Editing EDF puff type reference

Puffs are special effects spawned at hitscan attack impact points. Hitscan attacks are those 'projectiles' which travel instantly, which includes all gunshots from Doom and the elven wand and dragon claw from Heretic. The syntax is as follows:
 pufftype <name> [ : <base> ]
 {
   thingtype       <name>
   sound           <name>
   hitsound        <name>
   hitpufftype     <name>
   nobloodpufftype <name>
   upspeed         <floating-point value>
   zspread         <floating-point value>
   punchhack       <frame name>
   particles       <number>
   +|-ALWAYSPUFF
   +|-BLOODLESS
   +|-LOCALTHRUST
   +|-RANDOMTICS
   +|-TARGETSHOOTER
 }
==Explanation of fields==
*'''base'''
:Optional ancestor puff type whose attributes to inherit. If you don't want inheritance, remove both ':' and the base name.
*'''thingtype'''
:[[Thingtype|Class of thing]] to spawn when puff is produced. Can be omitted if no visible thing is intended.
*'''sound'''
:Optional sound to play when puff is spawned. Only works if '''thingtype''' is set. Example: the Heretic staff puff has this.
*'''hitsound'''
:Alternate sound to play if the hitscan hits a shootable thing, and if the puff is not replaced by a blood splat. Example: the dragon claw hit puff has this.
*'''hitpufftype'''
:If this one is set and a shootable thing is hit, use this alternate puff type instead of the one defined here. Example: the dragon claw spark has this.
*'''nobloodpufftype'''
:Optional alternate puff type when hitting things with the '''NOBLOOD''' flag. Note that this has priority over '''hitpufftype''' but only against '''NOBLOOD''' targets.
*'''upspeed'''
:Default: 0
:Speed by which the puff thing moves up.
*'''zspread'''
:Default: 4
:Vertical spread by which spawned things are randomly created.
*'''punchhack'''
:Limited use special handler for DOOM fist puff's special behaviour of switching to a different frame (as given by this field) when using the fist attack codepointer. New mods should use dedicated puff types for custom melee attacks.
*'''particles'''
:Optional number of smoke particles to spawn when enabled in the settings. Does not spawn if '''punchhack''' is active and player uses fist.
===Flags===
Prefix these with + or - to add or remove them.
*'''ALWAYSPUFF''': make sure to spawn puff even when hitting a bleeding target. Common with Heretic hitscans.
*'''BLOODLESS''': avoid showing blood when hitting a bleeding target.
*'''LOCALTHRUST''': when hitting shootable things, make sure to thrust them from wherever the puff appears, not from attacker.
*'''RANDOMTICS''': if set, the spawned thing will have its first frame duration randomized
*'''TARGETSHOOTER''': sets puff thing's "target" (originator) to the shooter. In effect, it will act like a projectile explosion, and any codepointer such as [[DetonateEx]] or [[BFGSpray]] from the puff thing will use the shooter as an originator for damage purposes.

==Delta structure==
You can use <code>puffdelta</code> to modify an already defined '''pufftype'''. The syntax is:
 puffdelta
 {
   name <puff name>
   <fields>
 }
The ''fields'' are the same as those from '''pufftype''', modifying anything already defined in a <code>pufftype <puff name></code> block.
==Tips==
*If you use the '''TARGETSHOOTER''' flag and intend to turn the puff into an explosion, beware that, as with all thing types, the explosion will fail if it's triggered from the very first spawn state. Make sure to use the second one onwards.
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