NPC Debugging

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misc

npc_height_adjust

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• <1> Enable test mode for ik height adjustment.

npc_vphysics

• <1>

NPC AI

AI navigation

npc_route

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Displays the current route of the given NPC as a line on the screen.
• Waypoints along the route are drawn as small cyan rectangles. Line is color coded in the following manner:

Magenta : Path to a node Cyan : Detour around an object (triangulation) Red : Jump Maroon : Path to final target position

npc_bipass

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Displays the local movement attempts by the given NPC(s) (triangulation detours).
• Failed bipass routes are displayed in red, successful bipasses are shown in green.

npc_nearest

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Draw's a white box around the NPC(s) nearest node.

npc_steering

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Displays the steering obstructions of the NPC (used to perform local avoidance)

npc_steering_all

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Displays the steering obstructions of all NPCs (used to perform local avoidance).

AI think

npc_focus

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Displays red line to NPC's enemy (if has one) and blue line to NPC's target entity (if has one)

npc_conditions

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
  Todo: how to activate ?
• Displays all the current AI conditions that an NPC has in the overlay text.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.

npc_reset

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
  Todo: how to activate ?
• Reloads schedules for all NPC's from their script files.

npc_task_text

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Outputs text debugging information to the console about the all the tasks and break conditions of the selected NPC current schedule.
• This will let you see what that and why your AI schedule/task failed.

npc_tasks

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
  Todo: how to activate ?
• Displays detailed text debugging information about the all the tasks of the selected NPC current schedule (See Overlay Text)
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.

npc_thinknow

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
  Todo: how to activate ?
• Trigger NPC to think.

npc_viewcone

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Displays the viewcone of the NPC (where they are currently looking and what the extents of there vision is)
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.

AI enemies & allies

npc_squads

• Obsolete. Replaced by npc_combat.

npc_combat

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Displays the NPC's current Health, Squad, Enemy and Slot in a HUD overlay.

npc_enemies

• This Console command requires sv_cheats set to 1 and then developer set to 1.
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.
• Shows entities in the NPC's memory by drawing a colour-coded X over the entity and adding a HUD label:

Blue	Eluded entities (don't know where it went)
Green	Unreachable entities (can't get to it)
Red	Current enemy
Magenta	Current target entity
Pink	All other entities drawn

AI responses

npc_sentences

• <1> Logs each NPC sentence in console as it is spoken.

npc_speakall

• Force the NPC to try and speak all their responses.

edit NPC

npc_select

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Selects or deselects the given NPC(s) for later manipulation. Selected NPC's are shown surrounded by a red translucent box
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.

npc_ammo_deplete

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Subtracts half of the target's ammo.

npc_create

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Creates an NPC of the given type where the player is looking (if the given NPC can actually stand at that location). Note that this only works for npc classes that are already in the world. You can not create an entity that doesn't have an instance in the level.
• Arguments : <npc_class_name>.

npc_create_aimed

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Creates an NPC aimed away from the player of the given type where the player is looking (if the given NPC can actually stand at that location). Note that this only works for npc classes that are already in the world. You can not create an entity that doesn't have an instance in the level.
• Arguments : <npc_class_name>.

npc_create_equipment

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• <1>
  Todo: arguments

npc_destroy

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Removes the given NPC(s) from the universe
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.

npc_destroy_unselected

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Removes all NPCs from the universe that aren't currently selected.

npc_freeze

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Selected NPC(s) will freeze in place (or unfreeze).
• If there are no selected NPCs, uses the NPC under the crosshair.

npc_go

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Selected NPC(s) will go to the location that the player is looking (shown with a purple box).

npc_go_do_run

• <1> Set whether should run on NPC go.

npc_go_random

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Sends all selected NPC(s) to a random node.

npc_heal

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Heals the target back to full health.

npc_kill

• This command requires sv_cheats set to 1.
• Kills the given NPC(s)
• Arguments : <npc_name> / <npc_class_name> / no argument picks what player is looking at.

NPC class specific

Todo: It's probably better to document these ConComs on the relevant npc_class_name entity page? Although the squad-related ones might be better in NPC AI ?

npc_citizen_auto_player_squad

• <1>

npc_citizen_auto_player_squad_allow_use

• <0>

npc_citizen_squad_marker

• <0>

npc_citizen_explosive_resist

• <0>

npc_citizen_insignia

• <0>

npc_barnacle_swallow

• Todo: <0> or <1>
  = Use prototype swallow code.

npc_strider_height_adj

• <0>

npc_strider_shake_ropes_magnitude

• <150>

npc_strider_shake_ropes_radius

• <1200>