scripted_sentence

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Contents 1 Entity Description 2 Keyvalues 3 Inputs 4 Outputs

Entity Description

Creates a scripted sentence, usually spoken by an NPC.

Can be considered somewhat obsolete, as there are more advanced alternatives:

• For sentences spoken by a visible NPC, you can add lip synch and gestures to the sentence by using a logic_choreographed_scene entity pointing to a VCD file made in the Faceposer editor.

• For dialog spoken by a non-visible NPC, like over a radio or by combine forces, you can use a simple ambient_generic entity either pointing to a raw sample, a soundscript or a scripted sentence (consisting of a combination of several samples) in the sentences.txt file.

Keyvalues

• Targetname:

• sentence

<string> The sentence group name, as found in sentences.txt.

• entity

<target_name_or_class> Speaker Type

• delay

<float> Additional Sentence Time

• radius

<float> Radius to search within for an NPC to use. A value of "0" searches everywhere in the map.

• refire

<float> Timed delay (in seconds) before refiring.

• listener

<target_destination> Listener Type

• volume

<float> A value from 0-10.

• attenuation

<choices> Sound Radius

Literal Value	Description
0	Small Radius
1	Medium Radius
2	Large Radius
3	Play Everywhere

Inputs

• Targetname:

• Parentname:

• BeginSentence

Starts the scripted sentence.

Outputs

• Targetname:

• OnBeginSentence

Fires when the sentence begins

• OnEndSentence

Fires when the sentence ends