adjust(vecs, false, false, 4);
    }
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_checkammo1, bool(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
{
    return (!WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_ammo) || GetResource(actor, thiswep.ammo_type) > 0);
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_checkammo2, bool(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
{
    if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt))
    {
        float ammo_amount = GetResource(actor, thiswep.ammo_type) >= WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_ammo);
        ammo_amount += actor.(weaponentity).(weapon_load[WEP_ARC.m_id]) >= WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, bolt_ammo);
        return ammo_amount;
    }
    else
        return WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, overheat_max) > 0
               && (!WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, burst_ammo) || GetResource(actor, thiswep.ammo_type) > 0);
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_killmessage, Notification(entity thiswep))
{
    return (w_deathtype & HITTYPE_SECONDARY) ? WEAPON_ARC_MURDER_SPRAY : WEAPON_ARC_MURDER;
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_drop, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
{
    weapon_dropevent_item.arc_overheat = actor.arc_overheat;
    weapon_dropevent_item.arc_cooldown = actor.arc_cooldown;
    actor.arc_overheat = 0;
    actor.arc_cooldown = 0;
    actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = false;
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_pickup, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
{
    if (!client_hasweapon(actor, thiswep, weaponentity, false, false)
    && weapon_dropevent_item.arc_overheat > time)
    {
        actor.arc_overheat = weapon_dropevent_item.arc_overheat;
        actor.arc_cooldown = weapon_dropevent_item.arc_cooldown;
    }
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_resetplayer, void(entity thiswep, entity actor))
{
    actor.arc_overheat = 0;
    actor.arc_cooldown = 0;
    for (int slot = 0; slot < MAX_WEAPONSLOTS; ++slot)
    {
        .entity weaponentity = weaponentities[slot];
        actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = false;
    }
}
METHOD(Arc, wr_playerdeath, void(entity thiswep, entity actor, .entity weaponentity))
{
    actor.arc_overheat = 0;
    actor.arc_cooldown = 0;
    actor.(weaponentity).arc_BUTTON_ATCK_prev = false;
}
 
#endif // SVQC
#ifdef CSQC
 
bool autocvar_cl_arcbeam_simple = true;
 
.int beam_slot;
 
METHOD(Arc, wr_impacteffect, void(entity thiswep, entity actor))
{
    if (w_deathtype & HITTYPE_SECONDARY)
    {
        vector org2 = w_org + w_backoff * 2;
        pointparticles(EFFECT_ELECTRO_IMPACT, org2, w_backoff * 1000, 1);
        if (!w_issilent)
            sound(actor, CH_SHOTS, SND_ARC_BOLT_IMPACT, VOL_BASE, ATTN_NORM);
    }
}
 
void Draw_ArcBeam_callback(vector start, vector hit, vector end)
{
    entity beam = Draw_ArcBeam_callback_entity;
    vector transformed_view_org = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, view_origin);
 
    vector hitorigin;
    #if 0
    if (trace_fraction != 1)
    {
        // calculate our own hit origin as trace_endpos tends to jump around annoyingly (to player origin?)
        hitorigin = start + (Draw_ArcBeam_callback_new_dir * Draw_ArcBeam_callback_segmentdist * trace_fraction);
        hitorigin = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, hitorigin);
    }
    else
        hitorigin = hit;
    #else
    hitorigin = hit;
    #endif
 
    float thickness = beam.beam_thickness;
 
    if (autocvar_cl_arcbeam_simple)
        Draw_CylindricLine(start, hit, thickness, beam.beam_image, 0.25, time * -3, beam.beam_color, beam.beam_alpha, DRAWFLAG_NORMAL, transformed_view_org);
    else
    {
        // Thickdir shall be perpendicular to the beam and to the view-to-beam direction (WEAPONTODO: WHY)
        // WEAPONTODO: Wouldn't it be better to be perpendicular to the beam and to the view FORWARD direction?
        vector thickdir = normalize(cross(normalize(start - hit), transformed_view_org - start));
 
        // draw primary beam render
        vector top    = hitorigin + (thickdir * thickness);
        vector bottom = hitorigin - (thickdir * thickness);
 
        vector last_top = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_top);
        vector last_bottom = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_bottom);
 
