Ai changehintgroup: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:46, 21 April 2025

Class hierarchy
CAI_ChangeHintGroup ↳CBaseEntity
`triggers.cpp`

ai_changehintgroup is a point entity available in all Source games. It changes or adds a specific hint group to an NPC or hint node.

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

Name to search for (SearchName) <target_name_or_class>: A targetname, classname, or name of a hint group.

Search Type (SearchType) <choices>

How to search for the entities to change.

Search Radius (Radius) <float>: Radius to search (0 searches entire map).

New Hint Group (NewHintGroup) <string>: New hint group to add to the entities meeting search criteria.

Hint Limit Nav (hintlimiting) <boolean>: Limits NPC to using specified hint group for navigation requests, does not limit local navigation.

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-#REDIRECT [[info_hint]]
+{{LanguageBar}}
+{{CD|CAI_ChangeHintGroup|file1=triggers.cpp}}
+{{this is a|point entity|name=ai_changehintgroup}}
+It changes or adds a specific [[Hint_node#Hint_Group|hint group]] to an [[NPC]] or [[hint node]].
+==Keyvalues==
+{{KV Targetname}}
+{{KV|Name to search for|intn=SearchName|target_name_or_class|A targetname, classname, or name of a hint group.}}
+{{KV|Search Type|intn=SearchType|choices|How to search for the entities to change.
+:*0: Entity Name
+:*1: Classname
+:*2: Old Hint Group}}
+{{KV|Search Radius|intn=Radius|float|Radius to search (0 searches entire map).}}
+{{KV|New Hint Group|intn=NewHintGroup|string|New hint group to add to the entities meeting search criteria.}}
+{{KV|Hint Limit Nav|intn=hintlimiting|bool|Limits NPC to using specified hint group for navigation requests, does not limit local navigation.}}
+==Inputs==
+{{I|Activate|Change the hint group.}}
+[[Category:AI]]