Point clientcommand

Class hierarchy
CPointClientCommand ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
client.cpp

Template:Base point It issues commands to the client console as if they were typed manually by the player. The client commands are sent as parameters of the Command input. One instance of the entity is ever needed in a map.

In multiplayer games, the commands are only executed on the Activator's client. If the activator was not a player, then it simply won't do anything (unless it's in commentary mode; then the command will be executed from the first player). If you require all players to execute the command, use the point_broadcastclientcommand entity instead.

This command (in conjunction with point_servercommand and the config (cfg) file) used to allow a client to cheat on multiplayer servers through changing player names, execute client commands, and other things. On multiplayer servers, any command that DOES NOT HAVE the FCVAR_SERVER_CAN_EXECUTE flag set cannot be executed by this entity; any attempt will be reported and blocked.

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

Inputs

Command <stringRedirectInput/string>

Command to execute.

Bug:In Hammer, using " symbol in parameter field will corrupt the VMF file's structure, making the file unviewable for the next Hammer session.  [todo tested in ?]

Fix:Remove the string argument manually with a text editor.

Usable ConVars/ConCommands

Note:Only cvar list was considered

Following commands have "server_can_execute" flag.

ConCommands

Cvar/Command	Parameters or default value	Descriptor	Effect
cancelselect	cmd
cl_consistencycheck	cmd		Triggers the client to perform a consistency check
cl_soundscape_flush	cmd		Flushes the client side soundscapes
echo	cmd		Echo text to console.
invnext	cmd
invprev	cmd
lastinv	cmd
play	cmd		Play a sound.
playgamesound	cmd		Play a sound from the game sounds txt file
r_screenoverlay Bug:Also has cheat flag and cannot be used in Todo: confirm other games   [todo tested in ?]	cmd		Draw specified material as an overlay
retry	cmd		Retry connection to last server.
rpt_connect	cmd
slot0	cmd
slot1	cmd
slot10	cmd
slot2	cmd
slot3	cmd
slot4	cmd
slot5	cmd
slot6	cmd
slot7	cmd
slot8	cmd
slot9	cmd
snd_playsounds	cmd		Play sounds from the game sounds txt file at a given location
snd_setsoundparam	cmd		Set a sound paramater

ConVars

Cvar/Command	Parameters or default value	Descriptor	Effect
cl_ideal_spec_mode	5		desired spectator mode (4 = in-eye, 5 = chase, 6 = roaming)
cl_session
dsp_player	0
name	step		Current user name
name2	unnamed		Current user name

See also

• Unlocking chapters in your mod
• point_broadcastclientcommand
• point_servercommand