env_flare
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Entity Description
Creates a red flare. Useful for creating a dark environment with just enough light to navigate. The flickering red light of the flare creates a tense atmosphere and a strong feeling of fight-or-die, as it's mainly used in HL2 only by the Combine.
Note:This entity is derived from CBaseCombatCharacter and can have relationships defined towards it.See the beginning of d2_prison_08 for an example of its use.
Availability
This point-based entity is available in: HL2. In code it is represented by class CFlare, defined in hl2_dll\weapon_flaregun.cpp.
Keyvalues
Targetname:
- Name <string>
- The targetname other entities refer to this entity by.
Parentname:
- Parent
<targetname> - Specifies the targetname of this entity's movement parent. Entities with parents move with their parent.
Angles:
- Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X)
<angle> - This entity's angular orientation in the world.
- scale
- <float> Scale.
- duration
- <float> Duration.
Flags
- 1 : No DLight
- 2 : No Smoke
- 4 : Infinite
- 8 : Start off
Inputs
Targetname:
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Kill - Removes this entity from the world.
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KillHierarchy - Removes this entity and all its children from the world.
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AddOutput <string> - Evaluates a keyvalue/output on this entity. It can be potentially very dangerous, use with care.
- Format:
<key> <value> - Format:
<output name> <targetname>:<inputname>:<parameter>:<delay>:<max times to fire, -1 means infinite> -
FireUser1toFireUser4 - Fire the
OnUseroutputs; see User Inputs and Outputs.
Parentname:
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SetParent <targetname> - Move with this entity. See Entity Hierarchy (parenting).
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SetParentAttachment <string> - Attach to a named attachment on the current parent. The entity will teleport so that the position of its root bone matches that of the attachment.
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SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset <string> - As above, but without teleporting. The entity retains its position relative to the attachment at the time of the input being received.
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ClearParent - Removes this entity from its current movement hierarchy.
- Start <float>
- Start
- Die <float>
- Die
- Launch <float>
- Launch the flare forward with the specified speed.
Outputs
Targetname:
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OnUser1toOnUser4 - Fired in response to the
FireUserinputs; see User Inputs and Outputs. -
OnKilled(New with Left 4 Dead) - Fired when the entity is killed and removed from the game.