        // draw segment
        R_BeginPolygon(beam.beam_image, DRAWFLAG_NORMAL, false); // DRAWFLAG_ADDITIVE
        R_PolygonVertex(
            top,
            '0 0.5 0' + ('0 0.5 0' * (thickness / beam.beam_thickness)),
            beam.beam_color,
            beam.beam_alpha
        );
        R_PolygonVertex(
            last_top,
            '0 0.5 0' + ('0 0.5 0' * (Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_thickness / beam.beam_thickness)),
            beam.beam_color,
            beam.beam_alpha
        );
        R_PolygonVertex(
            last_bottom,
            '0 0.5 0' * (1 - (Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_thickness / beam.beam_thickness)),
            beam.beam_color,
            beam.beam_alpha
        );
        R_PolygonVertex(
            bottom,
            '0 0.5 0' * (1 - (thickness / beam.beam_thickness)),
            beam.beam_color,
            beam.beam_alpha
        );
        R_EndPolygon();
 
        // set up for the next
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_thickness = thickness;
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_top = WarpZone_UnTransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, top);
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_bottom = WarpZone_UnTransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, bottom);
    }
 
    // draw trailing particles
    // NOTES:
    //  - Don't use spammy particle counts here, use a FEW small particles around the beam
    //  - We're not using WarpZone_TrailParticles here because we will handle warpzones ourselves.
    if (beam.beam_traileffect)
        trailparticles(beam, beam.beam_traileffect, start, hitorigin);
}
 
void Reset_ArcBeam()
{
    entity e;
    for (e = NULL; (e = findfloat(e, beam_usevieworigin, 1)); )
        e.beam_initialized = false;
    for (e = NULL; (e = findfloat(e, beam_usevieworigin, 2)); )
        e.beam_initialized = false;
}
 
void Draw_ArcBeam(entity this)
{
    float dt = time - this.move_time;
    this.move_time = time;
    if (dt <= 0)
        return;
 
    // origin = beam starting origin
    // v_angle = wanted/aim direction
    // angles = current direction of beam
 
    vector start_pos;
    vector wantdir; //= view_forward;
    vector beamdir; //= this.beam_dir;
 
    float segments;
    if (this.beam_usevieworigin)
    {
        // WEAPONTODO:
        // Currently we have to replicate nearly the same method of figuring
        // out the shotdir that the server does... Ideally in the future we
        // should be able to acquire this from a generalized function built
        // into a weapon system for client code.
 
        // Dr. Jaska: Reply to ^: Do we? If the server would decide where a
        // client draws a beam it would mean that what the client sees will
        // always be lagged and not where they are actually hitting in "real
        // time" after being antilagged. Thus I don't understand the above.
 
        // find where we are aiming
        vector myviewangle = view_angles;
        if (autocvar_chase_active)
        {
            if (autocvar_cl_lockview)
                myviewangle = eX * csqcplayer.v_angle.x + eY * csqcplayer.angles.y;
            else
                myviewangle = warpzone_save_view_angles;
        }
        vector forward, right, up;
        MAKE_VECTORS(myviewangle, forward, right, up);
        entity wepent = viewmodels[this.beam_slot];
 
        this.beam_usevieworigin = (autocvar_chase_active ? 1 : 2);
 
        // decide upon start position
        if (this.beam_usevieworigin == 2)
            start_pos = warpzone_save_view_origin;
        else if (csqcplayer)
            start_pos = csqcplayer.origin + csqcplayer.view_ofs;
        else
            start_pos = this.origin;
 
        vector start_pos_saved = start_pos;
        int v_shot_idx;
        (v_shot_idx = gettagindex(wepent, "shot")) || (v_shot_idx = gettagindex(wepent, "tag_shot"));
        if (v_shot_idx && this.beam_usevieworigin == 2)
        {
            start_pos = gettaginfo(wepent, v_shot_idx) - '0 0 2';
            // ignore our own player model in this traceline otherwise it may be hit with trace_fraction < 1
            // while crouching / standing up due to view height smoothing (cl_smoothviewheight)
            traceline(start_pos_saved, start_pos, MOVE_NORMAL, csqcplayer);
            if (trace_fraction < 1)
            {
                // found an obstacle between view origin and shot tag
                v_shot_idx = 0;
                start_pos = trace_endpos;
                start_pos_saved = start_pos;
            }
        }
 
        // trace forward with an estimation
        WarpZone_TraceLine(
            start_pos_saved,
            start_pos_saved + forward * WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_range),
            MOVE_NOMONSTERS,
            this
        );
 
        // untransform in case our trace went through a warpzone
        vector end_pos = WarpZone_UnTransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, trace_endpos);
 
