info_node_climb

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This point entity is available in all Source games.

Contents 1 Entity Description 2 Keyvalues 3 Flags 4 Inputs 5 Outputs

Entity Description

A nodegraph and hint node entity, used only by Climbing NPCs.

Keyvalues

• targetname <string>

The name that other entities refer to this entity by.

• hammerid <integer> (New with Orange Box)

Read-only ID used for debugging purposes in Hammer.

• angles <angle>

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X)

This entity's angular orientation in the world (also used for angular effect entities).

• nodeid

<read-only integer> Node ID

• hinttype

<choices> Hint

Literal Value	Description
0	None
2	World: Window
12	World: Act Busy Hint
13	World: Visually Interesting
14	World: Visually Interesting (Don't aim at)
15	World: Inhibit Combine Mines within 15 feet
16 (New with Episode One)	World: Visually Interesting (Stealth mode) (New with Episode One)
100	Crouch Cover Medium
101	Crouch Cover Low
102	Waste Scanner Spawn
103	Entrance / Exit Pinch
104	Guard Point
105	Enemy Disadvantage Point
106	Health Kit
400	Antlion: Burrow Point
401	Antlion: Thumper Flee Point
450	Headcrab: Burrow Point
451 (New with Episode One)	Headcrab: Exit Pod Point (New with Episode One)
500	Roller: Patrol Point
501	Roller: Cleanup Spot
700	Crow: Fly to point
701	Crow: Perch point
900	Follower: Wait point
901	Override jump permission
902	Player squad transition point
903	NPC exit point
904	Strider node
950 (New with Episode One)	Player Ally: Push away destination (New with Episode One)
1000	HL1 World: Machinery
1001	HL1 World: Blinking Light
1002	HL1 World: Human Blood
1003	HL1 World: Alien Blood

• hintactivity

<string> Activity associated with this hint node. Various parts of the NPC AI play this activity at times. i.e. Actbusy nodes will play this activity when an NPC acts busy on the node.

• nodeFOV

<integer> Imagine this node requires that an NPC be in the node's field of view in order to use this hint.

• StartHintDisabled

<boolean>

• Group

<string> If specified, gives the hint a specific group name. Useful for hint nodes that need to be logically grouped together. NPCs may also refuse to use hint nodes that don't match their hint group.

• TargetNode

<node_dest> The node ID of an associated target node, if any.

• IgnoreFacing

<choices> Don't pay attention to the facing of the node. May not apply to a given hint type.

Initial Value	Description
0	No
1	Yes
2	Default

• MinimumState

<choices> Require an NPC have a minimum state to use the hint.

Initial Value	Description
1	Idle
2	Alert
3	Combat

• MaximumState

<choices> Require an NPC have a maximum state to use the hint.

Initial Value	Description
1	Idle
2	Alert
3	Combat

Flags

• 65536: Allow jump up

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.

• EnableHint

Enable hint.

• DisableHint

Disable hint.

Outputs

• OnUser1-4

Fired in response to FireUser1-4 inputs. See User Inputs and Outputs.

!activator = activator

• OnKilled (New with Left 4 Dead)

Fired when the entity is killed and removed from the game.