Env soundscape

Entity Description

An entity to control sound in an area. The active soundscape at any time is the last one that had line-of-sight to the player, and was within the radius. Soundscapes affect sound dynamics (such as echo) and play background sound in a more dynanic way than ambient_generic.

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv targetname
• Template:Kv parentname
• Template:Kv enabledisable
• radius

<integer> Radius - If set to -1, then the player can hear the soundscape as long as he can see it (regardless of distance to it).

• soundscape

<string> Soundscape - The name of the soundscape to use. Corresponds to an entry in the soundscapes_*.txt file in the hl2/scripts directory (normally packed into the source engine.gcf file).

Literal Value	Description
Nothing	Nothing
Automatic	Automatic
Automatic_Dialog	Automatic (dialog)
GenericIndoor	Indoor
GenericOutdoor	Outdoor

• position0-7

<target_destination> Sound Position 0-7 - Sound positions that will be referenced inside the soundscape text file. Usually used to position a set of sounds within the world.

Inputs

• Template:I targetname
• Template:I parentname
• Template:I enabledisable
• Disabled

Todo: Write description. (It's not a typo - both Disable and Disabled exists.)

• ToggleEnabled

Toggle the soundscape enabled state.

Outputs

• Template:O targetname
• OnPlay

Fired when this soundscape becomes the active one.

See Also

• Soundscapes - describes how to define new soundscapes and has more information on the use of this entity.
• Env_soundscape (prefab) - a prefab containing a soundscape setup.
• List of CS:S Soundscapes - a list of soundscapes available for Counter-Strike: Source.
• List of DoD:S Soundscapes - a list of soundscapes available for Day of Defeat: Source.
• List of HL2 Soundscapes - a list of soundscapes available for Half-Life 2.
• ambient_generic - an entity used for playing individual sounds at specific locations, usually intentionally triggered.