Assault assaultpoint

Entity Description

The body of an assault chain. Specifies where the assault should go once it has begun. There can be any number of assault_assaultpoint entities in each chain.

Note:It is important to remember that assaultpoints affect the journey to them, not from them.

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv targetname
• Template:Kv parentname
• Template:Kv angles
• assaultgroup

<?> Assault Hint Group - Constrain the movement of the NPC(s) participating in the assault to this hint group once assault has begun.

• nextassaultpoint

<?> Next assault point (optional)

• assaulttimeout

<?> Assault time out - This point is cleared when no enemies are seen for this long (specified in seconds). The NPC(s) at this assaultpoint will scout for enemies this long before moving on.

• clearoncontact

<boolean> Clear on contact with enemies - If the assault meets enemies on its way to this point, it will consider the assault point cleared and target the next assault point in the chain.

• allowdiversion

<boolean> Allow diversion - If the assault comes into contact with hostiles on the way to this assault point, divert to kill them and resume once the area appears clear.

- If it set to Yes, NPCs will chase any hostiles until they are dead or out of sight for the period set in the assaulttimeout (Assault time out) keyvalue.

- If this is set to No, assaulting NPCs will run non-stop to the next point, attacking enemies they can see but not chasing them.

• nevertimeout

<boolean> Never Timeout - If set, the assault never ends for NPCs assaulting this point. Useful for forcing NPCs back to a point.

Flags

• 1 : Clear this point upon arrival, UNCONDITIONALLY

Move on to the next point once reaching this one, regardless of any other influences.

Inputs

• Template:I targetname
• Template:I parentname
• SetClearOnContact

Sets the clearoncontact (Clear on Contact with enemies) keyvalue. Accepts 1/0 or Yes/No as parameters.

• SetAllowDiversion

Sets the allowdiversion (Allow Diversion) keyvalue. Accepts 1/0 or Yes/No as parameters.

Outputs

• OnArrival

Fires when a NPC arrives.

• OnAssaultClear

Fires when the point is cleared.

• Template:O targetname

See Also

• Assaults