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{{base point | {{base point|ai_addon_builder|since=Alien Swarm}} | ||
== Entity description == | == Entity description == | ||
This entity was part of the "Directed Design Experiments" performed at Valve in November 2007, and is the base of a modular AI system, wherein enemies could collect upgrade chips to gain new abilities and drop them when dead, allowing other enemies to collect and reuse them. This code has never been released to the public or used in its entirety in a Valve title. | This entity was part of the "Directed Design Experiments" performed at Valve in November 2007, and is the base of a modular AI system, wherein enemies could collect upgrade chips to gain new abilities and drop them when dead, allowing other enemies to collect and reuse them. This code has never been released to the public or used in its entirety in a Valve title. | ||
A related [[keyvalue]] called <code>addon</code> was defined in {{ent|CBaseEntity}}, and a related [[input]] called <code>CreateAddon</code> was defined in {{ent|CAI_BaseNPC}}. | A related [[keyvalue]] called <code>addon</code> was defined in {{ent|CBaseEntity}}, and a related [[input]] called <code>CreateAddon</code> was defined in {{ent|CAI_BaseNPC}}. {{confirm|It ''might'' have been CBaseCombatCharacter.}} | ||
==Keyvalues== | ==Keyvalues== | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 22 July 2020
This entity is not in the game by default, but got left over in the FGD.
This feature is not available anymore.
This feature is not available anymore.
Entity description
This entity was part of the "Directed Design Experiments" performed at Valve in November 2007, and is the base of a modular AI system, wherein enemies could collect upgrade chips to gain new abilities and drop them when dead, allowing other enemies to collect and reuse them. This code has never been released to the public or used in its entirety in a Valve title.
A related keyvalue called addon was defined in CBaseEntity, and a related input called CreateAddon was defined in CAI_BaseNPC.
Confirm:It might have been CBaseCombatCharacter.Keyvalues
- Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]
- The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g.
parentnameortarget).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.See also: Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities
- Start Disabled (StartDisabled) <boolean>
- Stay dormant until activated (with the
Enableinput).
Inputs
- Execute
EnableDisable:
- Enable / Disable
- Enable/disable this entity from performing its task. It might also disappear from view.
Outputs
- OnCreateNpc
- Fires when an NPC is created.
- OnFailedToCreateNpc
- Fires when an NPC fails to be created.
- OnCreateAddon
- Fires when an Addon is created.
- OnFailedToCreateAddon
- Fires when an Addon fails to be created.