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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-{{base point|npc_puppet}} It is a puppet entity that mimics the animations of a target NPC.
+{{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.
 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.
 == Keyvalues ==
-{{KV|Animation target|target_source}}
-{{KV|Target attachment point name|string}}
-{{KV BaseNPC}}
 {{KV Targetname}}
-{{KV Parentname}}
+{{KV|Animation target|intn=animationtarget|target_source|NPC entity to mimic.}}
-{{KV Studiomodel}}
+{{KV|Target attachment point name|intn=attachmentname|string}}
-== Flags ==
-{{Fl BaseNPC}}
 == Inputs ==
-{{IO|SetAnimationTarget|Set the animation target to use. An empty string will disable the puppet.|param=string}}
+{{I|SetAnimationTarget|Set the animation target to use. An empty string will disable the puppet.|param=string}}
-{{I BaseNPC}}
-{{I Targetname}}
-{{I Parentname}}
-{{I Studiomodel}}
-== Outputs ==
-{{O BaseNPC}}
-{{O Targetname}}
-{{O Studiomodel}}
 [[Category:NPCs]]