Prototype/Explosion

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Prototype definitions » PrototypeBase » Prototype/Entity » Prototype/Explosion

Used to play an animation and a sound.

Prototype/Explosion — explosion
animations	::	AnimationVariations
beam	::	bool (optional)
correct_rotation	::	bool (optional)
fade_in_duration	::	uint8 (optional)
fade_out_duration	::	uint8 (optional)
height	::	float (optional)
light	::	LightDefinition (optional)
light_intensity_factor_final	::	float (optional)
light_intensity_factor_initial	::	float (optional)
light_intensity_peak_end_progress	::	float (optional)
light_intensity_peak_start_progress	::	float (optional)
light_size_factor_final	::	float (optional)
light_size_factor_initial	::	float (optional)
light_size_peak_end_progress	::	float (optional)
light_size_peak_start_progress	::	float (optional)
render_layer	::	RenderLayer (optional)
rotate	::	bool (optional)
scale	::	float (optional)
scale_animation_speed	::	bool (optional)
scale_deviation	::	float (optional)
scale_end	::	float (optional)
scale_in_duration	::	uint8 (optional)
scale_increment_per_tick	::	float (optional)
scale_initial	::	float (optional)
scale_initial_deviation	::	float (optional)
scale_out_duration	::	uint8 (optional)
smoke	::	string (optional)
smoke_count	::	uint16 (optional)
smoke_slow_down_factor	::	float (optional)
sound	::	Sound (optional)
Inherited from Prototype/Entity
icons, icon, icon_size (IconSpecification)	::	IconSpecification
additional_pastable_entities	::	table of string (optional)
alert_icon_scale	::	float (optional)
alert_icon_shift	::	vector (optional)
allow_copy_paste	::	bool (optional)
autoplace	::	AutoplaceSpecification (optional)
build_base_evolution_requirement	::	double (optional)
build_grid_size	::	uint8 (optional)
build_sound	::	Sound (optional)
close_sound	::	Sound (optional)
collision_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
collision_mask	::	CollisionMask (optional)
created_effect	::	Trigger (optional)
created_smoke	::	CreateTrivialSmokeEffectItem (optional)
drawing_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
emissions_per_second	::	double (optional)
enemy_map_color	::	Color (optional)
fast_replaceable_group	::	string (optional)
flags	::	EntityPrototypeFlags (optional)
friendly_map_color	::	Color (optional)
hit_visualization_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
map_color	::	Color (optional)
map_generator_bounding_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
minable	::	MinableProperties (optional)
mined_sound	::	Sound (optional)
mining_sound	::	Sound (optional)
next_upgrade	::	string (optional)
open_sound	::	Sound (optional)
placeable_by	::	ItemToPlace or table of ItemToPlace (optional)
protected_from_tile_building	::	bool (optional)
radius_visualisation_specification	::	RadiusVisualisationSpecification (optional)
remains_when_mined	::	string or table of string (optional)
remove_decoratives	::	string (optional)
rotated_sound	::	Sound (optional)
selectable_in_game	::	bool (optional)
selection_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
selection_priority	::	uint8 (optional)
shooting_cursor_size	::	double (optional)
sticker_box	::	BoundingBox (optional)
subgroup	::	string (optional)
tile_height	::	uint32 (optional)
tile_width	::	uint32 (optional)
trigger_target_mask	::	TriggerTargetMask (optional)
vehicle_impact_sound	::	Sound (optional)
water_reflection	::	WaterReflectionDefinition (optional)
working_sound	::	WorkingSound (optional)
Inherited from PrototypeBase
name	::	string
type	::	string
localised_description	::	LocalisedString (optional)
localised_name	::	LocalisedString (optional)
order	::	Order (optional)

Extensions

• Prototype/FlameThrowerExplosion flame-thrower-explosion

Mandatory properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/Entity.

animations

Type: AnimationVariations

Optional properties

sound

Type: Sound

smoke

Type: string
Name of a trivial-smoke prototype. Mandatory if smoke_count > 0.

height

Type: float
Default: 1

smoke_slow_down_factor

Type: float
Default: 0

smoke_count

Type: uint16
Default: 0

rotate

Type: bool
Default: false

beam

Type: bool
Default: false

correct_rotation

Type: bool
Default: false

scale_animation_speed

Type: bool
Default: false

fade_in_duration

Type: uint8
Default: 0

fade_out_duration

Type: uint8
Default: 0

render_layer

Type: RenderLayer
Default: "explosion"

scale_in_duration

Type: uint8
Default: 0

scale_out_duration

Type: uint8
Default: 0

scale_end

Type: float
Default: 1

scale_increment_per_tick

Type: float
Default: 0

light_intensity_factor_initial

Type: float
Default: 0.0f
Silently clamped to be between 0 and 1.

light_intensity_factor_final

Type: float
Default: 0.0f
Silently clamped to be between 0 and 1.

light_size_factor_initial

Type: float
Default: 0.05f
Silently clamped to be between 0 and 1.

light_size_factor_final

Type: float
Default: 0.1f
Silently clamped to be between 0 and 1.

light

Type: LightDefinition

light_intensity_peak_start_progress

Type: float
Default: 0.0f

light_intensity_peak_end_progress

Type: float
Default: 0.9f

light_size_peak_start_progress

Type: float
Default: 0.1f

light_size_peak_end_progress

Type: float
Default: 0.5f

scale_initial

Type: float
Default: 1

scale_initial_deviation

Type: float
Default: 0

scale

Type: float
Default: 1

scale_deviation

Type: float
Default: 0