Npc clawscanner

Entity description

Claw Scanner

A Claw/Shield scanner.

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

Dedicated CVars

• sk_scanner_health

<integer> A scanner's spawn health

• sk_scanner_dmg_dive

<integer>

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv basenpc
• spotlightlength

<integer>

• spotlightwidth

<integer>

• spotlightdisabled

<boolean>

• ShouldInspect

<boolean>

• OnlyInspectPlayers

<boolean>

• NeverInspectPlayers

<boolean>

Flags

BaseNPC flags 

Wait Till Seen : [1]

Prevents this NPC from seeing (or being seen) until it enters a player's viewcone.

Gag : [2]

Won't make IDLE sounds until it's angry.

Fall to ground (unchecked means teleport to ground) : [4]

Drop Healthkit : [8]

Causes this NPC to drop an item_healthvial upon dying.

Efficient : [16]

Don't acquire enemies or avoid obstacles

Wait For Script : [128]

Forces this NPC to "wait" in an idle state until it finishes playing a scripted_sequence.

Long Visibility/Shoot : [256]

By default, increases a NPC's sight range to 6,000 units and allows it to attack from anywhere within that distance.

Fade Corpse : [512]

Think outside PVS : [1024]

Allows this NPC to run its regular AI outside of any player's PVS.

Template NPC : [2048]

Marks this NPC as a template for entities like npc_template_maker. The NPC will not spawn on its own. This is not needed for point_template.

Do Alternate collision for this NPC (player avoidance) : [4096]

Note:This flag is disabled in episodic for player companions, because the StartScripting input does this.

Don't drop weapons : [8192]

Ignore player push : [16384] (in all games since )

Entity won't give way to player.

• 65536 : No Dynamic Light
• 131072 : Strider Scout Scanner

This scanner moves faster and follows an npc_strider

Inputs

• Template:I basenpc
• DisableSpotlight
• InspectTargetPhoto <target_name_or_class>

Tells the scanner to photograph the given entity, named by classname or by target name. !activator or !player works here also.

• InspectTargetSpotlight <target_name_or_class>

Tells the scanner to spotlight the given entity, named by classname or by target name. !activator or !player works here also.

• SetFlightSpeed <integer>

Sets the flight speed of the scanner

• InputShouldInspect <boolean>

Set whether should inspect or not

• SetFollowTarget <target_name_or_class>

Set target to follow until told otherwise

• ClearFollowTarget

Stop following our target

• SetDistanceOverride <float>

Override the distance the scanner will attempt to keep between inspection targets and itself

• DeployMine

Drop landmine (if carrying one)

• EquipMine

Equip with landmine

Outputs

• Template:O basenpc
• OnPhotographPlayer

Fired any time the scanner takes a picture of the player. Template:Plact

• OnPhotographNPC

Fired any time the scanner takes a picture of an NPC. (!activator is the NPC)