Mflash.tbl

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Ai.tbl*	/ai/aicode.cpp
Ai_profiles.tbl*	/ai/ai_profiles.cpp
Animation.tbl**	/model/modelanimation.cpp
Armor.tbl*	/ship/ship.cpp
Asteroid.tbl*	/asteroid/asteroid.cpp
Autopilot.tbl*	/autopilot/autopilot.cpp
Cheats.tbl*	/cheats_table/cheats_table.cpp
Colors.tbl*	/globalincs/alphacolors.cpp
Curves.tbl*	/math/curves.cpp
Controlconfigdefaults.tbl	/controlconfig/controlsconfigcommon.cpp
Credits.tbl*	/menuui/credits.cpp
Cutscenes.tbl*	/cutscene/cutscenes.cpp
Decals.tbl**	/decals/decals.cpp
Fireball.tbl*	/fireball/fireballs.cpp
Fonts.tbl*	/graphics/font.cpp
Game_settings.tbl*	/mod_table/mod_table.cpp
Glowpoints.tbl*	/model/modelread.cpp
Help.tbl*	/gamehelp/contexthelp.cpp
Hud_gauges.tbl*	/hud/hudparse.cpp
Icons.tbl*	/mission/missionbriefcommon.cpp
Iff_defs.tbl*	/iff_defs/iff_defs.cpp
Keywords.tbl*	Not In Codebase
Lighting_Profiles.tbl*	/lighting/lighting_profiles.cpp
Lightning.tbl*	/nebula/neblightning.cpp
Mainhall.tbl*	/menuui/mainhallmenu.cpp
Medals.tbl*	/stats/medals.cpp
Messages.tbl*	/mission/missionmessage.cpp
Mflash.tbl*	/weapon/muzzleflash.cpp
Music.tbl*	/gamesnd/eventmusic.cpp
Nebula.tbl*	/nebula/neb.cpp
Objecttypes.tbl*	/ship/ship.cpp
Options.tbl*	Not In Codebase
Particle effects(-part.tbm)**	/particle/effects...
Post_processing.tbl	/graphics/gropenglpostprocessing.cpp
Rank.tbl*	/stats/scoring.cpp
Scpui.tbl*	Not In Codebase
Scripting.tbl*	/parse/scripting.cpp
Ships.tbl*	/ship/ship.cpp
Sexps.tbl**	/parse/sexp/sexp_lookup.cpp
Sounds.tbl*	/gamesnd/gamesnd.cpp
Species_defs.tbl*	/species_defs/species_defs.cpp
Species.tbl*	/menuui/techmenu.cpp
Ssm.tbl*	/hud/hudartillery.cpp
Stars.tbl*	/starfield/starfield.cpp
Strings.tbl*	/localization/localize.cpp
Tips.tbl*	/menuui/playermenu.cpp
Traitor.tbl*	/stats/scoring.cpp
Tstrings.tbl*	/localization/localize.cpp
Virtual_pofs.tbl*	/model/modelreplace.cpp
Weapon_expl.tbl*	/weapon/weapons.cpp
Weapons.tbl*	/weapon/weapons.cpp

The mflash.tbl is used to define different muzzleflashes that are seen in game.

This table is one of the Modular Tables and can be extended with xxx-mfl.tbm

Format

• Table begins with #Muzzle flash types
• Each muzzleflash is its own section that starts with $Mflash:
• Table ends with #end

Mflash:

+name:

• Defines the name of the muzzleflash
• Every muzzleflash may have several graphics (animations) attached to it
• Every 'blob' needs their own +blob_name:, +blob_offset:, and +blob_radius: properties
• Syntax: String

+override

FS2 Open 3.6.10:

• Removes the existing blobs before adding new ones.

+blob_name:

• Defines the animation used for the 'blob'
• Syntax: String

+blob_offset:

• Defines the distance from the firing point along the 'line of fire' for the centerpoint of animation
• Syntax: Float

+blob_radius:

• Defines the radius of the animation
• Syntax: Float

Sample

• Retail FreeSpace 2 table
• Has 1 muzzleflash that has four animations attached to it

#Muzzle flash types

;; small muzzle flash
$Mflash:
+name:			mflash_small		;; whatever you want to name it

+blob_name:		expmissilehit1					;; anim name, offset from muzzle, radius
+blob_offset:	1.0 
+blob_radius:	6.0					

+blob_name:		expmissilehit1					;; anim name, offset from muzzle, radius
+blob_offset:	4.5
+blob_radius:	4.0					

+blob_name:		expmissilehit1					;; anim name, offset from muzzle, radius
+blob_offset:	6.0
+blob_radius:	3.0					

+blob_name:		expmissilehit1					;; anim name, offset from muzzle, radius
+blob_offset:	8.5
+blob_radius:	3.0					


#end