Info null

GoldSrc

Source Engine

Class hierarchy
CNullEntity ↳CBaseEntity
subs.cpp

info_null is a point entity available in all Source games.

It is removed as soon as it spawns. It is primarily useful as a target for pointing lights at. Another possibility is to use it during map development as a way of keeping location-based notes within the VMF file, using the entity's comments box.

Important:Because this entity isn't removed on compile, it still counts toward the edict limit for a split second until being automatically killed upon spawning.

Code Fix:Remove the LINK_ENTITY_TO_CLASS() that connects info_null to CNullEntity in game/server/subs.cpp. This will cause an error to be logged in the console on map load, but the info_null will not be initialized, and therefore will never count as an edict.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

See Also

• info_target - like info_null, but is not killed on map spawn.
• info_lighting - like info_null, but is removed by VBSP
• func_null - An alternative name for info_null in Mapbase