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In some games a Player Companion is invincible; they may be knocked down or play pain animations but cannot actually die. In other cases the Companion has signifiantly more health than normal, but can still die, resulting in a game over. | In some games a Player Companion is invincible; they may be knocked down or play pain animations but cannot actually die. In other cases the Companion has signifiantly more health than normal, but can still die, resulting in a game over. | ||
Setting an NPC as vital/essential can be done several ways. | |||
=Keyvalues= | |||
This NPC will cause the game to end if killed. | |||
* Is this a vital ally? ('''GameEndAlly''') <boolean> (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One) | |||
=Inputs= | |||
Determines whether the game should end if this character dies. | |||
* '''MakeGameEndAlly''' (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One) | |||
* '''MakeRegularAlly''' (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One) | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 27 October 2024
A player companion helps the player through the majority of the game. Examples include NPCs npc_alyx and npc_barney. Distinguished from a Player Ally who is a generic expendable character (such as a rebel) and assists the player only briefly.
In some games a Player Companion is invincible; they may be knocked down or play pain animations but cannot actually die. In other cases the Companion has signifiantly more health than normal, but can still die, resulting in a game over.
Setting an NPC as vital/essential can be done several ways.
Keyvalues
This NPC will cause the game to end if killed.
- Is this a vital ally? (GameEndAlly) <boolean> (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One)
Inputs
Determines whether the game should end if this character dies.
- MakeGameEndAlly (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One)
- MakeRegularAlly (in all games since Half-Life 2: Episode One)