Func tank

Entity Description

A brush entity that functions as a gun turret. Template:Brushmodel

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv basetank
• bullet

<choices> Bullets. Obsolete (in all games since ). If you are mapping for HL2, and don't see this keyvalue, it's probably because you updated hammer for Episode 1. Simply add it in manually without SmartEdit. This keyvalue must be used with HL2.

Literal value	Description
0	None
1	Pistol
2	SMG1
3	AR2
4	Laser

• ammotype (in all games since )

<choices> Ammo type. Cannot be used with HL2 (see above).

Literal Value	Description
	None
Pistol	Pistol
SMG1	SMG1
AR2	AR2
CombineHeavyCannon	Combine Heavy Cannon

Flags

• {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:rgba(0,0,0,0.05) ;float:no;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0;padding-right:0.5em;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1); border-left:solid 1px #8bb9e0; padding-left:1em;"

|+ style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:bold; color:#ddd; " | BaseTank flags |

Active : [1]

Player : [2] !FGD

Humans : [4] !FGD

Aliens : [8] !FGD

Only Direct

The tank will only fire if it's target is in direct line of sight. : [16]

Controllable (by player) : [32]

Damage Kick : [64]

Aim at a particular position : [128] !FGD

Aim assistance : [256] !FGD

NPC : [512] !FGD

NPC Controllable : [1024]

NPC Set Controller : [2048]

Allow friendlies to hit player : [4096]

Don't use range as a factor in determining if something is in view cone : [8192] !FGD

Non-solid. : [32768]

Sound on : [65536] !FGD

Perfect accuracy every 3rd shot at player : [131072]

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• 8192 : Ignore range when making viewcone checks
• 256 : Aiming Assistance (Player Only)

Inputs

• {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:rgba(0,0,0,0.05) ;float:no;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0;padding-right:0.5em;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1); border-left:solid 1px #8bb9e0; padding-left:1em;"

|+ style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:bold; color:#ddd; " | BaseTank inputs |

Activate

Turn the tank on.

Deactivate

Turn the tank off (go dormant).

SetFireRate <floatRedirectInput/float>

How fast to fire (0 = don't fire).

SetDamage <integerRedirectInput/integer>

Set the Damage Per Bullet keyvalue.

SetTargetPosition <vectorRedirectInput/Vector>

World position (coordinates) that to aim at

SetTargetDir <vectorRedirectInput/Vector>

Direction (pitch yaw roll) to aim at.

SetTargetEntityName <targetnameRedirectInput/string>

"Set the entity I should follow/attack to the closest entity matching this name."^[Clarify]

SetTargetEntity <entity>

"Set the entity I should follow/attack to the passed in entity. This requires an output which passes an entity through the output."^[Clarify]

ClearTargetEntity

Clear the entity memory of any targets it was told to attack.

FindNPCToManTank <stringRedirectInput/string>

Find a nearby capable NPC to man this tank.

StartFindingNPCs

Start searching for capable NPCs to man this tank.

StopFindingNPCs

Stop searching for capable NPCs to man this tank.

ForceNPCOff

Force the NPC manning this tank (if any) to leave.

SetMaxRange <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the max range of the tank.

Confirm:Maximum distance a shot can go?

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Outputs

• {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="background:rgba(0,0,0,0.05) ;float:no;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:0;padding-right:0.5em;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1); border-left:solid 1px #8bb9e0; padding-left:1em;"

|+ style="text-align:left; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:bold; color:#ddd; " | BaseTank outputs |

OnFire

Fires when the tank fires its bullets.

OnAquireTarget

Fires when target is newly in range and can be shot.

OnLoseTarget

Fires when when target goes out of range.

OnAmmoDepleted

DO NOT USE. Exists in code, but never coded to fire at any point.

OnGotController

Fires when an NPC starts to control this tank. Players do NOT fire this input.

OnGotPlayerController

Fires when a Player starts to control this tank. NPCs do NOT fire this input.

OnLostController

Fires when the NPC controller of the tank stops controlling it. Players do NOT fire this input.

OnLostPlayerController

Fires when the Player controller of the tank stops controlling it. NPCs do NOT fire this input.

OnReadyToFire

Fires once when the tank spawns, or is done waiting to fire between rounds. Useful for playing a reloading/charging/searching sound possibly.

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