Infodecal

Infodecal with Cubemap decaltexture

Template:Base point It is used to place a decal in a map.

Entity description

It is the entity created when the Decal tool is used. It places a texture on any surface, with transparency if the texture being applied supports transparency. In Half-Life 1, these textures were indicated with a {, in Half-Life 2 they are placed in the decals/ texture folder. When needed, an overlay can be used for more control over the applied texture. For example, an infodecal cannot be applied to a displacement, resized or rotated, while an overlay can.

Note:Naming this entity will make it count towards the Entity limit and make it more expensive, similar to a light entity.

Note:Some games, infodecals not exist anymore after map is loaded. Naming this entity on Hammer editor also stop showing decal

Keyvalues

texture (texture) <decal>

The image to apply as a decal.

Low Priority (can be replaced) (LowPriority) <boolean>

If true, allows the decal to be removed to accommodate newly-placed decals. Default behavior is false (high priority), meaning it is always present.

Apply Entity (ApplyEntity) <targetname> (in all games since )

An optional entity to apply the decal to. If this is empty, the decal will locate the entity by tracing.

Note:Mainly present in FGDs, but is still implemented in future branches.

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

Inputs

Activate

Force the decal to apply itself to the world.

See also

• Creating Decals
• Hammer Decal Tool and Hammer Overlay Tool
• Info_projecteddecal