        // un-adjust trueaim if shotend is too close
        if (vdist(end_pos - start_pos, <, g_trueaim_minrange))
            end_pos = start_pos + (forward * g_trueaim_minrange);
 
        // move shot origin to the actual gun muzzle origin
        vector origin_offset = '0 0 0';
        if (!v_shot_idx || this.beam_usevieworigin != 2)
        {
            this.beam_shotorigin = wepent.movedir;
            origin_offset = right * -this.beam_shotorigin.y + up * this.beam_shotorigin.z;
        }
        else
            this.beam_shotorigin = '0 0 0';
 
        start_pos += origin_offset;
 
        // Move it also forward, but only as far as possible without hitting anything. Don't poke into walls!
        traceline(start_pos, start_pos + forward * this.beam_shotorigin.x, MOVE_NORMAL, this);
        start_pos = trace_endpos;
 
        // calculate the aim direction now
        if (vdist(end_pos - start_pos, >, 0.001))
            wantdir = normalize(end_pos - start_pos);
        else
            wantdir = view_forward;
 
        if (!this.beam_initialized)
        {
            this.beam_dir = wantdir;
            this.beam_initialized = true;
 
            this.beam_muzzleentity.drawmask = MASK_NORMAL; // NOTE: this works around the muzzle entity flashing on the middle of the screen for a frame
        }
 
        segments = 1;
        if (this.beam_dir != wantdir)
        {
            // calculate how much we're going to move the end of the beam to the want position
            float angle = vlen(wantdir - this.beam_dir) * RAD2DEG;
            if (angle < 0.01) // snap only when very close so it's impossible to notice
                this.beam_dir = wantdir; // snap otherwise vectors will never actually be the same
            else
            {
                float max_blendfactor = 1;
                if (angle && angle > WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle))
                    max_blendfactor = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle) / angle;
                float blendfactor = bound(0, (1 - (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_returnspeed) * dt)), max_blendfactor);
                this.beam_dir = normalize((wantdir * (1 - blendfactor)) + (this.beam_dir * blendfactor));
 
                // calculate how many segments are needed
                float max_allowed_segments = ARC_MAX_SEGMENTS;
                if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_distancepersegment))
                {
                    max_allowed_segments = 1 + (vlen(wantdir / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_distancepersegment)));
                    max_allowed_segments = bound(1, max_allowed_segments, ARC_MAX_SEGMENTS);
                }
                if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_degreespersegment))
                {
                    segments = min(angle, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle)) / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_degreespersegment);
                    segments = bound(1, segments, max_allowed_segments);
                }
            }
        }
 
        // set the beam direction which the rest of the code will refer to
        beamdir = this.beam_dir;
 
        // finally, set this.angles to the proper direction so that muzzle attachment points in proper direction
        this.angles = fixedvectoangles2(forward, up); // TODO(Samual): is this == warpzone_save_view_angles?
    }
    else // if (!this.beam_usevieworigin)
    {
        InterpolateOrigin_Do(this);
 
        // set the values from the provided info from the networked entity
        start_pos = this.origin;
        wantdir = this.v_angle;
        beamdir = this.angles;
 
        segments = 1;
        if (beamdir != wantdir)
        {
            float angle = vlen(wantdir - beamdir) * RAD2DEG;
 
            // calculate how many segments are needed
            float max_allowed_segments = ARC_MAX_SEGMENTS;
            if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_distancepersegment))
            {
                max_allowed_segments = 1 + (vlen(wantdir / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_distancepersegment)));
                max_allowed_segments = bound(1, max_allowed_segments, ARC_MAX_SEGMENTS);
            }
 
            if (WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_degreespersegment))
            {
                segments = min(angle, WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_maxangle)) / WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_degreespersegment);
                segments = bound(1, segments, max_allowed_segments);
            }
        }
    }
 
    setorigin(this, start_pos);
    this.beam_muzzleentity.angles.z = random() * 360; // WEAPONTODO: use avelocity instead?
 
    vector beam_endpos = start_pos + (beamdir * WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_range));
    float beam_controlpoint_dist = WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_range) * bound(0.001, 1 - WEP_CVAR(WEP_ARC, beam_tightness), 1);
    vector beam_controlpoint = start_pos + wantdir * beam_controlpoint_dist;
 
