Func button

Entity Description

A brush entity that's designed to be used for a player-useable button. When used by the player, it moves to a pressed position.

Keyvalues

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• movedir

<angle> Specifies the direction of motion to move when the button is used.

• speed

<integer> The speed that the button moves, in inches per second.

• health

<integer> Legacy method of specifying whether or not the button can be shot to activate it. Use the 'Damage Activates' spawnflag instead.

• lip

<integer> The amount, in inches, of the button to leave sticking out of the wall it recedes into when pressed. Negative values make the button recede even further into the wall. Use a negative value to make it go further.

• sounds

<choices>

Literal Value	Description
0	None (Silent)
1	Big zap & Warmup
2	Access Denied
3	Access Granted
4	Quick Combolock
5	Power Deadbolt 1
6	Power Deadbolt 2
7	Plunger*
8	Small zap
9	Keycard Sound
10	Buzz
11	Buzz Off*
12	latch locked
13	Latch Unlocked
14	Lightswitch
15	small bleek
16	small deny
17	small doop
18	small tech deny
19	click and combine screen fuzz
20	roomy beep*
21	lever or wheel: turn + move sqeek
22	lever or wheel: latch + release gas
23	lever or wheel: ratchet + sqeek
24	lever or wheel: large ratchet
25	lever or wheel: clanky + gas release
26	lever or wheel: latch + large metal thud
27	lever or wheel: smaller ratchet
28	lever or wheel: smaller lever move
31	shock buzz*
32	clickbeep*
33	tech blip*
34	clickbeepbeep open
35	small high blip*
36	small tech fuzz blip*
37	small click bleep (change to lightswitch)
40	combine door lock - locked
41	combine blip growl
42	combine squick growl
43	combine whine purr
44	combine click talk*
45	combine click growl fizz
46	combine click fizz (deny)*
47	combine click talker

Note:The samples marked with an asterix (*) are missing and therefore doesn't play in-game.

• wait

<integer> Amount of time, in seconds, after the button has been pressed before it returns to the starting position. Once it has returned, it can be used again. If the value is set to -1, the button never returns.

• locked_sound

<choices> Sound played when the player tries to use the button, and fails because it's locked.

Literal Value	Description
0	None
2	Access Denied
8	Small zap
10	Buzz
11	Buzz Off
12	Latch Locked

• unlocked_sound

<choices> Sound played when the button is unlocked.

Literal Value	Description
0	None
1	Big zap & Warmup
3	Access Granted
4	Quick Combolock
5	Power Deadbolt 1
6	Power Deadbolt 2
7	Plunger
8	Small zap
9	Keycard Sound
10	Buzz
13	Latch Unlocked
14	Lightswitch

• locked_sentence

<choices> A sentence played when the player tries to use the button, and fails because it's locked.

Literal Value	Description
0	None
1	Gen. Access Denied
2	Security Lockout
3	Blast Door
4	Fire Door
5	Chemical Door
6	Radiation Door
7	Gen. Containment
8	Maintenance Door
9	Broken Shut Door

• unlocked_sentence

<choices> A sentence played when the button is unlocked.

Literal Value	Description
0	None
1	Gen. Access Granted
2	Security Disengaged
3	Blast Door
4	Fire Door
5	Chemical Door
6	Radiation Door
7	Gen. Containment
8	Maintenance area

• _minlight

<float> The minimum level of ambient light that hits this brush.

Flags

• 1 : Don't move
• 32 : Toggle
• 256 : Touch Activates
• 512 : Damage Activates
• 1024 : Use Activates
• 2048 : Starts locked
• 4096 : Sparks

Inputs

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• Button:

Lock

Lock the button, preventing it from functioning.

Unlock

Unlock the button, allowing it to function.

Press

Activate the button as if it was pressed.

PressIn

Activate the button as if it was pressed, sending it to the bottom position.

PressOut

Unpress the button, sending it to the top position.

Outputs

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• Button:

OnDamaged

Fired when the button is damaged.

OnPressed

Fired when the button is pressed.

OnUseLocked

Fired when the button is used while locked.

OnIn

Fired when the button reaches the in/pressed position.

OnOut

Fired when the button reaches the out/released position.

See Also

• func_rot_button
• momentary_rot_button