Info overlay accessor: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:35, 14 September 2024

This entity is not in the FGD by default.
It should not be put directly in a map because it is automatically created by VBSP.

Class hierarchy
CInfoOverlayAccessor ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
`info_overlay_accessor.cpp`

info_overlay_accessor is a point entity available in all Source games. It only exists in compiled BSP files, and maps targetnames to ID numbers of info_overlays, which are stored in a separate lump in the BSP file.

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

Overlay ID (OverlayID) <integer>: Which index in the overlay lump to associate with this entity's targetname.

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-{{Ent not in fgd|nolink=1}}
+{{Ent not in fgd|nolink=1|because=it is automatically created by [[VBSP]]}}
 {{CD|CInfoOverlayAccessor|file1=info_overlay_accessor.cpp}}
-{{this is a|point entity|name=info_overlay_accessor}} It only exist in compiled [[BSP]] files, and maps targetnames to ID numbers of [[info_overlay]]s, which are stored in a separate lump in the BSP file.
+{{this is a|point entity|name=info_overlay_accessor}} It only exists in compiled [[BSP]] files, and maps [[targetname]]s to ID numbers of [[info_overlay]]s, which are stored in a separate lump in the BSP file.
-{{clr}}
+== Keyvalues ==
+{{KV Targetname}}
+{{KV|Overlay ID|intn=OverlayID|integer|Which index in the overlay lump to associate with this entity's targetname.}}
 == See also ==
 * [[env_texturetoggle]]