Npc headcrab

Entity description

Headcrab

These are the classic, slow-moving headcrabs. They attack by jumping at the player's head and inflict a nominal amount of damage. Almost any weapon can dispatch them easily - it is usually a matter of how long it will take.

Commonly found attached to a zombie host body, they will detach if that host is sufficiently damaged below the head.

See also env_headcrabcanister which is a mortar shell containing a payload of headcrabs. The mortar shell inflicts damage within a radius of where it lands and releases headcrabs after impact. Triggers and entity options offer control over impact damage and when the headcrabs are released, among other options.

Placement Tip:Classic headcrabs can be paired with their fast-moving or poisonous relatives to make it more interesting.

Placement Tip:Avoid the cliche of placing headcrabs in vents; they would likely be more of an annoyance than a improvement on gameplay.

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_headcrab_health

<integer> A headcrab's spawn health

• sk_headcrab_melee_dmg

<integer> Melee damage

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv basenpc
• Template:Kv parentname

• startburrowed

<boolean>

Flags

• Template:Fl basenpc
• 65536 : Start hidden
• 131072 : Start hanging from ceiling (in all games since )

Inputs

• Template:I basenpc
• Template:I parentname
• StartHangingFromCeiling (in all games since )

Start hanging from ceiling.

• DropFromCeiling (in all games since )

Drop if hanging from ceiling.

Outputs

• Template:O basenpc