Func respawnroomvisualizer

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is func_respawnvisualizer.

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1 Entity description

A visual blockade that appears only when the opposing team gets close to the entrance of your team's spawn room.

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Entity description

A visual blockade or a wall that prevents players of the opposite team from entering or firing into your team's spawn room. It disappears as the player gets farther away, and fades in as the player gets closer to the entrance of the room.

In the special case when a team control point does not have an owner (is gray), the respawnroomvisualizer will be visible, but not solid, to either team. Map developers need to use alternatives to keep players out of these spawnrooms (ie one-way doors, or func brushes that can be killed when the team control point is captured.

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Availability

This brush-based entity is exclusive to Team Fortress 2.

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Keyvalues

targetname <target_source>

Defines the name that other entities refer to this entity by.

hammerid [Episode Two Update]

<integer readonly> This id is used for debugging purposes in Hammer.

parentname <target_destination>

Specifies the targetname of this entity's Parent in a movement hierarchy. Child entities move with their Parent.

origin

<origin> The position of this entity's center in the world. Rotating entities rotate around their origin.

renderfx

Literal Value	Description
0	Normal
1	Slow Pulse
2	Fast Pulse
3	Slow Wide Pulse
4	Fast Wide Pulse
5	Slow Fade Away
6	Fast Fade Away
7	Slow Become Solid
8	Fast Become Solid
9	Slow Strobe
10	Fast Strobe
11	Faster Strobe
12	Slow Flicker
13	Fast Flicker
14	Constant Glow
15	Distort
16	Hologram (Distort + fade)
17	Scale up
22	Spotlight FX
23	Cull By Distance (TEST)
24	Fade Wider Pulse

rendermode

<choices> Used to set a non-standard rendering mode on this entity. See also 'FX Amount' and 'FX Color'.

Literal Value	Render Mode	Description (Click for more info.)
0	Normal	Default rendering.
1	Color	Obsolete.
2	Texture	Plain opacity.
3	Glow	No Z buffer checks. Fixed size on screen.
4	Solid / Alphatest	Obsolete. (Use alphatest capabilities in materials instead.)
5	Additive	Obsolete. Add this entity's color to what's behind it.
7	Additive Fractional Frame	Obsolete? Blend between animation frames.
8	Alpha Add (Not in FGD.)	Add alpha.
9	World Space Glow	No Z buffer checks. Fixed size in world (as opposed to on screen).
10	Dont Render / None	Don't render.

renderamt

<integer> FX Amount (0 - 255) - How opaque the entity will be rendered. (0 is fully transparent, while 255 is fully opaque). Will not work if the rendermode keyvalue is set to Normal or Dont Render.

rendercolor

<color255> FX Color - What color the entity will be rendered in (to the degree of the opacity set with renderamt).

disableshadows

<boolean> Used to disable dynamic shadow casting from this entity.

Filter01-05

<filterclass> Filter 1-5 - Activator filter to test. You can specify up to five filters with this entity. The activator will be tested against all of them. (???)

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Flags

1 : Ignore Player +USE 2 : ???

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Inputs

Kill

Removes this entity from the world.

KillHierarchy

Removes this entity and all its children from the world.

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 == infinite)>

FireUser1-4

Causes this entity's OnUser1-4 outputs to be fired. See User Inputs and Outputs.

SetParent <target_destination>

Changes the entity's parent in the movement hierarchy.

SetParentAttachment <string>

Change this entity to attach to a specific attachment point on its parent. Entities must be parented before being sent this input. The parameter passed in should be the name of the attachment.

SetParentAttachmentMaintainOffset <string> [Episode One Update]

Change this entity to attach to a specific attachment point on it's parent. Entities must be parented before being sent this input. The parameter passed in should be the name of the attachment. The entity will maintain it's position relative to the Parent's Origin and Angles at the time it is attached.