Npc sniper

Entity Description

Entity Name: npc_sniper

Sniper

Entity Values

Keys

• Name targetname <target_source>

The name that other entities refer to this entity by.

• Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) angles <angle>

This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.

• Render FX renderfx <choices>
• Render Mode rendermode <choices>

Used to set a non-standard rendering mode on this entity. See also 'FX Amount' and 'FX Color'.

• FX Amount (0 - 255) renderamt <integer>

The FX amount is used by the selected Render Mode.

• FX Color (R G B) rendercolor <color255>

The FX color is used by the selected Render Mode.

• Disable Receiving Shadows disablereceiveshadows <choices>
• Damage Filter damagefilter <target_destination>

Name of the filter entity that controls which entities can damage us.

• Response Contexts ResponseContext <string>

Response system context(s) for this entity. Format should be: 'key:value,key2:value2,etc'. When this entity speaks, the list of keys & values will be passed to the response rules system.

• Disable shadows disableshadows <choices>
• Target Path Corner target <target_destination>

If set, the name of a path corner entity that this NPC will walk to, after spawning.

• Squad Name squadname <string>

NPCs that are in the same squad (i.e. have matching squad names) will share information about enemies, and will take turns attacking and covering each other.

• Hint Group hintgroup <string>

Hint groups are used by NPCs to restrict their hint-node searching to a subset of the map's hint nodes. Only hint nodes with matching hint group names will be considered by this NPC.

• Hint Limit Nav hintlimiting <choices>

Limits NPC to using specified hint group for navigation requests, but does not limit local navigation.

• spawnflags spawnflags <flags>
• Sleep State sleepstate <choices>

Holds the NPC in stasis until specified condition. See also 'Wake Radius' and 'Wake Squad'.

• Wake Radius wakeradius <float>

Auto-wake if player within this distance

• Wake Squad wakesquad <choices>

Wake all of the NPCs squadmates if the NPC is woken

• Physics Impact Damage Scale physdamagescale <float>

Scales damage energy when this character is hit by a physics object. With a value of 0 the NPC will take no damage from physics.

• Patience Radius radius <integer>
• Initial Misses misses <integer>
• Beam Brightness (0 to 255) beambrightness <integer>
• Bullet shield distance shielddistance <float>
• Bullet shield radius shieldradius <float>

Inputs

• Kill

Removes this entity from the world.

• KillHierarchy

Removes this entity and all its children from the world.

• AddOutput <string> <output name> <targetname>:<inputname>:<parameter>:<delay>:<max times to fire (-1 == infinite)>

Adds an entity I/O connection to this entity. Very dangerous, use with care

• FireUser1

Causes this entity's OnUser1 output to be fired.

• FireUser2

Causes this entity's OnUser2 output to be fired.

• FireUser3

Causes this entity's OnUser3 output to be fired.

• FireUser4

Causes this entity's OnUser4 output to be fired.

• SetDamageFilter <string>

Sets the entity to use as damage filter. Pass in an empty string to clear the damage filter.

• AddContext <string>

Adds a context to this entity's list of response contexts. The format should be 'key:value'.

• RemoveContext <string>

Remove a context from this entity's list of response contexts. The name should match the 'key' of a previously added context.

• ClearContext

Removes all contexts in this entity's list of response contexts.

• DisableShadow

Turn shadow off.

• EnableShadow

Turn shadow on.

• SetRelationship <string>

Changes this entity's relationship with another entity or class. Format: <entityname/classname> <D_HT/D_FR/D_LI/D_NU> <priority>

• SetHealth <integer>

Set this NPC's health.

• SetBodyGroup <integer>

HACK: Sets this NPC's body group (from 0 - n). You'd better know what you are doing!

• physdamagescale <float>

Sets the value that scales damage energy when this character is hit by a physics object. NOTE: 0 means this feature is disabled for backwards compatibility.

• Ignite

Ignite, burst into flames (Ow!)

• Break

Break, smash into pieces

• StartScripting

Enter scripting state. In this state, NPCs ignore a variety of stimulus that would make them break out of their scripts: They ignore danger sounds, ignore +USE, don't idle speak or respond to other NPC's idle speech, and so on.

• StopScripting

Exit scripting state.

• Assault <string>

Start an assault. Parameter passed in should be the name of the rally point.

• SetSquad <string>

Set the name of this NPC's squad. It will be removed from any existing squad automatically. Leaving the parameter blank will remove the NPC from any existing squad.

• Wake

Wakes up the NPC if it is sleeping.

• ForgetEntity <string>

Clears out the NPC's knowledge of a named entity.

• GagEnable

Turn on the NPC Gag flag. NPC won't speak outside of choreographed scenes.

• GagDisable

Turn off the NPC Gag flag.

• IgnoreDangerSounds <float>

Ignore danger sounds for the specified number of seconds.

• EnableSniper

Enable Shooting

• DisableSniper

Disable Shooting

• SetDecoyRadius <integer>

Set Decoy Radius

• SweepTarget <string>

Sweep a Target

• SweepTargetHighestPriority <string>

Drop everything and sweep this target!

• SweepGroupRandomly <string>

Randomly Sweep a Group

Outputs

• OnUser1

Fired in response to FireUser1 input.

• OnUser2

Fired in response to FireUser2 input.

• OnUser3

Fired in response to FireUser3 input.

• OnUser4

Fired in response to FireUser4 input.

• OnDamaged

Fired when this NPC takes damage.

• OnDeath

Fired when this NPC is killed.

• OnHalfHealth

Fired when this NPC reaches half of its maximum health.

• OnHearWorld

Fired when this NPC hears a sound (other than combat or the player).

• OnHearPlayer

Fired when this NPC hears the player.

• OnHearCombat

Fired when this NPC hears combat sounds.

• OnFoundEnemy <string>

Fired when this NPC establishes line of sight to its enemy (outputs entity).

• OnLostEnemyLOS

Fired when this NPC loses line of sight to its enemy.

• OnLostEnemy

Fired when this NPC loses its enemy. Usually due to the enemy being killed/removed, or because this NPC has selected a newer, more dangerous enemy.

• OnFoundPlayer <string>

Fired when this NPC establishes line of sight to its enemy, and that enemy is a player (outputs player entity).

• OnLostPlayerLOS

Fired when this NPC loses line of sight to its enemy, and that enemy is a player.

• OnLostPlayer

Fired when this NPC loses its enemy, and that enemy was a player. Usually due to the enemy being killed/removed, or because this NPC has selected a newer, more dangerous enemy.

• OnDamagedByPlayer

Fired when this NPC is hurt by a player.

• OnDamagedByPlayerSquad

Fired when this NPC is hurt by a player OR by one of the player's squadmates.

• OnDenyCommanderUse

Fired when this NPC has refused to join the player's squad.

• OnWake

Fired when this NPC comes out of a sleep state.

See Also

• info_snipertarget - give the sniper something to shoot at.