    Draw_ArcBeam_callback_entity = this;
    if (!autocvar_cl_arcbeam_simple)
    {
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_thickness = 0;
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_top = start_pos;
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_bottom = start_pos;
    }
 
    vector last_origin = start_pos;
    vector original_start_pos = start_pos;
 
    for (int i = 1; i <= segments; ++i)
    {
        // WEAPONTODO (client):
        // In order to do nice fading and pointing on the starting segment, we must always
        // have that drawn as a separate triangle... However, that is difficult to do when
        // keeping in mind the above problems and also optimizing the amount of segments
        // drawn on screen at any given time. (Automatic beam quality scaling, essentially)
 
        vector new_origin = bezier_quadratic_getpoint(
            start_pos,
            beam_controlpoint,
            beam_endpos,
            i / segments
        );
 
        WarpZone_TraceBox_ThroughZone(
            last_origin,
            '0 0 0',
            '0 0 0',
            new_origin,
            MOVE_NORMAL,
            NULL,
            NULL,
            Draw_ArcBeam_callback
        );
 
        last_origin = trace_endpos;
 
        if (trace_fraction < 1)
            break; // hit something
 
        // Do all the transforms for warpzones right now, as we already "are" in the post-trace
        // system (if we hit a player, that's always BEHIND the last passed wz).
        start_pos = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, start_pos);
        beam_controlpoint = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, beam_controlpoint);
        beam_endpos = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, beam_endpos);
        beamdir = WarpZone_TransformVelocity(WarpZone_trace_transform, beamdir);
        if (!autocvar_cl_arcbeam_simple)
        {
            Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_top = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_top);
            Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_bottom = WarpZone_TransformOrigin(WarpZone_trace_transform, Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_bottom);
        }
    }
 
    // visual effects for startpoint and endpoint
    if (this.beam_hiteffect && trace_fraction < 1 && !(trace_dphitq3surfaceflags & Q3SURFACEFLAG_NOIMPACT))
        pointparticles(
            this.beam_hiteffect,
            last_origin,
            -WarpZone_TransformVelocity(WarpZone_trace_transform, beamdir),
            dt * 2
        );
 
    if (this.beam_hitlight[0])
        adddynamiclight(
            last_origin,
            this.beam_hitlight[0],
            vec3(
                this.beam_hitlight[1],
                this.beam_hitlight[2],
                this.beam_hitlight[3]
            )
        );
 
    if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
        pointparticles(
            this.beam_muzzleeffect,
            original_start_pos + wantdir * 20,
            wantdir * 1000,
            dt * 0.1
        );
 
    if (this.beam_muzzlelight[0])
        adddynamiclight(
            original_start_pos + wantdir * 20,
            this.beam_muzzlelight[0],
            vec3(
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1],
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2],
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3]
            )
        );
 
    // cleanup
    Draw_ArcBeam_callback_entity = NULL;
    if (!autocvar_cl_arcbeam_simple)
    {
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_thickness = 0;
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_top = '0 0 0';
        Draw_ArcBeam_callback_last_bottom = '0 0 0';
    }
}
 
void Remove_ArcBeam(entity this)
{
    delete(this.beam_muzzleentity);
    sound(this, CH_SHOTS_SINGLE, SND_Null, VOL_BASE, ATTEN_NORM);
}
 
NET_HANDLE(ENT_CLIENT_ARC_BEAM, bool isNew)
{
    int sf = ReadByte();
    int slot = ReadByte();
    entity flash;
 
    this.beam_slot = slot;
 
    if (isNew)
    {
        int gunalign = W_GunAlign(viewmodels[slot], STAT(GUNALIGN)) - 1;
 
        this.beam_shotorigin = arc_shotorigin[gunalign]; // get a starting point
 
        // set other main attributes of the beam
        this.draw = Draw_ArcBeam;
        IL_PUSH(g_drawables, this);
        this.entremove = Remove_ArcBeam;
        this.move_time = time;
        loopsound(this, CH_SHOTS_SINGLE, SND_ARC_LOOP, VOL_BASE, ATTEN_NORM);
 
        flash = new(arc_flash);
        flash.owner = this;
        flash.effects = EF_ADDITIVE | EF_FULLBRIGHT;
        //flash.drawmask = MASK_NORMAL;
        flash.solid = SOLID_NOT;
        flash.avelocity.z = 5000;
        setattachment(flash, this, "");
        setorigin(flash, '0 0 0');
 
        this.beam_muzzleentity = flash;
    }
    else
        flash = this.beam_muzzleentity;
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_UPDATE)
    {
        this.beam_usevieworigin = (ReadByte()) // drawlocal?
            ? (autocvar_chase_active ? 1 : 2)
            : 0;
 
        this.sv_entnum = ReadByte();
    }
 
    if (!this.beam_usevieworigin)
    {
        // this.iflags = IFLAG_ORIGIN | IFLAG_ANGLES | IFLAG_V_ANGLE; // why doesn't this work?
        this.iflags = IFLAG_ORIGIN;
 
