Multi manager (Half-Life: Source)

Class hierarchy
CMultiManager ↳CPointEntity ↳CBaseEntity
hl1/hl1_ents.cpp

GoldSrc

Half-Life: Source

This entity is obsolete. Its use is discouraged. It may only exist/function in older engine branches.
It has since been deprecated by: logic_relay.

multi_manager is a point entity available in Half-Life: Source and Half-Life Deathmatch: Source.

Deprecated entity from GoldSrc, replaced by logic_relay in Source.

Important:This entity counts as an edict; use logic_relay instead.

Keyvalues

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

Wait (wait) <float> 

Deprecated.
Unused.

<Any other entity's targetname> <float>

The entity targetnames to be used by this multi_manager. The key is the targetname of another entity, and the value is the delay in seconds. Up to 16 targets in the queue can exist.

Note:These keyvalues must be added manually without smart edit.

Note:Almost all uses of multi_manager in were converted to use OnTrigger.

Inputs

Use / Trigger <void>

Fires this entity's OnTrigger output and also uses specified targets with their specified delays.

Outputs

OnTrigger

!activator = activator of Trigger input
!caller = this entity
Fired when this entity receives the Trigger input.

FGD Code

@PointClass base(Targetname) color(255 128 0) iconsprite("sprites/multi_manager.vmt")= multi_manager : "MultiTarget Manager" 
[
    input Trigger(void) : "Fire this entity's outputs"
    output OnTrigger(void) : "Fired when this entity receives the Trigger input."
]

See Also

• multisource