Cycler actor

This entity is not in the FGD by default.
See below for instructions on making it available.

Stub

This article or section is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

Class hierarchy
CFlextalkActor ↳CGenericActor ↳CAI_BaseActor ↳CAI_ExpresserHost ↳CAI_BaseHumanoid ↳CAI_BaseHumanoidBase ↳CAI_BaseNPC ↳CBaseCombatCharacter ↳CBaseFlex ↳CBaseAnimatingOverlay ↳CBaseAnimating ↳CBaseEntity
genericactor.cpp

cycler_actor is a model entity available in all Source games except Left 4 Dead series. It inherits from generic_actor and is identical to each other. This NPC is made for testing the model's facial expressions. The actor's flex controllers can be manipulated via flex_expression and flex_talk ConVars.

Warning:Most actors simply die after being shot.

Conntrolling cycler_actor

flex_expression is parsed by the actor code to set flex (facial) targets.

• flex_expression - clears all flex targets (neutral face).

• flex_expression ? prints a list of available flex controller names to the console.

• flex_expression <name> sets the flex controller named <name> to target=1.0 (e.g. flex_expression smile).

• flex_expression +N applies a predefined expression preset (if the model/engine provides them).

flex_talk is a small command switch used by the actor to trigger various talking/eye-look behaviors:

• flex_talk -1 → force the actor to attempt to play one sentence (uses the Sentence key + an internal counter). After firing it resets to 0. e.g.

] ent_create cycler_actor model models/alyx.mdl sentence METROPOLICE_BACK_UP_A
] flex_talk -1
578 : METROPOLICE_BACK_UP_A0
] flex_talk -1
579 : METROPOLICE_BACK_UP_A1
] flex_talk -1
580 : METROPOLICE_BACK_UP_A2

• flex_talk -2 → push the actor’s next eye-look far into the future (effectively prevents immediate eye-look).

• flex_talk -3 → make the actor’s eye-look happen immediately.

• flex_talk -4 → Add the player as a look target (actor will look at player).

• flex_talk -5 → Force a chosen look target pick.

• flex_talk 0 → normal / idle behavior (nothing forced).

Keyvalues

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

World Model (model) <model path>[ Edit ]

In-game 3D representation of the entity to display. This is the path to a MDL relative to the game's root directory. (128 character limit)

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs that all model entities have available

Sentence Group (Sentence) <string>

^[Todo]

See Also

• cycler
• cycler_blender
• cycler_flex
• cycler_weapon
• cycler_wreckage
• generic_actor