Aiscripted schedule

Entity Description

Issues a command to an NPC without taking the NPC out of its AI. This does not seize control of the NPC as a scripted_sequence does.

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv targetname
• m_iszEntity

<target_destination> The name or classname of an NPC to use.

• m_flRadius

<float> Radius to search within for an NPC to use. 0 searches everywhere.

• graball

<boolean> Whether to grab all matching NPCs in the specified radius, instead of just one.

• forcestate

<choices> AI state to set

Literal Value	Description
0	<None>
1	Set state to IDLE
2	Set state to ALERT
3	Set state to COMBAT

• schedule

<choices> Schedule to run

Literal Value	Description
0	<None>
1	Walk to Goal Entity
2	Run to Goal Entity
3	Set enemy to Goal Entity
4	Walk Goal Path
5	Run Goal Path
6	Set enemy to Goal Entity AND Run to Goal Entity

• interruptability

<choices>

Literal Value	Description
0	General
1	Damage or Death
2	Death

• goalent

<target_destination> Provides the name of a schedule-specific goal entity. (See the shedule (Schedule to run) keyvalue.)

Flags

• 4 : Repeatable
• 1024 : Search Cyclically

Cycle through the entity list to find entities. Next time a search is done, it starts where it left off.

• 2048 : Don't Complain

If set, the following messages will be suppressed:

• Found <entity>, but can't play!
• ScheduledMoveToGoalEntity to goal entity <entity> failed
  Can't execute script <this>
• ScheduledFollowPath to goal entity <entity> failed
  Can't execute script <this>

Inputs

• Template:I targetname
• StartSchedule

Starts the scripted schedule. This will first locate an NPC that matches the given target, then tell the NPC to run the specified schedule.

Outputs

• Template:O targetname

See also

• scripted_sequence
• Assaults (for combat)
• npc_citizen_fleeing - A prefab that demonstrates scheduled behavior.