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All [[NPC]]s are referred to as "'''monsters'''" in {{Quake|3.1}}, {{quake2|3.1}}, and {{gldsrc|3.1}}. This includes both enemy and allied NPCs. Multiplayer [[bots]] are not considered monsters, as they are [[player]]s.
{{important|As a general rule of thumb, monsters are usually only available in single-player mode ({{cmd|deathmatch|0}}). Some notable exceptions:
* {{goldsrc}}(most games) {{ent|monster_hevsuit_dead}}
* {{hl1}}{{hlop4}} {{ent|monster_snark}}, {{ent|monster_tripmine}}, {{ent|hornet}}
* {{cs}}{{cscz}} {{ent|monster_scientist}}{{confirm}}, {{ent|hostage_entity}}
}}

{{src|3.1}} changes most "monster" terminology to "NPC", but some remnants exist, such as the [[contents flag]] for NPCs ({{code|CONTENTS_MONSTER}}), and the leftover {{ent|monster_generic}} entity. {{hls|2}} also retains the {{code|monster_}} entity classname prefix for backwards compatibility (but uses HL2's "NPC" terminology internally).

{{codenote|Monsters in GoldSrc use the <code>[[CBaseMonster (GoldSrc)|CBaseMonster]]</code> C++ class, found in {{file|basemonster|h}}.}}

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