Logic register activator: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 12:47, 27 March 2025

logic_register_activator is a point entity available in all Source games since Portal 2. (also in !FGD) It stores an entity and sends messages with it as the activator.

Useful for keeping track of entities with mangled names due to template spawners and instances.

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

Start Disabled (StartDisabled) <boolean>: Stay dormant until activated (with theEnableinput).

FireRegisteredAsActivator1 to FireRegisteredAsActivator4: Start a message from this entity using the matching OnRegisteredActivating - but the activator is the registered entity.

RegisterEntity <stringRedirectInput/string>: Stores an entity to later be used as an activator.

EnableDisable:

Enable / Disable: Enable/disable this entity from performing its task. It might also disappear from view.

OnRegisteredActivate1 to OnRegisteredActivate4: Fired to send a message using the registered as the activator.

Revision as of 12:21, 27 March 2025 (view source) Radial (talk \| contribs) (Now in Gmod as of the March 2025 update.) ← Older edit		Revision as of 12:47, 27 March 2025 (view source) Radial (talk \| contribs) (Discovered it's not in the FGD, added the according tag. Feel free to remove that tag once its fixed, but it might be better to leave it until the next full update.) Newer edit →
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	{{this is a\|point entity\|name=logic_register_activator\|since=Portal 2}} {{also\|{{gmod}}}} It stores an entity and sends messages with it as the activator.		{{this is a\|point entity\|name=logic_register_activator\|since=Portal 2}} {{also\|{{gmod}} {{!fgd}}}} It stores an entity and sends messages with it as the activator.

	Useful for keeping track of entities with mangled names due to template spawners and instances.		Useful for keeping track of entities with mangled names due to template spawners and instances.