Npc puppet: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:13, 19 May 2025

Class hierarchy
CNPC_Puppet ↳CAI_BaseNPC ↳CBaseCombatCharacter ↳CBaseFlex ↳CBaseAnimatingOverlay ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity
`npc_puppet.cpp`

npc_puppet is a model entity available in Half-Life 2. It is a puppet entity that mimics the animations of a target NPC.

For example, place a combine soldier then an npc_puppet and edit the npc_puppet to follow the soldier and it will mimic whatever the soldier does.

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]: The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report. See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

SetAnimationTarget <stringRedirectInput/string>: Set the animation target to use. An empty string will disable the puppet.

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-{{wrongtitle|title=npc_puppet}}
+{{CD|CNPC_Puppet|file1=1}}
+{{this is a|model entity|name=npc_puppet|game=Half-Life 2}} It is a puppet entity that mimics the animations of a target NPC.
-A npc_puppet is used in all singleplayer Source games (maybe all Source games). it copies an npc's animation and allows you to copy from another npc.
+For example, place a combine soldier then an npc_puppet and edit the npc_puppet to follow the soldier and it will mimic whatever the soldier does.
-For example, place a combine soldier then an npc_puppet and edit the npc_puppet to follow the soldier and it will mimic whatever the soilder does.
+== Keyvalues ==
+{{KV Targetname}}
+{{KV|Animation target|intn=animationtarget|target_source|NPC entity to mimic.}}
+{{KV|Target attachment point name|intn=attachmentname|string}}
+== Inputs ==
+{{I|SetAnimationTarget|Set the animation target to use. An empty string will disable the puppet.|param=string}}
-[[Category:Entities]]
 [[Category:NPCs]]