Info zombie spawn

Template:L4d series point It is used to spawn a zombie manually.

Generally, it is recommended to leave zombie spawning to the AI Director, however there may be uses for it, such as spawning a Tank in a train car like in The Sacrifice.

Keyvalues

Population (population) <string>

Zombie population to choose among.

Attack On Spawn (AttackOnSpawn) <boolean> (removed since )

Whether this zombie should always attack on spawn. Note that this only affects Tanks and Witches at this time, all others always attack on spawn.

Offer Spawned Tank to PZs (offer_tank) <choices> (in all games since )

• 0: No
• 1: Yes

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

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <QAngle>

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.

Inputs

SpawnZombie

Spawn a zombie now.

StartleZombie  (in all games since )

Startle the zombie (witches only).

Outputs

OnSpawnNormal

Fired when the spawner creates a Common Infected.

OnSpawnSmoker

Fired when the spawner creates a Smoker.

OnSpawnBoomer

Fired when the spawner creates a Boomer.

OnSpawnHunter

Fired when the spawner creates a Hunter.

OnSpawnSpitter

Fired when the spawner creates a Spitter.

OnSpawnJockey

Fired when the spawner creates a Jockey.

OnSpawnCharger

Fired when the spawner creates a Charger.

OnSpawnWitch

Fired when the spawner creates a Witch.

OnSpawnTank

Fired when the spawner creates a Tank.

See also

• commentary_zombie_spawner - An alternative entity for spawning common, special, and boss infected
• Left 4 Dead Infected Populations