datablock StaticShapeData(MeshEffect)
{
   // The category variable determins where the item
   // shows up in the mission editor's creator tree.
   // (this is misspelled in v1.0, v1.1 or higher should
   // use the correct spelling "category")
   category = "Effects";
   shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/markers/flame.dts";
};

function MeshEffect::onAdd(%this,%obj)
{
   // %obj is the object being added to the world
   // with %this datablock.  Start up a thread on the
   // new object.  Since the wave sequence is cyclic
   // this animation will run continously.
   %obj.playThread(0,"ambient");
}   

function StaticShapeData::create(%block)
{
   // The mission editor invokes this method when it
   // wants to create an object of the given datablock
   // type.  You only need one of these methods for any
   // class/datablock type (in this case StaticShape).
   %obj = new StaticShape()
   {
      dataBlock = %block;
   };
   return(%obj);
}