Multi manager (Half-Life: Source)

Class hierarchy
CMultiManager ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
hl1/hl1_ents.cpp

GoldSrc

Half-Life: Source

This entity is obsolete. Its use is discouraged. It may only exist/function in older engine branches.
It has since been deprecated by: logic_relay.

multi_manager is a logical entity available in Half-Life: Source and Half-Life Deathmatch: Source.

Deprecated entity from GoldSrc, replaced by logic_relay in Source.

Important:This entity counts as an edict; use logic_relay instead.

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

Wait (wait) <float> 

Deprecated.
Unused.

<Any other entity's targetname> <float>

The entity targetnames to be used by this multi_manager. The key is the targetname of another entity, and the value is the delay in seconds. Up to 16 targets in the queue can exist. This is equivalent to firing their Use input with the specified delay^[confirm].

Note:These keyvalues must be added manually without smart edit.

Note:Almost all uses of multi_manager in were converted to use OnTrigger.

Inputs

Use / Trigger <void>

Fires this entity's OnTrigger output and also uses specified targets with their specified delays.

Outputs

OnTrigger

!activator = activator of Trigger input
!caller = this entity
Fired when this entity receives the Trigger input.

FGD Code

@PointClass base(Targetname) color(255 128 0) iconsprite("sprites/multi_manager.vmt")= multi_manager : "MultiTarget Manager" 
[
    input Trigger(void) : "Fire this entity's outputs"
    output OnTrigger(void) : "Fired when this entity receives the Trigger input."
]

See Also

• multisource