        InterpolateOrigin_Undo(this);
    }
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_START) // starting location
        this.origin = ReadVector();
    else if (this.beam_usevieworigin) // infer the location from player location
    {
        if (this.beam_usevieworigin == 2)
        {
            // use view origin
            this.origin = view_origin;
        }
        else
        {
            // use player origin so that third person display still works
            this.origin = entcs_receiver(player_localnum).origin + ('0 0 1' * STAT(VIEWHEIGHT));
        }
    }
 
    setorigin(this, this.origin);
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_WANTDIR) // want/aim direction
        this.v_angle = ReadVector();
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_BEAMDIR) // beam direction
        this.angles = ReadAngleVector();
 
    if (sf & ARC_SF_BEAMTYPE) // beam type
    {
        this.beam_type = ReadByte();
 
        vector beamcolor = '1 1 1';
        if ((teamplay && autocvar_cl_tracers_teamcolor == 1) || autocvar_cl_tracers_teamcolor == 2)
            beamcolor = colormapPaletteColor(entcs_GetClientColors(this.sv_entnum - 1) & 0x0F, true);
 
        switch (this.beam_type)
        {
            case ARC_BT_MISS:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 8;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_LIGHTNING);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_WALL: // grenadelauncher_muzzleflash healray_muzzleflash
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 8;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_LIGHTNING);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null; // (EFFECT_GRENADE_MUZZLEFLASH);
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_HEAL:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 8;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM_HEAL);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM_HEAL_IMPACT);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_HIT:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 8;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_LIGHTNING);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 20;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 50;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 0;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_BURST_MISS:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 14;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_LIGHTNING);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_BURST_WALL:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 14;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_LIGHTNING);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_BURST_HEAL:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 14;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM_HEAL);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM_HEAL_IMPACT2);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
            case ARC_BT_BURST_HIT:
                this.beam_color = beamcolor;
                this.beam_alpha = 0.5;
                this.beam_thickness = 14;
                this.beam_traileffect = (EFFECT_ARC_BEAM);
                this.beam_hiteffect = (EFFECT_ARC_LIGHTNING);
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
 
            // shouldn't be possible, but lets make it colorful if it does :D
            default:
                this.beam_color = randomvec();
                this.beam_alpha = 1;
                this.beam_thickness = 8;
                this.beam_traileffect = NULL;
                this.beam_hiteffect = NULL;
                this.beam_hitlight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_hitlight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_hitlight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzleeffect = EFFECT_Null;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[0] = 0;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[1] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[2] = 1;
                this.beam_muzzlelight[3] = 1;
                this.beam_image = "particles/lgbeam";
                if (this.beam_muzzleeffect && autocvar_r_drawviewmodel)
                {
                    setmodel(flash, MDL_ARC_MUZZLEFLASH);
                    flash.alpha = this.beam_alpha;
                    flash.colormod = this.beam_color;
                    flash.scale = 0.35;
                }
                break;
        }
    }
 
    if (!this.beam_usevieworigin)
        InterpolateOrigin_Note(this);
 
    return true;
}
 
#endif // CSQC
#ifdef MENUQC
#include <common/items/item/ammo.qh>
 
METHOD(Arc, describe, string(Arc this))
{
    TC(Arc, this);
    PAGE_TEXT_INIT();
    PAR(_("The %s fires a continuous beam of electricity, steadily dealing damage to any enemies that cross its path."), COLORED_NAME(this));
    PAR(_("The secondary fire rapidly shoots electric bolts forward, exploding on impact and dealing some splash damage."));
    PAR(_("It consumes %s ammo, steadily churning through your supply to maintain the stream."), COLORED_NAME(ITEM_Cells));
    PAR(_("The %s is quite a versatile weapon, however it is more effective at close to medium ranges, since the stream is not instantaneous."), COLORED_NAME(this));
    PAR(W_Guide_Keybinds(this));
    PAR(W_Guide_DPS_primaryDPS(this.netname, "beam", "bolt"));
    return PAGE_TEXT;
}
 
#endif // MENUQC