Template:Ent/doc

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This template has two purposes. See the following for details.

Parameters, Descriptions and Examples

Parameter	Description	Example	Preview
{{{mode}}}	The mode of the template. The following modes are available: entity - The same purpose to {{base point}} series templates. Default - The original purpose of the template.	{{ent|sv_cheats|1}}	sv_cheats 1

Default Mode

This template is a faster and cleaner way of marking text as both a link and code. Its primary use is on entity names, but it is used on other things too, such as VMT parameters and console commands.

See the following for syntax.

Parameter	Description	Example	Preview
{{{1}}}	The entity name should link and show.	{{ent|logic_relay}}	logic_relay
{{{2}}}	Optionally, you can specify a second field of text to not be counted as a link.	{{ent|sv_cheats|1}}	sv_cheats 1
{{{alt}}}	The entity name should show. (Additionally, you can specify {{{alt}}} as a different name to show. )	{{ent|Team Fortress 2.fgd|alt=tf.fgd}}	tf.fgd

Entity Mode

Note:The template has still the old code of {{point ent}} for compatibility with those page having not updated.

This mode is used to describe the basic information of a entity. See the following for usage.

Parameter	Description	Example	Preview
{{{type}}}	The type of the entity. The following types are available: e0 - Point entity e1 - Internal point entity e2 - Brush entity e3 - Internal brush entity e4 - Mesh entity () e5 - Path entity () Default - Point entity You can specify the entity type yourself. (See examples)	{{ent|mode=entity|type=''incredible entity''|engine=''Mosaic''}} {{ent|mode=entity|type=e1|engine=3}} {{ent|mode=entity|type=e2|engine=1}}	[[{{{1}}} (Mosaic)|{{{1}}}]] [[{{{1}}} (3)|{{{1}}}]] [[{{{1}}} (Source)|{{{1}}}]]
{{{engine}}}	Which engine the entity belongs to. 1 - GoldSrc 2 - Source 3 - Source 2 Default - Source	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e1|engine=3}} {{ent|mode=entity|type=e1}}	[[{{{1}}} (3)|{{{1}}}]] [[{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]
{{{since}}}	This entity is available since this game. Note:Should be the full name of the game, not a abbreviation (So templates can link to multilingual pages according to the language suffix).	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e0|info_player_start|engine=1|since=Half-Life}}	info_player_start
{{{1}}}	The name of the entity. It will change the title of a page. Note:The template can't change the title when the {{lang}} is in use. Workaround:Specify the {{{title}}} of {{lang}} to {{Code|selected=1|<entity name>}}.	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e0|info_player_start}}	info_player_start
{{{series}}}	The series that the entity is available in.	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e2|series=Counter-Strike}}	[[{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]
{{{seriescs}}}	The series of Counter-Strike that the entity is available in.	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e3|seriescs=Counter-Strike|game=Counter-Strike: Source}}	[[{{{1}}} (Counter-Strike: Source)|{{{1}}}]]
{{{game}}}	The game that the entity is available in. Note:Should be the full name of the game, not a abbreviation (So templates can link to multilingual pages according to the language suffix).	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e5|game=Team Fortress 2}}	[[{{{1}}} (Team Fortress 2)|{{{1}}}]]
{{{notitlechange}}}	You can prevent title-changing from the template by using this parameter. Used in the /doc page.	{{ent|mode=entity|type=e0|notitlechange=1|info_player_start|engine=1|since=Half-Life}}	info_player_start
{{{suf}}}	Specify the language suffix. The template supports multi-language and you can add more languages that the template supports.	{{ent|mode=entity|suf=:zh-cn|type=e0|info_player_start|engine=1|since=Half-Life}} {{ent|mode=entity|suf=:ru|type=e0|info_player_start|engine=1|since=Half-Life}}	info_player_start info_player_start

See Also

• {{Point ent}}
• {{Base point multi}}
• {{Brush ent}}
• {{Base brush multi}}
• {{Game name}}