Npc template maker

Entity Description

Entity Name: npc_template_maker

Note:Some keyvalues, spawnflags, effect flags, inputs, or outputs might not affect an NPC, based on the functionality and coding of the NPC.

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv basenpcmaker

• TemplateName

<target_destination> Template NPC that this maker should be creating clones of.

• Radius

<float> Radius around this maker within which NPCs are to be placed. Spawned NPCs will try and find empty space within this radius to spawn.

• DestinationGroup

<target_destination> If you'd like spawned NPCs to be created at an info_npc_spawn_destination entity, enter the name of that entity here. If you have more than one destination entity by that name, the Destination Criteria will be used to select one from the group.

• CriterionVisibility

<choices> Should the NPC try to spawn at a destination that the player can see? Only applicable if a Destination Group is being used.

Literal Value	Description
0	Yes
1	No
2	Don't Care

• CriterionDistance

<choices> Should the NPC try to spawn nearest to or farthest from the player's current location? Only applicable if a Destination Group is being used.

Literal Value	Description
0	Nearest
1	Farthest
2	Don't Care

Flags

• Template:Fl basenpcmaker

• 256 : Always use radius spawn

• 512 : Don't preload template models

Inputs

• Template:I basenpcmaker

• SpawnNPCInRadius

Spawn an NPC somewhere within the maker's radius.

• SpawnNPCInLine

Spawn an NPC somewhere within a line behind the maker.

• ChangeDestinationGroup <string>

Switch to a different set of Destination entities.

Outputs

• Template:O basenpcmaker